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UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Glasgow Govan

Result summary

Parties
Labour SNP Conservative Other Liberal
Democrat
Votes 14,216 11,302 2,839 1,970 1,918
Votes gained -2,835 -1,624 -619 +1,789 +691
Share of votes 44.1% 35.1% 8.8% 6.1% 5.9%
Share of eligible voters 28.4% 22.6% 5.7% 3.9% 3.8%
Gain in share of votes -4.8% -2.0% -1.1% +5.6% +2.4%
Gain in share of eligible voters -8.8% -5.6% -1.9% +3.5% +1.2%
Total votes: 32,245
Electorate: 49,978
Turnout: 64.5%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 5.2% Other from Labour

Polling history

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List of contests

Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Other Liberal Alliance National
Liberal		 Liberal
Democrat		 Communist Others Green
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative SNP Other Liberal Alliance National
Liberal		 Liberal
Democrat		 Communist Others Green
7 June 2001 General Election 12,464 2,167 6,064 1,774 2,815 0
1 May 1997 General Election 14,216 2,839 11,302 1,970 1,918 0
9 April 1992 General Election 17,051 3,458 12,926 181 1,227 0
10 November 1988 By Election 11,123 2,207 14,677 1,246 506 345
11 June 1987 General Election 24,071 4,411 3,851 237 4,562 0
9 June 1983 General Election 20,370 7,180 2,207 7,313 0
3 May 1979 General Election 11,676 3,188 2,340 0
10 October 1974 General Election 11,392 1,623 9,440 113 444 0
28 February 1974 General Election 10,326 3,049 9,783 763 0
8 November 1973 By Election 5,789 1,780 6,360 1,239 0
18 June 1970 General Election 13,443 6,301 2,294 326 0
31 March 1966 General Election 18,533 7,677 1,103 0
15 October 1964 General Election 20,326 9,571 1,378 0
8 October 1959 General Election 23,139 13,319 1,869 0
26 May 1955 General Election 24,818 15,216 0
25 October 1951 General Election 20,695 20,936 0
23 February 1950 General Election 18,894 19,267 1,628 1,547 0
5 July 1945 General Election 18,668 9,586 0
14 November 1935 General Election 15,791 10,211 4,959 0
27 October 1931 General Election 15,047 14,442 0
30 May 1929 General Election 17,384 12,736 0
29 October 1924 General Election 15,132 8,815 0
6 December 1923 General Election 13,987 7,095 0
15 November 1922 General Election 15,441 9,336 0
14 December 1918 General Election 9,577 8,762 1,678 0

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