1979 General Election - Dundee East
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Dundee East |
| Turnout | 77.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Wilson, Robert | SNP | 20,497 |
| Reid, Jimmy | Labour | 17,978 |
| Townsend, Brian | Conservative | 9,072 |
| Brodie, Charles | Liberal | 2,317 |
| Battersby, Roy | Workers Revolutionary | 95 |