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    Inverness, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), David Russell Johnston (Liberal Democrats) won Inverness, with a majority of 4,157 votes.

    Area type
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    57
    Inverness: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David Russell JohnstonLiberal Democrats15,71633.7%Yes
    Richard GordonConservative Party11,55924.8%No
    Donald BarrScottish National Party9,60320.6%No
    Brian WilsonThe Labour Party9,58620.6%No
    Uilleam BellFine Gael1120.2%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 70.5%, electorate 57,527
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David Russell JohnstonLiberal Democrats13,12832.4%Yes
    Donald BarrScottish National Party11,99429.6%No
    Robert Ewart HendersonConservative Party8,92222%No
    John William Lindsay CummingThe Labour Party6,33215.6%No
    Uilleam BellFine Gael1550.4%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David Russell JohnstonLiberal Democrats16,90327.2%Yes
    Donald BarrScottish National Party11,99419.3%No
    Robert Ewart HendersonConservative Party11,68018.8%No
    Robert Mckay CameronThe Labour Party7,81612.6%No
    Rob GibsonScottish National Party7,25811.7%No
    John William Lindsay CummingThe Labour Party6,33210.2%No
    Uilleam BellFine Gael1550.2%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David Russell JohnstonLiberal Democrats15,05238.4%Yes
    David WathenConservative Party12,37831.5%No
    Donald MacauleyThe Labour Party9,03823%No
    Athole Christina CameronScottish National Party2,7817.1%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David Russell JohnstonLiberal Democrats14,35639.5%Yes
    David WathenConservative Party11,96132.9%No
    Allan McLeanThe Labour Party10,06927.7%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David Russell JohnstonLiberal Democrats14,23539.8%Yes
    Neil McLeanScottish Unionist12,09933.9%No
    Allan McLeanThe Labour Party9,40226.3%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Neil McLeanScottish Unionist15,72844.4%Yes
    John MacDonald BannermanLiberal Democrats11,65332.9%No
    Ian John Forgan CoulterThe Labour Party8,07322.8%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Neil McLeanScottish Unionist14,35241.4%Yes
    John MacDonald BannermanLiberal Democrats13,38638.7%No
    Desmond Nethersole-ThompsonThe Labour Party6,89119.9%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Malcolm Avondale Douglas-HamiltonScottish Unionist22,49764.5%Yes
    Thomas Alexander MacNairThe Labour Party12,36135.5%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Malcolm Avondale Douglas-HamiltonScottish Unionist16,05645.5%Yes
    Desmond Nethersole-ThompsonThe Labour Party11,23631.8%No
    John MacDonald BannermanLiberal Democrats8,02322.7%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Murdoch MacdonaldIndependent Liberal12,09043.3%Yes
    Nial MacleanThe Labour Party9,65534.6%No
    John MacDonald MacCormickLiberal Democrats6,20022.2%No
    Inverness: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Murdoch MacDonaldLiberal National14,98556.4%Yes
    Hugh FraserThe Labour Party7,29727.5%No
    John MacDonald MacCormickScottish National Party4,27316.1%No

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