UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – West Lothian
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 36,713 | 16,631 | 13,162 | 404 |
| Votes gained | +9,026 | -8,366 | +7,076 | +157 |
| Share of votes | 54.9% | 24.9% | 19.7% | 0.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 42.9% | 19.4% | 15.4% | 0.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.6% | -16.1% | +9.7% | +0.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.2% | -12.8% | +7.5% | +0.2% |
| Total votes: | 66,910 | |
| Electorate: | 85,645 | |
| Turnout: | 78.1% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 12.9% | Conservative from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Linlithgowshire 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Falkirk East, Linlithgow, Livingston 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 36,713 | 13,162 | 16,631 | 404 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 27,687 | 6,086 | 24,997 | 2,083 | 247 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 28,112 | 11,804 | 21,690 | 438 | ||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 29,360 | 10,048 | 15,620 | 459 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 26,662 | 5,726 | 17,955 | 567 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 24,933 | 8,919 | 15,087 | 610 | ||
| 14 June 1962 | By Election | 21,266 | 4,784 | 9,750 | 4,537 | 1,511 | |
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 27,454 | 18,083 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,654 | 17,347 | ||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 28,906 | 18,854 | ||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 27,236 | 15,999 | 1,039 | 664 | ||