Galloway - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Galloway 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.

NameGalloway
RegionScotland
Current StatusAbolished

Electoral History

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

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative15,30645.85%+5.65%
SNP12,38437.10%-3.20%
Liberal2,8528.54%-1.93%
Labour2,8418.51%-0.52%
Majority2,9228.75%
Turnout33,38381.20%+4.12%
Electorate41,110
Swing from
SNP
to
CON
4.43%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
3.79%
Swing from
SNP
to
LIB
0.64%
Conservative gain from SNP

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
SNP12,24240.30%+9.64%
Conservative12,21240.20%-3.66%
Liberal3,18110.47%-4.82%
Labour2,7429.03%-1.16%
Majority300.10%
Turnout30,37777.09%-0.59%
Electorate39,407
Swing from
LIB
to
SNP
7.23%
Swing from
CON
to
SNP
6.65%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
0.58%
SNP gain from Conservative

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative13,31643.86%-6.41%
SNP9,30830.66%+10.11%
Liberal4,64315.29%+6.46%
Labour3,09110.18%-10.16%
Majority4,00813.20%
Turnout30,35877.68%+5.64%
Electorate39,082
Swing from
CON
to
SNP
8.26%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
6.44%
Swing from
LIB
to
SNP
1.83%
Conservative hold

Election 1970

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative14,00350.28%-11.71%
SNP5,72320.55%N/A
Labour5,66520.34%-17.67%
Liberal2,4618.84%N/A
Majority8,28029.73%
Turnout27,85272.04%+5.47%
Electorate38,661
Swing from
LAB
to
SNP
19.11%
Swing from
CON
to
SNP
16.13%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
2.98%
Conservative hold

Election 1966

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative15,13761.99%+9.25%
Labour9,28338.01%+14.78%
Majority5,85423.97%
Turnout24,42066.57%-7.23%
Electorate36,683
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
2.77%
Conservative hold

Election 1964

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative14,53052.74%-3.55%
Liberal6,61924.03%+0.67%
Labour6,40123.23%+2.87%
Majority7,91128.72%
Turnout27,55073.80%-1.85%
Electorate37,331
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
3.21%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
2.11%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
1.10%
Conservative hold

Election 1959

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative15,45456.29%-10.57%
Liberal6,41223.35%N/A
Labour5,59020.36%-12.78%
Majority9,04232.93%
Turnout27,45675.64%+6.53%
Electorate36,296
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
18.07%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
16.96%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
1.11%
Conservative hold

Election 1955

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative15,89366.86%N/A
Labour7,87933.14%N/A
Majority8,01433.71%
Turnout23,77269.11%N/A
Electorate34,396
Conservative win
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