UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 21,141 | 10,013 | 2,441 | 1,368 | 1,061 |
| Votes gained | +1,286 | -627 | -1,702 | -750 | – |
| Share of votes | 58.7% | 27.8% | 6.8% | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 44.0% | 20.8% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | +4.7% | -1.2% | -4.5% | -2.0% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.3% | -2.0% | -3.8% | -1.7% | – |
| Total votes: | 36,024 | |
| Electorate: | 48,032 | |
| Turnout: | 75.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.6% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from East Dunbartonshire, West Stirlingshire 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 16,144 | 8,624 | 1,460 | 1,934 | 1,537 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 21,141 | 10,013 | 2,441 | 1,368 | 1,061 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 19,855 | 10,640 | 4,143 | 2,118 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 21,385 | 6,982 | 3,227 | 4,059 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 16,629 | 5,875 | 4,590 | 6,701 | ||