UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – East Kilbride
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Other | |
| Votes | 31,401 | 17,128 | 9,090 | 658 |
| Votes gained | +9,591 | +8,615 | -10,016 | -35 |
| Share of votes | 53.9% | 29.4% | 15.6% | 1.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.0% | 23.4% | 12.4% | 0.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +12.0% | +13.0% | -21.1% | -0.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.8% | +10.5% | -16.6% | -0.1% |
| Total votes: | 58,277 | |
| Electorate: | 73,094 | |
| Turnout: | 79.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 17.1% | Conservative from SNP |
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 | |||