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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Central Dunbartonshire

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Liberal Other
Votes 20,515 8,512 6,055 3,099 1,329
Votes gained +4,678 +1,720 -5,397 +1,204 -2,088
Share of votes 51.9% 21.5% 15.3% 7.8% 3.4%
Share of eligible voters 41.5% 17.2% 12.3% 6.3% 2.7%
Gain in share of votes +11.7% +4.3% -13.7% +3.0% -5.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters +9.5% +3.5% -10.9% +2.4% -4.2%
Total votes: 39,510
Electorate: 49,381
Turnout: 80.0%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 12.7% Labour from SNP

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Other Liberal
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Other Liberal
3 May 1979 General Election 20,515 8,512 6,055 1,329 3,099
10 October 1974 General Election 15,837 6,792 11,452 3,417 1,895
28 February 1974 General Election 16,439 9,775 5,906 5,980 2,583

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