UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Glasgow Craigton
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | |
| Votes | 19,952 | 9,480 | 3,881 |
| Votes gained | +3,000 | +2,746 | -4,290 |
| Share of votes | 59.9% | 28.5% | 11.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.0% | 21.4% | 8.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.4% | +8.4% | -12.7% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +6.8% | +6.2% | -9.7% |
| Total votes: | 33,313 | |
| Electorate: | 44,326 | |
| Turnout: | 75.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 11.0% | Labour from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Pollok 26 May 1955 |
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Constituency succeeded by Glasgow Govan, Glasgow Pollok 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 19,952 | 9,480 | 3,881 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 16,952 | 6,734 | 8,171 | 1,728 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 18,055 | 10,817 | 6,303 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 20,872 | 13,661 | 2,946 | |
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 21,174 | 11,970 | 3,425 | |
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 21,775 | 15,518 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 19,649 | 19,047 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 18,910 | 19,120 | ||