Ross and Cromarty - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Ross and Cromarty 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	Ross and Cromarty
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	Liberal
	Election 1964	Liberal
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	10,650	42.40%	+3.47%
	SNP	5,915	23.55%	-12.13%
	Labour	5,055	20.13%	+3.29%
	Liberal	3,496	13.92%	+5.37%
Majority		4,735	18.85%
Turnout		25,116	76.36%	+6.89%
Electorate		32,892
Swing from SNP to CON			7.80%
Swing from SNP to LAB			7.71%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.09%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	7,954	38.93%	+2.82%
	SNP	7,291	35.68%	+12.69%
	Labour	3,440	16.84%	-2.96%
	Liberal	1,747	8.55%	-12.55%
Majority		663	3.24%
Turnout		20,432	69.47%	-5.71%
Electorate		29,411
Swing from LAB to SNP			7.82%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.93%
Swing from LAB to CON			2.89%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	7,908	36.11%	+2.90%
	SNP	5,037	23.00%	+11.26%
	Liberal	4,621	21.10%	-7.97%
	Labour	4,336	19.80%	-6.19%
Majority		2,871	13.11%
Turnout		21,902	75.18%	+3.46%
Electorate		29,134
Swing from LIB to SNP			9.61%
Swing from LIB to CON			5.43%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.18%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	6,418	33.21%	+5.62%
	Liberal	5,617	29.06%	-12.99%
	Labour	5,023	25.99%	-4.37%
	SNP	2,268	11.74%	N/A
Majority		801	4.14%
Turnout		19,326	71.72%	+0.49%
Electorate		26,947
Swing from LIB to CON			9.31%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.99%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.31%
	Conservative gain from Liberal

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	7,348	42.06%	+1.82%
	Labour	5,304	30.36%	+2.65%
	Conservative	4,820	27.59%	-4.47%
Majority		2,044	11.70%
Turnout		17,472	71.23%	+1.78%
Electorate		24,530
Swing from CON to LAB			3.56%
Swing from CON to LIB			3.15%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.42%
	Liberal hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	6,923	40.24%	+16.56%
	Conservative	5,516	32.06%	-15.16%
	Labour	4,767	27.71%	-1.40%
Majority		1,407	8.18%
Turnout		17,206	69.44%	+4.17%
Electorate		24,777
Swing from CON to LIB			15.86%
Swing from LAB to LIB			8.98%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.88%
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	7,813	47.22%	-15.10%
	Labour	4,815	29.10%	-8.58%
	Liberal	3,918	23.68%	N/A
Majority		2,998	18.12%
Turnout		16,546	65.27%	+3.39%
Electorate		25,350
Swing from CON to LIB			19.39%
Swing from LAB to LIB			16.13%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.26%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	9,929	62.32%	N/A
	Labour	6,003	37.68%	N/A
Majority		3,926	24.64%
Turnout		15,932	61.88%	N/A
Electorate		25,746

	Conservative win

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