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Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth |
UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | |
| Votes | 29,499 | 13,881 | 8,856 |
| Votes gained | +7,409 | +6,695 | -11,468 |
| Share of votes | 56.5% | 26.6% | 17.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 44.6% | 21.0% | 13.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +13.2% | +12.5% | -22.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +10.3% | +9.8% | -18.2% |
| Total votes: | 52,236 | |
| Electorate: | 66,164 | |
| Turnout: | 79.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 18.0% | Labour from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 29,499 | 8,856 | 13,881 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 22,090 | 20,324 | 7,186 | 1,477 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 21,685 | 17,836 | 12,228 | |