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UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Moray and Nairn

Result summary

Parties
Conservative SNP Liberal Labour
Votes 14,222 13,800 4,361 3,104
Votes gained +1,922 +1,133 +1,547 +119
Share of votes 40.1% 38.9% 12.3% 8.7%
Share of eligible voters 31.1% 30.1% 9.5% 6.8%
Gain in share of votes +0.1% -2.3% +3.1% -1.0%
Gain in share of eligible voters +1.2% -0.6% +2.7% -0.5%
Total votes: 35,487
Electorate: 45,802
Turnout: 77.5%
Outcome: Conservative gain from SNP
Swing: 2.7% Liberal from SNP

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

Constituency succeeded by
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber, Moray
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal National
Liberal
Date Type Parties
Conservative Labour SNP Liberal National
Liberal
3 May 1979 General Election 14,222 3,104 13,800 4,361
10 October 1974 General Election 12,300 2,985 12,667 2,814
28 February 1974 General Election 14,229 2,299 16,046
18 June 1970 General Election 13,994 6,452 7,885
31 March 1966 General Election 11,842 8,384 4,368
15 October 1964 General Election 12,741 6,830 5,478
8 October 1959 General Election 13,742 6,539 5,831
26 May 1955 General Election 14,667 9,538
25 October 1951 General Election 15,881 10,487
23 February 1950 General Election 15,478 10,383
5 July 1945 General Election 12,809 7,993
14 November 1935 General Election 12,755 7,347
27 October 1931 General Election Uncontested
30 May 1929 General Election 8,896 6,566 4,889
29 October 1924 General Election 9,762 6,005
6 December 1923 General Election 8,116 7,089
15 November 1922 General Election 5,832 6,263
14 December 1918 General Election

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