UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Glasgow Garscadden
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Other | |
| Votes | 23,591 | 8,393 | 6,012 | 374 |
| Votes gained | +7,084 | +1,647 | -5,943 | -261 |
| Share of votes | 61.5% | 21.9% | 15.7% | 1.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 45.0% | 16.0% | 11.5% | 0.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | +16.1% | +3.3% | -17.2% | -0.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +16.3% | +4.3% | -9.3% | -0.5% |
| Total votes: | 38,370 | |
| Electorate: | 52,440 | |
| Turnout: | 73.2% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 16.6% | Labour from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal | Liberal Democrat |
Other | Independent Labour |
Communist | Others | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 18,920 | 5,580 | 3,385 | 1,425 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 23,178 | 4,201 | 3,660 | 3,211 | 0 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 19,635 | 3,566 | 5,368 | 6,161 | 218 | 0 | ||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 23,591 | 6,012 | 8,393 | 374 | 0 | |||||
| 13 April 1978 | By Election | 16,507 | 11,955 | 6,746 | 583 | 407 | 166 | ||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 19,737 | 12,100 | 5,004 | 1,915 | 0 | |||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 21,035 | 8,789 | 9,771 | 635 | 0 | |||||