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Argyll

Every general election in Argyll since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 1,646.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won12,19136.8%
Scottish National Party10,54531.8%
Labour5,28316.0%
Liberal5,11315.4%
Valid votes33,132
Majority1,6465.0%

Con gain from SNP Turnout 76.1% of 43,527 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1923: 47.3%Conservative, 1924: 46.2%Conservative, 1929: 44.1%Conservative, 1935: 53.6%Conservative, 1945: 56.6%Conservative, 1950: 66.5%Conservative, 1951: 68.1%Conservative, 1955: 67.6%Conservative, 1959: 58.4%Conservative, 1964: 47.2%Conservative, 1966: 43.2%Conservative, 1970: 44.8%Conservative, February 1974: 38.6%Conservative, October 1974: 36.7%Conservative, 1979: 36.8%Labour, 1924: 22.7%Labour, 1929: 23.8%Labour, 1945: 31.9%Labour, 1950: 31.8%Labour, 1951: 31.9%Labour, 1955: 32.4%Labour, 1959: 25.9%Labour, 1964: 28.9%Labour, 1966: 30.1%Labour, 1970: 25.3%Labour, February 1974: 12.6%Labour, October 1974: 13.6%Labour, 1979: 16.0%Liberal, 1922: 41.2%Liberal, 1923: 52.7%Liberal, 1924: 31.1%Liberal, 1929: 32.1%Liberal, 1935: 46.4%Liberal, 1945: 11.6%Liberal, 1959: 15.7%Liberal, 1964: 23.9%Liberal, 1966: 26.7%Liberal, 1979: 15.4%Scottish National Party, 1950: 1.7%Scottish National Party, 1970: 29.9%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 48.9%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 49.7%Scottish National Party, 1979: 31.8%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 81.4%National Liberal, 1922: 58.8%Others, 1918: 18.6%
Vote share in Argyll at each general election Con Lab Lib SNP Co Lib Nat Lib Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConSNP1,6465.076.1%Con gain from SNP
October 1974SNPCon3,93113.172.0%SNP hold
February 1974SNPCon3,28810.377.3%
1970ConSNP4,48214.874.3%Con hold
1966ConLab3,69213.172.3%Con hold
1964ConLab5,15718.470.3%Con hold
1959ConLab9,24332.571.0%Con hold
1955ConLab9,91535.366.6%
1951ConLab11,26636.267.1%Con hold
1950ConLab10,04434.775.1%
1945ConLab6,90224.763.7%
1935ConLib1,7747.256.6%Con hold
1931Con—unopposed——Con hold
1929ConLib3,01912.062.7%Con hold
1924ConLib3,02915.262.7%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon9205.453.3%Lib gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLib2,95117.651.8%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibOth9,23762.852.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Argyll?

The Conservatives won Argyll at the 1979 general election with a majority of 1,646.

Which parties have won Argyll?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 13, Scottish National Party 2, Liberal 1, National Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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