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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Galloway

Every general election in Galloway since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 2,922.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won15,30645.9%
Scottish National Party12,38437.1%
Liberal2,8528.5%
Labour2,8418.5%
Valid votes33,383
Majority2,9228.8%

Con gain from SNP Turnout 81.2% of 41,110 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192319291935195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1922: 46.0%Conservative, 1924: 53.1%Conservative, 1929: 42.1%Conservative, 1931: 58.2%Conservative, 1945: 24.0%Conservative, 1955: 66.9%Conservative, 1959: 56.3%Conservative, 1964: 52.7%Conservative, 1966: 62.0%Conservative, 1970: 50.3%Conservative, February 1974: 43.9%Conservative, October 1974: 40.2%Conservative, 1979: 45.9%Liberal, 1922: 54.0%Liberal, 1924: 46.9%Liberal, 1929: 42.4%Liberal, 1931: 28.3%Liberal, 1959: 23.4%Liberal, 1964: 24.0%Liberal, 1970: 8.8%Liberal, February 1974: 15.3%Liberal, October 1974: 10.5%Liberal, 1979: 8.5%Labour, 1929: 15.5%Labour, 1931: 10.5%Labour, 1945: 35.3%Labour, 1955: 33.1%Labour, 1959: 20.4%Labour, 1964: 23.2%Labour, 1966: 38.0%Labour, 1970: 20.3%Labour, February 1974: 10.2%Labour, October 1974: 9.0%Labour, 1979: 8.5%Scottish National Party, 1970: 20.6%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 30.7%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 40.3%Scottish National Party, 1979: 37.1%Others, 1931: 3.0%Others, 1945: 40.7%
Vote share in Galloway at each general election Con Lib Lab SNP Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConSNP2,9228.881.2%Con gain from SNP
October 1974SNPCon300.177.1%SNP gain from Con
February 1974ConSNP4,00813.277.7%
1970ConSNP8,28029.772.0%Con hold
1966ConLab5,85424.066.6%Con hold
1964ConLib7,91128.773.8%Con hold
1959ConLib9,04232.975.6%Con hold
1955ConLab8,01433.769.1%
1945OthLab1,8255.569.9%
1935Con—unopposed——Con hold
1931ConLib9,72729.980.6%Con gain from Lib
1929LibCon1010.380.1%Lib gain from Con
1924ConLib1,4166.176.8%Con gain from Lib
1923Lib—unopposed——Lib hold
1922LibCon1,8498.177.5%Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co Lib—unopposed——

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 Galloway?

The Conservatives won Galloway at the 1979 general election with a majority of 2,922.

Which parties have won Galloway?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 10, Liberal 3, Scottish National Party 1, Others 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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