UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Greenock and Port Glasgow
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | Liberal | Conservative | SNP | Other | |
| Votes | 24,071 | 12,789 | 4,926 | 3,435 | 176 |
| Votes gained | +2,792 | +4,209 | -43 | -5,889 | -307 |
| Share of votes | 53.0% | 28.2% | 10.9% | 7.6% | 0.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 39.1% | 20.8% | 8.0% | 5.6% | 0.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | +4.8% | +8.7% | -0.4% | -13.6% | -0.7% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.8% | +6.9% | -0.0% | -9.4% | -0.5% |
| Total votes: | 45,397 | |
| Electorate: | 61,610 | |
| Turnout: | 73.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 11.1% | Liberal from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 22,258 | 7,279 | 4,479 | 4,359 | |||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 27,848 | 3,721 | 4,199 | 7,793 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 20,650 | 2,989 | 4,314 | 16,025 | 114 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 24,071 | 3,435 | 4,926 | 12,789 | 176 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,279 | 9,324 | 4,969 | 8,580 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,565 | 4,881 | 7,892 | 8,789 | 483 | ||