1979 General Election - Edinburgh South
| Year | 1979 |
| General election | 1979 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Turnout | 77.3% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ancram, Michael | Conservative | 17,986 |
| Brown, Gordon | Labour | 15,526 |
| Lovell, JPB | Liberal | 7,400 |
| Shirley, R | SNP | 3,800 |
| Biggar, SM | Ecology | 552 |