UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Dumbarton
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 20,470 | 9,587 | 7,283 | 3,144 | 780 |
| Votes gained | +1,215 | +1,460 | -5,843 | -281 | +588 |
| Share of votes | 49.6% | 23.2% | 17.6% | 7.6% | 1.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 36.4% | 17.0% | 13.0% | 5.6% | 1.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +6.0% | +4.8% | -12.1% | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.8% | +2.8% | -10.0% | -0.4% | +1.1% |
| Total votes: | 41,264 | |
| Electorate: | 56,229 | |
| Turnout: | 73.4% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 9.0% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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First contested 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by West Dunbartonshire 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 16,151 | 4,648 | 6,576 | 5,265 | 1,354 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 20,470 | 7,283 | 9,587 | 3,144 | 780 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 19,255 | 13,126 | 8,127 | 3,425 | 192 | |
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 19,778 | 14,556 | 5,564 | 6,060 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 15,810 | 13,695 | 3,768 | 9,813 | ||