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Home General Elections 1 May 1997 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| SNP | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 18,449 | 12,825 | 6,861 | 2,700 | 1,183 |
| Votes gained | +2,236 | -5,856 | +1,095 | -1,126 | +953 |
| Share of votes | 43.9% | 30.5% | 16.3% | 6.4% | 2.8% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.0% | 24.3% | 13.0% | 5.1% | 2.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | +7.5% | -11.5% | +3.4% | -2.2% | +2.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.2% | -10.0% | +2.4% | -1.9% | +1.8% |
| Total votes: | 42,018 | |
| Electorate: | 52,751 | |
| Turnout: | 79.7% | |
| Outcome: | SNP gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 9.5% | SNP from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Dumfriesshire, Galloway 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Dumfries and Galloway 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | SNP | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Conservative | SNP | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 12,222 | 12,148 | 7,258 | 3,698 | 588 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 12,825 | 18,449 | 6,861 | 2,700 | 1,183 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 18,681 | 16,213 | 5,766 | 3,826 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 16,592 | 12,919 | 5,298 | 6,001 | 230 | |
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 17,579 | 12,118 | 4,464 | 5,129 | ||