UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Banffshire
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | SNP | Labour | |
| Votes | 10,580 | 9,781 | 3,381 |
| Votes gained | +1,793 | -857 | +1,681 |
| Share of votes | 44.6% | 41.2% | 14.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 32.3% | 29.8% | 10.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.7% | -4.7% | +6.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.8% | -3.4% | +5.0% |
| Total votes: | 23,742 | |
| Electorate: | 32,768 | |
| Turnout: | 72.5% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from SNP | |
| Swing: | 5.8% | Labour from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | SNP | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | SNP | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 10,580 | 3,381 | 9,781 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 8,787 | 1,700 | 2,059 | 10,638 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 8,252 | 1,528 | 3,121 | 11,037 |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 8,457 | 3,795 | 4,589 | 5,006 |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 8,139 | 4,775 | 6,762 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 9,995 | 5,574 | 5,354 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 14,359 | 5,992 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 14,643 | 6,337 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 16,562 | 6,806 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 13,952 | 6,303 | 3,739 | |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 10,689 | 4,524 | 6,401 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 11,771 | 11,168 | ||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | Uncontested | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 6,720 | 4,982 | 9,278 | |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 6,829 | 3,722 | 5,426 | |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | Uncontested | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | Uncontested | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | ||||