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UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Edinburgh Pentlands

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Liberal
Democrat		 Other
Votes 19,675 14,813 5,952 4,575 727
Votes gained +5,837 -3,315 -930 -1,022 +616
Share of votes 43.0% 32.4% 13.0% 10.0% 1.6%
Share of eligible voters 33.0% 24.8% 10.0% 7.7% 1.2%
Gain in share of votes +12.0% -8.3% -2.4% -2.6% +1.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters +8.1% -7.8% -2.4% -2.4% +1.0%
Total votes: 45,742
Electorate: 59,635
Turnout: 76.7%
Outcome: Labour gain from Conservative
Swing: 10.1% Labour from Conservative

Polling history

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List of contests

Constituency succeeded by
Edinburgh South, Edinburgh South West
5 May 2005 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 Other
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal Alliance Liberal
Democrat		 Other
7 June 2001 General Election 14,055 15,797 4,210 4,210 660
1 May 1997 General Election 14,813 19,675 5,952 4,575 727
9 April 1992 General Election 18,128 13,838 6,882 5,597 111
11 June 1987 General Election 17,278 13,533 3,264 11,072
9 June 1983 General Election 17,051 10,390 2,642 12,742 687
3 May 1979 General Election 17,684 16,486 4,934 5,919
10 October 1974 General Election 14,083 12,826 10,189 4,411
28 February 1974 General Election 18,162 13,560 5,491 6,870
18 June 1970 General Election 21,829 18,646 2,814 4,055
31 March 1966 General Election 19,176 19,132 4,363
15 October 1964 General Election 20,181 17,794 5,862
8 October 1959 General Election 25,742 16,950
26 May 1955 General Election 23,496 16,011
25 October 1951 General Election 27,804 20,405
23 February 1950 General Election 23,107 17,912 4,703

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