UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Falkirk West
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
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| Votes | 22,772 | 8,989 | 4,639 | 1,970 |
| Votes gained | +3,610 | -361 | -2,919 | -444 |
| Share of votes | 59.3% | 23.4% | 12.1% | 5.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 43.1% | 17.0% | 8.8% | 3.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.6% | -0.9% | -7.5% | -1.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.9% | -1.6% | -6.3% | -1.1% |
| Total votes: | 38,370 | |
| Electorate: | 52,850 | |
| Turnout: | 72.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 8.6% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire, Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth, West Stirlingshire 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Falkirk 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Others | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 16,022 | 7,490 | 2,321 | 2,203 | 2,855 | 0 | |
| 21 December 2000 | By Election | 8,492 | 7,787 | 1,621 | 615 | 989 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 22,772 | 8,989 | 4,639 | 1,970 | 0 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 19,162 | 9,350 | 7,558 | 2,414 | 0 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 20,256 | 6,296 | 6,704 | 4,841 | 0 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 16,668 | 4,739 | 7,690 | 7,477 | 0 | ||