Dundee East

SNP gain from Labour / Robert Wilson

	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percent	Change
	SNP	Wilson, Robert	20,066	39.5%	+30.6%
	Labour	Machin, George	17,100	33.7%	-14.6%
	Conservative	Clyde, James	13,371	26.3%	-16.1%
	Christian Democratic Socialist	Gourlay, James	220	0.4%	N/A
Majority			2,966	5.8%	N/A
Turnout			50,757	81.1%	5.1%
Swing				+22.6%
Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election, not the 1 March 1973 by-election