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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – East Aberdeenshire

Result summary

Parties
Conservative SNP Labour
Votes 16,827 16,269 6,201
Votes gained +4,894 -35 +3,028
Share of votes 42.8% 41.4% 15.8%
Share of eligible voters 31.0% 30.0% 11.4%
Gain in share of votes +7.3% -7.1% +6.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters +6.0% -4.2% +4.8%
Total votes: 39,297
Electorate: 54,292
Turnout: 72.4%
Outcome: Conservative gain from SNP
Swing: 7.2% Conservative from SNP

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Constituency succeeded by
Banff and Buchan, Gordon
9 June 1983 		»
Constituency succeeded by
Banff and Buchan, Gordon
9 June 1983 		»
Constituency succeeded by
Banff and Buchan, Gordon
9 June 1983 		»
Constituency succeeded by
Banff and Buchan, Gordon
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal Unionist Others
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal Unionist Others
3 May 1979 General Election 16,827 6,201 16,269 0
10 October 1974 General Election 11,933 3,173 16,304 2,232 0
28 February 1974 General Election 12,634 2,416 18,333 2,727 0
18 June 1970 General Election 12,866 5,656 9,377 3,548 0
31 March 1966 General Election 12,067 6,422 2,584 8,034 0
15 October 1964 General Election 14,621 6,840 1,925 7,088 0
8 October 1959 General Election 18,982 10,980 0
20 November 1958 By Election 7,986 7,153 14,314 32
26 May 1955 General Election 18,600 8,543 0
25 October 1951 General Election 24,985 11,730 0
23 February 1950 General Election 24,971 12,886 0

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