UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Hamilton South
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 21,709 | 5,831 | 2,858 | 1,693 | 1,000 |
| Votes gained | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share of votes | 65.6% | 17.6% | 8.6% | 5.1% | 3.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 46.6% | 12.5% | 6.1% | 3.6% | 2.1% |
| Gain in share of votes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total votes: | 33,091 | |
| Electorate: | 46,562 | |
| Turnout: | 71.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Hamilton 1 May 1997 |
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Constituency succeeded by Lanark and Hamilton East, Rutherglen and Hamilton West 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Scottish Socialist |
Independent | Others | UKIP | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Scottish Socialist |
Independent | Others | UKIP | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 15,965 | 5,190 | 1,876 | 2,388 | 1,338 | 0 | |||
| 23 September 1999 | By Election | 7,172 | 6,616 | 1,406 | 634 | 1,847 | 1,075 | 643 | 61 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 21,709 | 5,831 | 2,858 | 1,693 | 1,000 | 0 | |||