UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Central Ayrshire
Result summary
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| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | |
| Votes | 27,438 | 15,734 | 5,596 | 4,896 |
| Votes gained | +6,250 | +4,101 | -5,937 | +2,256 |
| Share of votes | 51.1% | 29.3% | 10.4% | 9.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.8% | 23.4% | 8.3% | 7.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.0% | +4.6% | -14.1% | +3.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.0% | +3.8% | -11.1% | +2.8% |
| Total votes: | 53,664 | |
| Electorate: | 67,288 | |
| Turnout: | 79.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 10.1% | Labour from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Ayr Burghs, Bute and North Ayrshire, Kilmarnock 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Ayr, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency formed from Ayr Burghs, Bute and North Ayrshire, Kilmarnock 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Ayr, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency formed from Ayr, Cunninghame South 5 May 2005 |
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Constituency formed from Ayr, Cunninghame South 5 May 2005 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Reform UK |
Other | Green | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal Democrat |
Liberal | Reform UK |
Other | Green | Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 18,091 | 6,147 | 11,222 | 983 | 3,420 | 1,039 | 517 | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 6,583 | 16,182 | 21,486 | 2,283 | 0 | ||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 11,762 | 15,504 | 16,771 | 1,050 | 0 | ||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 13,410 | 8,803 | 26,999 | 917 | 645 | 0 | |||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 20,950 | 8,943 | 8,364 | 5,236 | 422 | 0 | |||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 19,905 | 9,482 | 4,969 | 6,881 | 1,634 | 0 | |||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 27,438 | 15,734 | 5,596 | 4,896 | 0 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,188 | 11,633 | 11,533 | 2,640 | 0 | ||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 23,639 | 17,362 | 7,255 | 0 | |||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 24,536 | 19,569 | 2,383 | 339 | 0 | ||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 24,035 | 17,637 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 23,999 | 18,523 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 21,901 | 20,225 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 19,546 | 19,713 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 21,003 | 19,310 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 18,792 | 16,830 | 2,760 | 0 | |||||