UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – East Kilbride
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 27,584 | 10,200 | 5,863 | 3,527 | 1,622 |
| Votes gained | +3,529 | -1,863 | -3,918 | -1,850 | +1,366 |
| Share of votes | 56.5% | 20.9% | 12.0% | 7.2% | 3.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.3% | 15.6% | 9.0% | 5.4% | 2.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.6% | -2.6% | -7.1% | -3.3% | +2.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.7% | -3.2% | -6.3% | -3.0% | +2.1% |
| Total votes: | 48,796 | |
| Electorate: | 65,229 | |
| Turnout: | 74.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.3% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Liberal | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 22,205 | 9,450 | 4,238 | 4,278 | 1,519 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 27,584 | 10,200 | 5,863 | 3,527 | 1,622 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 24,055 | 12,063 | 9,781 | 5,377 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 24,491 | 6,275 | 7,344 | 11,867 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 17,535 | 4,795 | 11,483 | 13,199 | 256 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 31,401 | 9,090 | 17,128 | 658 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,810 | 19,106 | 8,513 | 2,644 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 23,424 | 13,819 | 15,456 | 693 | |||