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    Kilmarnock, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), William McKelvey (The Labour Party) won Kilmarnock, with a majority of 11,467 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    52
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William McKelveyThe Labour Party25,71852.6%Yes
    John CorbettConservative Party14,25129.1%No
    Alistair MacInnesScottish National Party8,96318.3%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 80.4%, electorate 60,380
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party22,18445.7%Yes
    Alistair MacInnesScottish National Party14,65530.2%No
    William AdamsConservative Party9,20319%No
    Kevin PurcellLiberal Democrats2,5085.2%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party23,54438.2%Yes
    Kenneth RossConservative Party13,81722.4%No
    William AdamsConservative Party9,20314.9%No
    Alistair MacInnesScottish National Party7,64412.4%No
    Archibald James WightLiberal Democrats4,8787.9%No
    Kevin PurcellLiberal Democrats2,5084.1%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party24,47759.3%Yes
    George LawConservative Party11,47627.8%No
    Alistair MacInnesScottish National Party2,8366.9%No
    Archibald James WightLiberal Democrats2,4596%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party26,03668.5%Yes
    Albert McQuarrieConservative Party11,94931.5%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party25,17362.3%Yes
    Graham H WebsterScottish Unionist10,79626.7%No
    Ian M WillLiberal Democrats4,44311%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party25,37962.7%Yes
    R Ian McNaughtScottish Unionist15,08737.3%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party23,32460.9%Yes
    John SutherlandScottish Unionist14,98339.1%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party24,66460.7%Yes
    Norman Macleod GlenScottish Unionist15,95539.3%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William RossThe Labour Party22,41256.6%Yes
    Archibald Douglas MacInnes ShawScottish Unionist14,17935.8%No
    John Gibson ThomsonLiberal Democrats2,1575.4%No
    Isabel BrownCommunist8602.2%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Clarice ShawThe Labour Party23,83759.4%Yes
    George WalkerScottish Unionist16,30040.6%No
    Kilmarnock: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Kenneth Martin LindsayNational Labour19,11550.8%Yes
    Jacky CrawfordThe Labour Party12,55833.4%No
    John PollockIndependent Labour Party3,5829.5%No
    Thomas White CampbellScottish National Party2,3466.2%No

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