1979 General Election - Central Dunbartonshire
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Central Dunbartonshire |
| Turnout | 80.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| McCartney, Hugh | Labour | 20,515 |
| Soames, Nicholas | Conservative | 8,512 |
| Lindsay, W | SNP | 6,055 |
| McCreadie, L | Liberal | 3,099 |
| McCafferty, D | Communist | 1,017 |
| Darroch, R | Christian Democrat | 312 |