UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Ross and Cromarty
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Conservative | SNP | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 10,650 | 5,915 | 5,055 | 3,496 |
| Votes gained | +2,696 | -1,376 | +1,615 | +1,749 |
| Share of votes | 42.4% | 23.6% | 20.1% | 13.9% |
| Share of eligible voters | 32.4% | 18.0% | 15.4% | 10.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | +3.5% | -12.1% | +3.3% | +5.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +5.3% | -6.8% | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| Total votes: | 25,116 | |
| Electorate: | 32,892 | |
| Turnout: | 76.4% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 8.8% | Liberal from SNP |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | National Liberal |
SNP | Other | Coalition Liberal |
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| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 5,055 | 10,650 | 3,496 | 5,915 | |||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 3,440 | 7,954 | 1,747 | 7,291 | |||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 4,336 | 7,908 | 4,621 | 5,037 | |||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 5,023 | 6,418 | 5,617 | 2,268 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 5,304 | 4,820 | 7,348 | ||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 4,767 | 5,516 | 6,923 | ||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 4,815 | 7,813 | 3,918 | ||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 6,003 | 9,929 | |||||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 6,104 | 10,969 | |||||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 6,521 | 10,912 | |||||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 5,959 | 10,061 | |||||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 3,284 | 10,810 | |||||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 6,710 | 9,564 | |||||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 4,521 | 5,923 | |||||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 2,238 | 8,358 | |||||