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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Inverness

Result summary

Parties
Liberal Conservative SNP Labour Other
Votes 15,716 11,559 9,603 9,586 112
Votes gained +2,588 +2,637 -2,391 +3,254 -43
Share of votes 33.7% 24.8% 20.6% 20.6% 0.2%
Share of eligible voters 25.1% 18.5% 15.3% 15.3% 0.2%
Gain in share of votes +1.4% +2.8% -9.0% +5.0% -0.1%
Gain in share of eligible voters +2.3% +3.0% -5.5% +4.3% -0.1%
Total votes: 46,576
Electorate: 62,571
Turnout: 74.4%
Outcome: Liberal hold
Swing: 7.0% Labour from SNP

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Date Type Parties
Liberal Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 SNP Other Unionist Coalition
Liberal
Date Type Parties
Liberal Labour Conservative National
Liberal		 SNP Other Unionist Coalition
Liberal
3 May 1979 General Election 15,716 9,586 11,559 9,603 112
10 October 1974 General Election 13,128 6,332 8,922 11,994 155
28 February 1974 General Election 16,903 7,816 11,680 7,258
18 June 1970 General Election 15,052 9,038 12,378 2,781
31 March 1966 General Election 14,356 10,069 11,961
15 October 1964 General Election 14,235 9,402 12,099
8 October 1959 General Election 11,653 8,073 15,728
26 May 1955 General Election 13,386 6,891 14,352
21 December 1954 By Election 8,998 5,642 10,329
25 October 1951 General Election 12,361 22,497
23 February 1950 General Election 8,023 11,236 16,056
5 July 1945 General Election 6,200 9,655 12,090
14 November 1935 General Election 7,297 14,985 4,273
27 October 1931 General Election 5,941 18,702 4,016
30 May 1929 General Election 14,042 11,369
29 October 1924 General Election 11,468 6,863
6 December 1923 General Election 10,194 5,385
15 November 1922 General Election 8,785 9,796
14 December 1918 General Election 2,930 7,991

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