Ayrshire North and Bute - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Ayrshire North and Bute constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Ayrshire North and Bute
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Conservative
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,317	45.72%	+6.84%
	Labour	13,004	34.34%	+5.47%
	SNP	5,272	13.92%	-11.97%
	Liberal	2,280	6.02%	-0.34%
Majority		4,313	11.39%
Turnout		37,873	75.85%	+4.58%
Electorate		49,931
Swing from SNP to CON			9.41%
Swing from SNP to LAB			8.72%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	13,599	38.89%	-6.84%
	Labour	10,093	28.86%	+1.06%
	SNP	9,055	25.89%	+9.63%
	Liberal	2,224	6.36%	-3.85%
Majority		3,506	10.03%
Turnout		34,971	71.27%	-5.78%
Electorate		49,071
Swing from CON to SNP			8.24%
Swing from LAB to SNP			4.29%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.95%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,166	45.73%	-7.88%
	Labour	10,436	27.80%	-7.63%
	SNP	6,104	16.26%	+5.31%
	Liberal	3,832	10.21%	N/A
Majority		6,730	17.93%
Turnout		37,538	77.05%	+3.46%
Electorate		48,720
Swing from CON to SNP			6.60%
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.47%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,853	53.61%	+4.95%
	Labour	12,459	35.43%	-5.23%
	SNP	3,852	10.95%	N/A
Majority		6,394	18.18%
Turnout		35,164	73.58%	-2.42%
Electorate		47,787
Swing from LAB to SNP			8.09%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.09%
Swing from CON to SNP			3.00%
	Conservative hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,138	48.67%	-1.17%
	Labour	13,482	40.66%	+4.61%
	Liberal	3,539	10.67%	-3.44%
Majority		2,656	8.01%
Turnout		33,159	76.01%	+1.37%
Electorate		43,625
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.02%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.89%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,497	49.84%	-12.56%
	Labour	11,934	36.05%	-1.56%
	Liberal	4,671	14.11%	N/A
Majority		4,563	13.78%
Turnout		33,102	74.63%	+1.28%
Electorate		44,352
Swing from CON to LIB			13.33%
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.83%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.50%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,270	62.39%	-2.13%
	Labour	12,218	37.61%	+2.13%
Majority		8,052	24.78%
Turnout		32,488	73.35%	+1.82%
Electorate		44,291
Swing from CON to LAB			2.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,338	64.52%	N/A
	Labour	11,183	35.48%	N/A
Majority		9,155	29.04%
Turnout		31,521	71.53%	N/A
Electorate		44,065

	Conservative win

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