Scottish National Party election results
This article lists the Scottish National Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Summary of general election performance
Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average votes per candidate | % UK vote | % Scottish vote | Change (percentage points) | Saved deposits | Number of MPs |
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1935 | 8 | 29,517 | 3,690 | 0.2 | 1.3 | N/A | 3 | 0 |
1945 | 8 | 26,707 | 3,338 | 0.1 | 1.2 | −0.1 | 2 | 0 |
1950 | 4 | 9,708 | 2,427 | 0.0 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | 2 | 7,299 | 3,650 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
1955 | 2 | 12,112 | 6,056 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 1 | 0 |
1959 | 5 | 21,738 | 4,348 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
1964 | 15 | 64,044 | 4,270 | 0.2 | 2.4 | +0.1 | 3 | 0 |
1966 | 23 | 128,474 | 5,586 | 0.5 | 5.0 | +0.3 | 10 | 0 |
1970 | 65 | 306,802 | 4,720 | 1.1 | 11.4 | +0.6 | 22 | 1 |
1974 Feb | 70 | 632,572 | 9,037 | 2.0 | 21.9 | +0.9 | 63 | 7 |
1974 Oct | 71 | 839,628 | 11,826 | 2.9 | 30.4 | +0.9 | 71 | 11 |
1979 | 71 | 504,259 | 7,102 | 1.6 | 17.3 | −1.3 | 29 | 2 |
1983 | 72 | 331,975 | 4,611 | 1.1 | 11.7 | −0.5 | 19 | 2 |
1987 | 71 | 416,873 | 5,871 | 1.3 | 14.0 | +0.2 | 70 | 3 |
1992 | 72 | 629,564 | 8,744 | 1.9 | 21.5 | +0.6 | 72 | 3 |
1997 | 72 | 621,550 | 8,633 | 2.0 | 22.1 | +0.1 | 72 | 6 |
2001 | 72 | 464,314 | 6,449 | 1.8 | 20.1 | −0.2 | 72 | 5 |
2005 | 59 | 412,267 | 6,988 | 1.5 | 17.7 | −0.3 | 59 | 6 |
2010 | 59 | 491,386 | 8,330 | 1.7 | 19.9 | +0.2 | 59 | 6 |
2015 | 59 | 1,454,436 | 24,651 | 4.7 | 50.0 | +3.0 | 59 | 56 |
Election results
1935 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Combined Scottish Universities | Gibb, Andrew DewarAndrew Dewar Gibb | 3,865 | 14.2 | 4 |
Dunbartonshire | Gray, RobertRobert Gray | 3,841 | 7.1 | 3 |
East Renfrewshire | Brown, OliverOliver Brown | 6,593 | 10.4 | 3 |
Greenock | Kinloch, John LairdJohn Laird Kinloch | 1,286 | 3.3 | 3 |
Kilmarnock | Campbell, T. W.T. W. Campbell | 2,346 | 6.2 | 4 |
Inverness | MacCormick, JohnJohn MacCormick | 4,273 | 16.1 | 3 |
Western Isles | MacEwan, AlexanderAlexander MacEwan | 3,704 | 28.1 | 3 |
West Renfrewshire | Muirhead, RolandRoland Muirhead | 3,697 | 11.5 | 3 |
By-elections, 1935–45
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1936 | Gibb, Andrew DewarAndrew Dewar Gibb | 9,034 | 31.1 | 2 |
Dunbartonshire by-election, 1936 | Gray, RobertRobert Gray | 2,599 | 6.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1937 | MacCormick, JohnJohn MacCormick | 1,886 | 8.5 | 3 |
Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1938 | Gibb, Andrew DewarAndrew Dewar Gibb | 5,246 | 18.2 | 3 |
Argyll by-election, 1940 | Power, WilliamWilliam Power | 7,308 | 37.2 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1942 | Whyte, WilliamWilliam Whyte | 1,000 | 5.5 | 4 |
Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1944 | Young, DouglasDouglas Young | 6,621 | 41.3 | 2 |
Motherwell by-election, 1945 | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 11,417 | 51.4 | 1 |
1945 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Walker, AustinAustin Walker | 2,021 | 5.3 | 3 |
Dundee | Donaldson, ArthurArthur Donaldson | 7,775 | 4.6 | 5 |
Edinburgh East | Yeaman, FrederickFrederick Yeaman | 2,149 | 6.3 | 3 |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | Grieve, Christopher MurrayChristopher Murray Grieve | 1,314 | 4.9 | 3 |
Kirkcaldy Burghs | Young, DouglasDouglas Young | 5,811 | 17.0 | 3 |
Motherwell | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 8,022 | 26.7 | 2 |
Perth | Brown, James BlairJames Blair Brown | 1,547 | 4.3 | 3 |
West Renfrewshire | Wilkie, RobertRobert Wilkie | 1,955 | 6.3 | 3 |
By-elections, 1945–50
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1946 | Taylor, WilliamWilliam Taylor | 2,700 | 10.4 | 3 |
Kilmarnock by-election, 1946 | Dott, GeorgeGeorge Dott | 2,932 | 7.8 | 3 |
Edinburgh East by-election, 1947 | Dott, Mary FraserMary Fraser Dott | 1,682 | 5.0 | 4 |
Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948 | Wilkie, RobertRobert Wilkie | 1,302 | 5.2 | 4 |
Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1948 | Curran, RobertRobert Curran | 2,831 | 8.1 | 3 |
1950 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Motherwell | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 3,892 | 9.3 | 3 |
Perth and East Perthshire | Stewart, DonaldDonald Stewart | 4,118 | 9.3 | 3 |
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs | Curran, RobertRobert Curran | 1,698 | 3.8 | 3 |
1951 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Perth and East Perthshire | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 6,479 | 14.9 | 3 |
Western Isles | Maclean, CalumCalum Maclean | 820 | 5.0 | 4 |
By-elections, 1951–55
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dundee East by-election, 1952 | Stewart, DonaldDonald Stewart | 2,931 | 7.5 | 3 |
1955 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Perth and East Perthshire | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 9,227 | 22.8 | 2 |
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs | Halliday, JimmyJimmy Halliday | 2,885 | 6.6 | 3 |
1959 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Milne, SandySandy Milne | 2,964 | 5.8 | 3 |
Hamilton | Rollo, DavidDavid Rollo | 2,586 | 6.2 | 3 |
Kinross and West Perthshire | Donaldson, ArthurArthur Donaldson | 3,568 | 15.0 | 3 |
Perth and East Perthshire | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 9,637 | 23.1 | 2 |
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs | Halliday, JimmyJimmy Halliday | 2,983 | 6.6 | 3 |
By-elections, 1959–64
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1961 | Macdonald, IanIan Macdonald | 3,549 | 18.7 | 3 |
West Lothian by-election, 1962 | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 9,750 | 23.3 | 2 |
Glasgow Woodside by-election, 1962 | Niven, AlanAlan Niven | 2,562 | 11.2 | 4 |
Kinross and West Perthshire by-election, 1963 | Donaldson, ArthurArthur Donaldson | 1,801 | 7.3 | 4 |
Dundee West by-election, 1963 | Lees, James C.James C. Lees | 3,285 | 7.4 | 3 |
Dumfriesshire by-election, 1963 | Gair, JohnJohn Gair | 4,001 | 9.7 | 4 |
1964 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen South | Reid, John B.John B. Reid | 3,898 | 7.6 | 3 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Drysdale, DouglasDouglas Drysdale | 5,106 | 12.2 | 3 |
Dumfries | Gair, JohnJohn Gair | 5,726 | 12.2 | 3 |
East Aberdeenshire | Cockie, BruceBruce Cockie | 1,925 | 6.3 | 4 |
East Fife | Braid, JamesJames Braid | 2,635 | 6.8 | 4 |
Glasgow Springburn | McIntosh, AngusAngus McIntosh | 2,366 | 9.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Woodside | Stevenson, DavidDavid Stevenson | 1,600 | 5.1 | 4 |
Kinross and West Perthshire | Donaldson, ArthurArthur Donaldson | 3,552 | 14.1 | 3 |
Kirkcaldy Burghs | Lees, James C.James C. Lees | 4,423 | 10.9 | 3 |
Perth and East Perthshire | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 7,186 | 17.4 | 3 |
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles | Kerr, Anthony J. C.Anthony J. C. Kerr | 1,093 | 2.5 | 4 |
Rutherglen | Armstrong, R. N.R. N. Armstrong | 1,657 | 4.6 | 3 |
Stirling and Falkirk | Milne, SandySandy Milne | 4,526 | 10.0 | 3 |
West Dunbartonshire | Gray, AlexanderAlexander Gray | 5,004 | 12.1 | 3 |
West Lothian | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 15,087 | 30.5 | 2 |
1966 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Drysdale, DouglasDouglas Drysdale | 8,225 | 20.1 | 3 |
Dumfries | Gair, JohnJohn Gair | 5,727 | 12.6 | 3 |
Dunfermline | Cook, James A.James A. Cook | 5,304 | 15.0 | 3 |
East Aberdeenshire | Cockie, BruceBruce Cockie | 2,584 | 8.8 | 4 |
East Dunbartonshire | Johnston, W.W. Johnston | 5,715 | 9.0 | 3 |
East Fife | Braid, JamesJames Braid | 5,394 | 14.4 | 3 |
Edinburgh South | Robertson, H. M.H. M. Robertson | 2,856 | 7.3 | 3 |
Glasgow Craigton | Leslie, GeorgeGeorge Leslie | 3,425 | 9.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Maryhill | MacDonald, HughHugh MacDonald | 3,387 | 11.5 | 3 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Lindsay, WilliamWilliam Lindsay | 3,732 | 12.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | Morton, WilliamWilliam Morton | 2,222 | 9.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Woodside | Fairlie, R.R. Fairlie | 1,916 | 7.2 | 3 |
Kinross and West Perthshire | Donaldson, ArthurArthur Donaldson | 4,884 | 20.5 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy Burghs | Lees, James C.James C. Lees | 5,223 | 13.4 | 3 |
Lanark | Rankin, HarryHarry Rankin | 5,838 | 10.1 | 3 |
Midlothian | Rae, StevenSteven Rae | 7,794 | 16.4 | 3 |
Perth and East Perthshire | Shaw, MalcolmMalcolm Shaw | 6,128 | 15.6 | 3 |
Rutherglen | Peacock, A.A. Peacock | 2,194 | 6.4 | 3 |
Stirling and Falkirk | Milne, SandySandy Milne | 6,322 | 14.4 | 3 |
West Dunbartonshire | Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell | 6,042 | 14.6 | 3 |
West Fife | Patrick, R. ReidR. Reid Patrick | 6,046 | 14.1 | 3 |
West Lothian | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 17,955 | 35.3 | 2 |
West Stirlingshire | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 9,381 | 26.0 | 2 |
By-elections, 1966–70
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967 | Leslie, GeorgeGeorge Leslie | 10,884 | 28.2 | 3 |
Hamilton by-election, 1967 | Ewing, WinifredWinifred Ewing | 18,397 | 46.0 | 1 |
Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1969 | Brady, TomTom Brady | 3,671 | 25.0 | 2 |
South Ayrshire by-election, 1970 | Purdie, SamSam Purdie | 7,785 | 19.9 | 3 |
1970 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | McKenna, JohnJohn McKenna | 3,756 | 8.4 | 3 |
Aberdeen South | Cockie, BruceBruce Cockie | 2,777 | 5.3 | 4 |
Argyll | MacCormick, IainIain MacCormick | 9,039 | 29.9 | 2 |
Ayr | Anderson, L.L. Anderson | 2,186 | 5.2 | 3 |
Banffshire | Watt, HamishHamish Watt | 5,006 | 22.9 | 2 |
Berwick and East Lothian | Simpson, DavidDavid Simpson | 4,735 | 10.2 | 3 |
Bothwell | McAlpine, ThomasThomas McAlpine | 6,157 | 12.8 | 3 |
Bute and North Ayrshire | Macrae, PeggyPeggy Macrae | 3,852 | 10.9 | 3 |
Caithness and Sutherland | Barr, DonaldDonald Barr | 3,690 | 15.4 | 4 |
Central Ayrshire | MacDonald, A.A. MacDonald | 2,383 | 5.1 | 3 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Macdonald, IanIan Macdonald | 7,243 | 15.5 | 3 |
Coatbridge and Airdrie | Brown, WolseleyWolseley Brown | 2,667 | 6.0 | 3 |
Dumfriesshire | Gair, JohnJohn Gair | 6,211 | 13.4 | 3 |
Dundee East | Macaulay, IanIan Macaulay | 4,181 | 8.9 | 3 |
Dundee West | Shepherd, J. A.J. A. Shepherd | 4,441 | 8.7 | 3 |
Dunfermline Burghs | Cook, JamesJames Cook | 5,304 | 15.0 | 3 |
East Aberdeenshire | Farquhar, AlexAlex Farquhar | 9,377 | 29.8 | 2 |
East Dunbartonshire | Murray, GordonGordon Murray | 8,257 | 11.3 | 3 |
East Fife | Braid, JamesJames Braid | 4,666 | 11.8 | 3 |
East Renfrewshire | Buchanan, J. M.J. M. Buchanan | 3,733 | 6.7 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Moore, C.C. Moore | 1,666 | 8.0 | 3 |
Edinburgh East | Davidson, HelenaHelena Davidson | 3,502 | 8.2 | 3 |
Edinburgh Leith | Thomson, M. G.M. G. Thomson | 1,827 | 7.0 | 3 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | Rae, StevenSteven Rae | 2,814 | 5.9 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | Stevenson, DavidDavid Stevenson | 2,861 | 6.9 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Gibson, MurielMuriel Gibson | 3,711 | 6.8 | 4 |
Galloway | Donaldson, ArthurArthur Donaldson | 5,723 | 20.6 | 2 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Wallace, G. E. J.G. E. J. Wallace | 1,550 | 8.8 | 3 |
Glasgow Central | McIntosh, AngusAngus McIntosh | 1,688 | 14.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Craigton | Edwards, R.R. Edwards | 2,946 | 7.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Brady, TomTom Brady | 1,089 | 7.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan | Grieve, MichaelMichael Grieve | 2,294 | 10.3 | 3 |
Glasgow Hillhead | Wotherspoon, GeorgeGeorge Wotherspoon | 1,957 | 8.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Aitken, CameronCameron Aitken | 3,273 | 11.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Pollok | Leslie, GeorgeGeorge Leslie | 3,733 | 8.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Provan | McRae, WillieWillie McRae | 4,181 | 9.8 | 3 |
Glasgow Scotstoun | Mitchell, A.A. Mitchell | 4,313 | 9.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Lindsay, WilliamWilliam Lindsay | 3,995 | 13.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | Morton, William J.William J. Morton | 3,323 | 14.3 | 3 |
Glasgow Woodside | Rollo, DavidDavid Rollo | 1,912 | 8.4 | 3 |
Hamilton | Ewing, WinifredWinifred Ewing | 16,849 | 35.1 | 2 |
Inverness | Cameron, A. C.A. C. Cameron | 2,781 | 7.1 | 4 |
Kilmarnock | MacInnes, AlistairAlistair MacInnes | 2,836 | 6.9 | 3 |
Kinross and West Perthshire | Whitley, ElizabethElizabeth Whitley | 4,670 | 18.6 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy Burghs | Lees, James C.James C. Lees | 4,863 | 11.9 | 3 |
Lanark | Rankin, HarryHarry Rankin | 7,859 | 11.7 | 3 |
Midlothian | Park, GeorgeGeorge Park | 9,047 | 15.6 | 3 |
Moray and Nairn | Howe, ThomasThomas Howe | 7,885 | 27.8 | 2 |
Motherwell | Lindsay, IsobelIsobel Lindsay | 3,861 | 9.9 | 3 |
North Angus and Mearns | McGuigan, JamesJames McGuigan | 4,677 | 16.9 | 3 |
North Lanarkshire | Hutchison, JohnJohn Hutchison | 3,486 | 8.2 | 3 |
Paisley | MacDonald, MargoMargo MacDonald | 3,432 | 7.3 | 3 |
Perth and East Perthshire | Murray, DuncanDuncan Murray | 7,112 | 17.0 | 3 |
Ross and Cromarty | Nicholson, GeorgeGeorge Nicholson | 2,268 | 11.7 | 4 |
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles | Hastie, H.H. Hastie | 3,147 | 6.8 | 4 |
South Angus | Slesser, MalcolmMalcolm Slesser | 8,406 | 23.1 | 2 |
South Ayrshire | Purdie, SamSam Purdie | 7,785 | 19.9 | 3 |
Stirling and Falkirk | Murray, IainIain Murray | 6,571 | 14.5 | 3 |
West Aberdeenshire | McKinlay, JohnJohn McKinlay | 2,112 | 5.3 | 4 |
West Dunbartonshire | Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell | 5,414 | 12.0 | 3 |
Western Isles | Stewart, DonaldDonald Stewart | 6,568 | 43.1 | 1 |
West Fife | Halliday, JimmyJimmy Halliday | 5,286 | 11.0 | 3 |
West Lothian | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 15,620 | 28.2 | 2 |
West Renfrewshire | Macartney, AllanAllan Macartney | 4,195 | 8.8 | 3 |
West Stirlingshire | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 8,279 | 21.4 | 3 |
By-elections, 1970–74
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971 | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 13,048 | 34.6 | 2 |
Dundee East by-election, 1973 | Wilson, GordonGordon Wilson | 13,270 | 30.2 | 2 |
Edinburgh North by-election, 1973 | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 3,526 | 19.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973 | MacDonald, MargoMargo MacDonald | 6,360 | 41.5 | 1 |
February 1974 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | McGugan, JamesJames McGugan | 11,337 | 23.3 | 2 |
Aberdeen South | Stronach, SandySandy Stronach | 7,599 | 13.7 | 3 |
Argyll | MacCormick, IainIain MacCormick | 15,646 | 48.9 | 1 |
Ayr | Caldman, C. D.C. D. Caldman | 4,706 | 11.0 | 3 |
Banffshire | Watt, HamishHamish Watt | 11,037 | 46.1 | 1 |
Berwick and East Lothian | Simpson, DavidDavid Simpson | 6,956 | 14.2 | 3 |
Bothwell | Fisher, GerryGerry Fisher | 6,710 | 14.1 | 3 |
Bute and North Ayrshire | Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy | 6,104 | 16.3 | 3 |
Caithness and Sutherland | Sutherland, EricEric Sutherland | 3,814 | 16.1 | 4 |
Central Ayrshire | Anderson, LeslieLeslie Anderson | 7,255 | 15.0 | 3 |
Central Dunbartonshire | Welsh, AndrewAndrew Welsh | 5,906 | 14.5 | 4 |
Central Fife | Livingstone, DavidDavid Livingstone | 10,324 | 22.5 | 2 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Reid, GeorgeGeorge Reid | 22,289 | 43.5 | 1 |
Coatbridge and Airdrie | Hill, R.R. Hill | 7,961 | 17.3 | 3 |
Dumfriesshire | Whitley, L. A. B.L. A. B. Whitley | 9,186 | 18.6 | 3 |
Dundee East | Wilson, GordonGordon Wilson | 20,066 | 39.5 | 1 |
Dundee West | Fairlie, JimJim Fairlie | 12,959 | 25.1 | 3 |
Dunfermline | Patrick, R. R.R. R. Patrick | 8,695 | 17.8 | 3 |
East Aberdeenshire | Henderson, DouglasDouglas Henderson | 18,333 | 50.8 | 1 |
East Dunbartonshire | Bain, MargaretMargaret Bain | 11,635 | 22.3 | 3 |
East Fife | Braid, JamesJames Braid | 8,593 | 19.5 | 2 |
East Kilbride | MacQuarie, D. P.D. P. MacQuarie | 13,819 | 25.9 | 3 |
East Renfrewshire | Watterson, S.S. Watterson | 5,268 | 10.4 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Rae, A. W. S.A. W. S. Rae | 4,074 | 13.6 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | MacDougall, G.G. MacDougall | 7,128 | 15.4 | 3 |
Edinburgh Leith | Miller, H.H. Miller | 6,569 | 21.2 | 3 |
Edinburgh North | Lynch, J.J. Lynch | 4,550 | 12.7 | 4 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | Forrest, T.T. Forrest | 5,491 | 12.5 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | Shirley, R.R. Shirley | 5,770 | 12.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Moore, R.R. Moore | 4,241 | 9.9 | 4 |
Galloway | Thompson, GeorgeGeorge Thompson | 9,308 | 30.7 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Ewing, AlexAlex Ewing | 5,410 | 13.6 | 3 |
Glasgow Central | Ewing, S.S. Ewing | 2,211 | 13.8 | 3 |
Glasgow Craigton | Hooston, G.G. Hooston | 6,303 | 17.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Garscadden | McRury, M.M. McRury | 8,789 | 21.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan | Macdonald, MargoMargo Macdonald | 9,783 | 40.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Hillhead | Bovey, KeithKeith Bovey | 3,702 | 11.3 | 4 |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | MacKellar, C.C. MacKellar | 5,666 | 19.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Maryhill | MacIntosh, A.A. MacIntosh | 8,920 | 24.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Pollok | D'Arcy Conyers, M.M. D'Arcy Conyers | 6,584 | 14.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Provan | Edwards, R.R. Edwards | 7,367 | 19.6 | 2 |
Glasgow Queen's Park | MacKellar, DavidDavid MacKellar | 4,394 | 15.6 | 3 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Lindsay, W.W. Lindsay | 5,834 | 22.0 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | Morton, William J.William J. Morton | 7,672 | 22.8 | 2 |
Greenock and Port Glasgow | Wright, J. K.J. K. Wright | 4,881 | 11.5 | 4 |
Hamilton | Macdonald, IanIan Macdonald | 12,692 | 31.9 | 2 |
Inverness | Gibson, RobRob Gibson | 7,258 | 16.6 | 4 |
Kilmarnock | MacInnes, A.A. MacInnes | 7,644 | 15.3 | 3 |
Kinross and Western Perthshire | Murray, DuncanDuncan Murray | 6,274 | 23.1 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy | Knox, RogerRoger Knox | 12,311 | 25.7 | 3 |
Lanark | McAlpine, ThomasThomas McAlpine | 8,803 | 21.8 | 3 |
Midlothian | McKinlay, JohnJohn McKinlay | 19,450 | 27.0 | 3 |
Moray and Nairn | Ewing, WinnieWinnie Ewing | 16,046 | 49.3 | 1 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | Nicholson, G.G. Nicholson | 7,852 | 20.0 | 3 |
North Angus and Mearns | Rankin, HarryHarry Rankin | 6,837 | 23.4 | 2 |
North Lanarkshire | Watt, P.P. Watt | 8,187 | 18.5 | 3 |
Paisley | Rollo, DavidDavid Rollo | 10,455 | 21.3 | 3 |
Perth and Kinross | Crawford, DouglasDouglas Crawford | 12,192 | 27.2 | 2 |
Ross and Cromarty | McRae, WillieWillie McRae | 5,037 | 23.0 | 2 |
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles | Purves, D.D. Purves | 3,953 | 8.0 | 3 |
Rutherglen | Leslie, L.L. Leslie | 6,089 | 15.2 | 3 |
South Angus | Slesser, MalcolmMalcolm Slesser | 15,179 | 36.6 | 2 |
South Ayrshire | Mullin, RogerRoger Mullin | 6,612 | 16.4 | 3 |
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 17,836 | 34.5 | 2 |
West Aberdeenshire | Suttar, M.M. Suttar | 6,827 | 15.4 | 3 |
West Dunbartonshire | Stratton, StanStan Stratton | 11,144 | 27.2 | 3 |
Western Isles | Stewart, DonaldDonald Stewart | 10,079 | 67.1 | 1 |
West Lothian | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 21,690 | 35.0 | 2 |
West Renfrewshire | Cameron, CharlesCharles Cameron | 8,394 | 15.2 | 3 |
West Stirlingshire | Jones, JanetteJanette Jones | 12,886 | 29.7 | 2 |
October 1974 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | McGugan, JamesJames McGugan | 13,509 | 29.7 | 2 |
Aberdeen South | Stronach, SandySandy Stronach | 10,481 | 20.1 | 3 |
Argyll | MacCormick, IainIain MacCormick | 14,967 | 49.7 | 1 |
Ayr | Robinson, E.E. Robinson | 6,902 | 16.7 | 3 |
Banffshire | Watt, HamishHamish Watt | 10,638 | 45.9 | 1 |
Berwick and East Lothian | Macleod, R.R. Macleod | 6,323 | 13.2 | 3 |
Bothwell | McCool, J.J. McCool | 11,138 | 24.5 | 2 |
Bute and North Ayrshire | Murphy, JohnJohn Murphy | 9,055 | 25.9 | 3 |
Caithness and Sutherland | Sutherland, EricEric Sutherland | 5,381 | 23.9 | 2 |
Central Ayrshire | Anderson, LeslieLeslie Anderson | 11,533 | 24.5 | 3 |
Central Dunbartonshire | Aitken, C.C. Aitken | 11,452 | 29.1 | 2 |
Central Fife | Livingstone, DavidDavid Livingstone | 14,414 | 33.4 | 2 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Reid, GeorgeGeorge Reid | 25,998 | 50.8 | 1 |
Coatbridge and Airdrie | Hill, R.R. Hill | 12,466 | 27.9 | 2 |
Dumfriesshire | Whitley, L. A. B.L. A. B. Whitley | 12,542 | 26.4 | 3 |
Dundee East | Wilson, GordonGordon Wilson | 22,120 | 47.7 | 1 |
Dundee West | Fairlie, JimJim Fairlie | 16,678 | 35.1 | 2 |
Dunfermline | Cameron, A. C.A. C. Cameron | 13,179 | 28.6 | 2 |
East Aberdeenshire | Henderson, DouglasDouglas Henderson | 16,304 | 48.5 | 1 |
East Dunbartonshire | Bain, MargaretMargaret Bain | 15,551 | 31.2 | 1 |
East Fife | Braid, JamesJames Braid | 13,202 | 31.8 | 2 |
East Kilbride | Murray, GordonGordon Murray | 19,106 | 36.7 | 2 |
East Renfrewshire | Jenkins, I.I. Jenkins | 11,137 | 23.2 | 2 |
Edinburgh Central | Rae, StevenSteven Rae | 6,866 | 24.9 | 3 |
Edinburgh East | MacDougall, G.G. MacDougall | 11,213 | 25.6 | 2 |
Edinburgh Leith | Scott, R.R. Scott | 7,688 | 26.1 | 3 |
Edinburgh North | Lynch, J.J. Lynch | 7,681 | 23.5 | 3 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | Hutchinson, J.J. Hutchinson | 10,189 | 24.6 | 3 |
Edinburgh South | Shirley, R.R. Shirley | 9,034 | 21.7 | 3 |
Edinburgh West | Moore, C. M.C. M. Moore | 8,135 | 20.2 | 3 |
Galloway | Thompson, GeorgeGeorge Thompson | 12,242 | 40.3 | 1 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Ewing, AlexAlex Ewing | 6,292 | 16.5 | 3 |
Glasgow Central | Nugent, B.B. Nugent | 2,790 | 19.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Craigton | Houston, R. G.R. G. Houston | 8,171 | 24.3 | 2 |
Glasgow Garscadden | Bovey, KeithKeith Bovey | 12,111 | 31.2 | 2 |
Glasgow Govan | Macdonald, MargoMargo Macdonald | 9,440 | 41.0 | 2 |
Glasgow Hillhead | Borthwick, G.G. Borthwick | 6,897 | 22.8 | 3 |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | Calman, C.C. Calman | 6,274 | 23.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Maryhill | MacIntosh, A.A. MacIntosh | 10,171 | 29.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Pollok | Macquarrie, D. P.D. P. Macquarrie | 10,441 | 24.3 | 3 |
Glasgow Provan | Edwards, R.R. Edwards | 10,268 | 30.2 | 2 |
Glasgow Queen's Park | MacKellar, DavidDavid MacKellar | 5,660 | 21.8 | 2 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Hamilton, R.R. Hamilton | 7,042 | 28,.6 | 2 |
Glasgow Springburn | Morton, William J.William J. Morton | 9,049 | 28.3 | 2 |
Greenock and Port Glasgow | Wright, J. K.J. K. Wright | 9,324 | 21.1 | 2 |
Hamilton | Macdonald, IanIan Macdonald | 15,155 | 39.0 | 2 |
Inverness | Barr, DonaldDonald Barr | 11,994 | 29.6 | 2 |
Kilmarnock | MacInnes, AlistairAlistair MacInnes | 14,655 | 30.2 | 2 |
Kinross and Western Perthshire | Cameron, DerekDerek Cameron | 10,981 | 41.5 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy | Knox, RogerRoger Knox | 14,587 | 32.0 | 2 |
Lanark | McAlpine, ThomasThomas McAlpine | 14,250 | 35.8 | 2 |
Midlothian | McKinlay, JohnJohn McKinlay | 24,568 | 35.6 | 2 |
Moray and Nairn | Ewing, WinnieWinnie Ewing | 12,667 | 41.2 | 1 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | MacKay, J.J. MacKay | 12,357 | 31.8 | 2 |
North Angus and Mearns | Murray, I.I. Murray | 9,284 | 34.2 | 2 |
North Lanarkshire | Watt, P.P. Watt | 11,561 | 26.9 | 2 |
Orkney and Shetland | Firth, HowardHoward Firth | 3,025 | 17.2 | 2 |
Paisley | Rollo, DavidDavid Rollo | 15,778 | 33.1 | 2 |
Perth and Kinross | Crawford, DouglasDouglas Crawford | 17,337 | 40.8 | 1 |
Ross and Cromarty | McRae, WillieWillie McRae | 7,291 | 35.7 | 2 |
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles | Edmonds, A.A. Edmonds | 9,178 | 20.0 | 3 |
Rutherglen | Bayne, I. O.I. O. Bayne | 9,732 | 25.3 | 2 |
South Angus | Welsh, AndrewAndrew Welsh | 17,073 | 43.8 | 1 |
South Ayrshire | Mullin, RogerRoger Mullin | 7,851 | 19.8 | 2 |
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth | McIntyre, RobertRobert McIntyre | 20,324 | 39.8 | 2 |
West Aberdeenshire | Suttar, NicolNicol Suttar | 9,409 | 22.2 | 3 |
West Dunbartonshire | Murray, A.A. Murray | 13,697 | 33.7 | 2 |
Western Isles | Stewart, DonaldDonald Stewart | 8,758 | 61.5 | 1 |
West Lothian | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 24,997 | 40.9 | 2 |
West Renfrewshire | Cameron, CharlesCharles Cameron | 15,374 | 28.6 | 2 |
West Stirlingshire | Jones, JanetteJanette Jones | 16,331 | 38.2 | 2 |
By-elections, 1974–79
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978 | Bovey, KeithKeith Bovey | 11,955 | 32.9 | 2 |
Hamilton by-election, 1978 | MacDonald, MargoMargo MacDonald | 12,388 | 33.4 | 2 |
Berwick and East Lothian by-election, 1978 | Lindsay, IsobelIsobel Lindsay | 3,799 | 8.8 | 3 |
1979 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Watt, M.M. Watt | 5,796 | 12.9 | 3 |
Aberdeen South | Stronach, A.A. Stronach | 4,361 | 8.5 | 4 |
Argyll | MacCormick, IainIain MacCormick | 10,545 | 31.8 | 2 |
Ayr | McGill, J.J. McGill | 3,998 | 9.2 | 4 |
Banffshire | Watt, HamishHamish Watt | 9,781 | 41.2 | 2 |
Berwick and East Lothian | McCartney, A.A. McCartney | 3,300 | 6.5 | 4 |
Bothwell | McCool, J. F.J. F. McCool | 5,202 | 10.8 | 4 |
Bute and North Ayrshire | Brown, M.M. Brown | 5,272 | 13.9 | 3 |
Caithness and Sutherland | Shaw, RobinRobin Shaw | 6,487 | 28.0 | 3 |
Central Ayrshire | Macdonald, IanIan Macdonald | 5,596 | 10.4 | 3 |
Central Dunbartonshire | Lindsay, W.W. Lindsay | 6,055 | 15.3 | 3 |
Central Fife | Lynch, J.J. Lynch | 9,208 | 19.4 | 3 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Reid, GeorgeGeorge Reid | 21,796 | 40.1 | 2 |
Coatbridge and Airdrie | Johnston, M.M. Johnston | 3,652 | 10.5 | 3 |
Dumfriesshire | Gibson, E.E. Gibson | 6,647 | 13.2 | 4 |
Dundee East | Wilson, GordonGordon Wilson | 20,497 | 41.7 | 1 |
Dundee West | Fairlie, JimJim Fairlie | 13,197 | 26.4 | 2 |
Dunfermline | Cameron, A. C.A. C. Cameron | 7,351 | 14.3 | 3 |
East Aberdeenshire | Henderson, DouglasDouglas Henderson | 16,269 | 41.4 | 2 |
East Dunbartonshire | Bain, MargaretMargaret Bain | 12,654 | 20.6 | 3 |
East Fife | Marshall, J.J. Marshall | 6,612 | 14.1 | 4 |
East Kilbride | Murray, GordonGordon Murray | 9,090 | 15.6 | 3 |
East Renfrewshire | Pow, J.J. Pow | 3,989 | 7.7 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Kennedy, G.G. Kennedy | 2,486 | 9.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | MacDougall, G.G. MacDougall | 5,296 | 12.1 | 3 |
Edinburgh Leith | Platt, W. R.W. R. Platt | 2,706 | 9.7 | 4 |
Edinburgh North | MacCormick, NeilNeil MacCormick | 3,521 | 10.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | Maxwell, StephenStephen Maxwell | 4,934 | 11.0 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | Shirley, R.R. Shirley | 3,800 | 8.4 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Bell, ColinColin Bell | 3,904 | 9.2 | 4 |
Galloway | Thompson, GeorgeGeorge Thompson | 12,384 | 37.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Ewing, AlexAlex Ewing | 2,653 | 6.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Central | Bird, S.S. Bird | 1,308 | 11.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Craigton | Silver, R.R. Silver | 3,881 | 11.7 | 3 |
Glasgow Garscadden | Bain, J.J. Bain | 6,012 | 15.7 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan | Wilson, T.T. Wilson | 2,340 | 13.6 | 3 |
Glasgow Hillhead | Borthwick, G.G. Borthwick | 3,050 | 10.1 | 4 |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | Bayne, I. O.I. O. Bayne | 2,199 | 9.9 | 4 |
Glasgow Maryhill | McGlashan, D.D. McGlashan | 3,812 | 11.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Pollok | McIntosh, A.A. McIntosh | 4,187 | 9.6 | 3 |
Glasgow Provan | Cunning, R.R. Cunning | 4,767 | 13.8 | 3 |
Glasgow Queen's Park | Greene, P.P. Greene | 2,276 | 9.7 | 3 |
Glasgow Shettleston | MacDonald, MargoMargo MacDonald | 3,022 | 13.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | Morton, William J.William J. Morton | 3,587 | 12.6 | 3 |
Greenock and Port Glasgow | Wright, J. K.J. K. Wright | 3,435 | 7.6 | 4 |
Hamilton | Stoddart, C.C. Stoddart | 6,842 | 16.6 | 3 |
Inverness | Barr, DonaldDonald Barr | 9,603 | 20.6 | 3 |
Kilmarnock | MacInnes, A.A. MacInnes | 8,963 | 18.3 | 3 |
Kinross and Western Perthshire | Smith, IanIan Smith | 9,045 | 29.4 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy | Currie, A.A. Currie | 9,416 | 19.9 | 3 |
Lanark | McAlpine, ThomasThomas McAlpine | 7,902 | 18.8 | 3 |
Midlothian | Spiers, G. A. F.G. A. F. Spiers | 13,260 | 16.8 | 3 |
Moray and Nairn | Ewing, WinnieWinnie Ewing | 13,800 | 38.9 | 2 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | MacKay, J.J. MacKay | 4,817 | 12.3 | 3 |
North Angus and Mearns | Murray, I.I. Murray | 7,387 | 23.2 | 2 |
North Lanarkshire | Ralston, J.J. Ralston | 5,887 | 13.1 | 3 |
Orkney and Shetland | Spens, M.M. Spens | 935 | 4.8 | 4 |
Paisley | Rollo, DavidDavid Rollo | 7,305 | 15.7 | 3 |
Perth and Kinross | Crawford, DouglasDouglas Crawford | 17,050 | 35.5 | 2 |
Ross and Cromarty | McRae, WillieWillie McRae | 5,915 | 23.6 | 2 |
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles | Stewart, AngusAngus Stewart | 3,502 | 7.2 | 4 |
Rutherglen | Grieve, MichaelMichael Grieve | 3,325 | 8.4 | 4 |
South Angus | Welsh, AndrewAndrew Welsh | 19,066 | 41.5 | 2 |
South Ayrshire | Cameron, C.C. Cameron | 3,233 | 8.0 | 4 |
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth | Donarchy, J.J. Donarchy | 8,856 | 17.0 | 2 |
West Aberdeenshire | Hulbert, J.J. Hulbert | 4,260 | 8.3 | 4 |
West Dunbartonshire | Stratton, StanStan Stratton | 7,835 | 17.9 | 3 |
Western Isles | Stewart, DonaldDonald Stewart | 7,941 | 52.5 | 1 |
West Lothian | Wolfe, WilliamWilliam Wolfe | 16,631 | 24.9 | 2 |
West Renfrewshire | Cameron, CharlesCharles Cameron | 8,333 | 13.1 | 3 |
West Stirlingshire | Jones, JanetteJanette Jones | 8,627 | 18.3 | 3 |
By-elections, 1979–83
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Central by-election, 1980 | Paterson, GilGil Paterson | 2,122 | 26.3 | 2 |
Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982 | Leslie, GeorgeGeorge Leslie | 3,416 | 11.3 | 4 |
Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 | Wyllie, RonRon Wyllie | 3,652 | 10.5 | 3 |
Glasgow Queen's Park by-election, 1982 | Mallan, PeterPeter Mallan | 3,157 | 20.0 | 2 |
1983 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[5] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | McGugan, JamesJames McGugan | 3,790 | 9.3 | 4 |
Aberdeen South | Coull, SamSam Coull | 1,974 | 5.0 | 4 |
Argyll and Bute | Smith, IanIan Smith | 8,514 | 24.6 | 3 |
Ayr | Goldie, I.I. Goldie | 2,431 | 4.9 | 4 |
Banff and Buchan | Henderson, DouglasDouglas Henderson | 15,135 | 37.4 | 2 |
Caithness and Sutherland | Ingram, JimJim Ingram | 2,568 | 11.0 | 4 |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Wyllie, RonRon Wyllie | 2,694 | 6.5 | 4 |
Central Fife | Taggart, J.J. Taggart | 4,039 | 10.2 | 4 |
Clackmannan | Jones, JanetteJanette Jones | 6,839 | 19.0 | 2 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | Aitken, A.A. Aitken | 3,566 | 9.2 | 4 |
Clydesdale | McAlpine, ThomasThomas McAlpine | 5,271 | 11.4 | 4 |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Murray, GordonGordon Murray | 5,875 | 17.4 | 3 |
Cunninghame North | Cameron, ColinColin Cameron | 3,460 | 8.6 | 4 |
Cunninghame South | Ullrich, KayKay Ullrich | 2,451 | 6.9 | 4 |
Dumbarton | Bayne, I. O.I. O. Bayne | 3,768 | 8.7 | 4 |
Dumfriesshire | Gibson, E.E. Gibson | 4,527 | 10.8 | 4 |
Dundee East | Wilson, GordonGordon Wilson | 20,276 | 43.8 | 1 |
Dundee West | Lynch, JamesJames Lynch | 7,973 | 17.1 | 4 |
Dunfermline East | Hunter, G. A.G. A. Hunter | 2,573 | 7.2 | 4 |
Dunfermline West | Fairlie, JimJim Fairlie | 2,798 | 7.8 | 4 |
East Angus | Welsh, AndrewAndrew Welsh | 15,691 | 36.0 | 2 |
East Kilbride | Urquhart, D. M.D. M. Urquhart | 4,795 | 10.2 | 4 |
East Lothian | Knox, RogerRoger Knox | 2,083 | 4.4 | 4 |
Eastwood | Herriot, J.J. Herriot | 2,618 | 5.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Halliday, R.R. Halliday | 1,810 | 4.9 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | Scott, P.P. Scott | 1,976 | 5.5 | 4 |
Edinburgh Leith | Young, J.J. Young | 2,646 | 6.5 | 4 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | MacCormick, Donald NeilDonald Neil MacCormick | 2,642 | 6.1 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | MacCallum, NeilNeil MacCallum | 2,256 | 5.0 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Nicoll, J.J. Nicoll | 2,126 | 4.6 | 4 |
Falkirk East | McGregor, JohnJohn McGregor | 4,490 | 11.9 | 4 |
Falkirk West | Cochrane, BrianBrian Cochrane | 4,739 | 13.0 | 4 |
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Thompson, GeorgeGeorge Thompson | 12,118 | 30.8 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Steven, W.W. Steven | 2,151 | 5.6 | 4 |
Glasgow Central | Mallam, P.P. Mallam | 3,300 | 10.3 | 4 |
Glasgow Garscadden | MacLeod, N.N. MacLeod | 3,566 | 10.2 | 4 |
Glasgow Govan | Kindlen, P.P. Kindlen | 2,207 | 6.0 | 4 |
Glasgow Hillhead | Leslie, George AndrewGeorge Andrew Leslie | 2,203 | 5.4 | 4 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Morrison, I.I. Morrison | 2,408 | 7.1 | 4 |
Glasgow Pollok | Hanningan, F.F. Hanningan | 3,585 | 9.9 | 4 |
Glasgow Provan | Kennedy, P.P. Kennedy | 2,737 | 8.8 | 4 |
Glasgow Rutherglen | Fee, K.K. Fee | 2,438 | 5.5 | 4 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Hood, D.D. Hood | 2,801 | 7.9 | 4 |
Glasgow Springburn | McLaughlin, J.J. McLaughlin | 2,804 | 8.1 | 4 |
Gordon | Guild, Kenneth James NicolsonKenneth James Nicolson Guild | 2,636 | 5.7 | 4 |
Greenock and Port Glasgow | Clayton, A. H.A. H. Clayton | 2,989 | 6.8 | 4 |
Hamilton | Whitehead, MairiMairi Whitehead | 3,816 | 8.2 | 4 |
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber | Vernal, Hamish WilliamHamish William Vernal | 4,395 | 9.8 | 4 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Calman, C. D.C. D. Calman | 4,165 | 9.0 | 4 |
Kincardine and Deeside | Tuttle, A.A. Tuttle | 3,297 | 7.7 | 4 |
Kirkcaldy | Wood, D. D.D. D. Wood | 3,452 | 9.1 | 4 |
Linlithgow | Ramsey, D. H.D. H. Ramsey | 8,026 | 18.4 | 3 |
Livingston | MacAskill, KennyKenny MacAskill | 5,090 | 13.5 | 4 |
Midlothian | Hird, M. J.M. J. Hird | 2,826 | 6.2 | 4 |
Moray | Watt, HamishHamish Watt | 15,231 | 35.2 | 2 |
Motherwell North | Lyle, RichardRichard Lyle | 5,333 | 12.6 | 4 |
Motherwell South | Wright, JamesJames Wright | 3,743 | 9.8 | 4 |
Monklands East | Johnston, T. R.T. R. Johnston | 3,185 | 8.9 | 4 |
Monklands West | Lyon, G. A.G. A. Lyon | 2,473 | 6.5 | 4 |
North East Fife | Hulbert, JohnJohn Hulbert | 2,442 | 6.6 | 3 |
North Tayside | Morgan, AlasdairAlasdair Morgan | 9,170 | 24.3 | 2 |
Orkney and Shetland | Ewing, WinifredWinifred Ewing | 3,147 | 15.4 | 3 |
Paisley North | Morell, H.H. Morell | 2,783 | 8.0 | 4 |
Paisley South | Mitchell, James RobertJames Robert Mitchell | 4,918 | 13.1 | 4 |
Perth and Kinross | Crawford, DouglasDouglas Crawford | 11,155 | 25.1 | 2 |
Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Taylor, W.W. Taylor | 3,653 | 8.8 | 4 |
Ross, Cromarty and Skye | Matheson, Kay B.Kay B. Matheson | 4,863 | 13.9 | 4 |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Shirley, RobertRobert Shirley | 852 | 2.7 | 4 |
Stirling | Houston, W.W. Houston | 3,488 | 8.2 | 4 |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Bain, MargaretMargaret Bain | 4,408 | 9.2 | 4 |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | William MacartneyWilliam John Allan Macartney | 1,455 | 5.0 | 4 |
Western Isles | Stewart, Donald JamesDonald James Stewart | 8,272 | 54.5 | 1 |
1987 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[5] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Greenhorn, Philip BowersPhilip Bowers Greenhorn | 5,827 | 13.2 | 4 |
Aberdeen South | Weir, Michael FraserMichael Fraser Weir | 2,776 | 6.6 | 4 |
Argyll | Shaw, Robert RichardRobert Richard Shaw | 6,297 | 17.1 | 3 |
Ayr | Weir, Colin TraynorColin Traynor Weir | 3,548 | 6.7 | 4 |
Banff and Buchan | Salmond, AlexAlex Salmond | 19,462 | 44.3 | 1 |
Caithness and Sutherland | MacGregor, Archibal William KerrArchibal William Kerr MacGregor | 2,371 | 10.3 | 4 |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Calman, Charles DuncanCharles Duncan Calman | 4,094 | 9.6 | 4 |
Central Fife | Hood, DanielDaniel Hood | 6,296 | 14.7 | 4 |
Clackmannan | Macartney, AllanAllan Macartney | 7,916 | 20.9 | 2 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | Fisher, Stanley FinlaysonStanley Finlayson Fisher | 4,935 | 12.5 | 4 |
Clydesdale | Russell, MichaelMichael Russell | 7,125 | 14.8 | 4 |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Johnston, Thomas RossThomas Ross Johnston | 6,982 | 19.6 | 2 |
Cunninghame North | Brown, MatthewMatthew Brown | 4,076 | 9.5 | 4 |
Cunninghame South | Ullrich, KayKay Ullrich | 4,115 | 11.0 | 4 |
Dumbarton | Herriot, JennyJenny Herriot | 5,564 | 12.1 | 4 |
Dumfriesshire | McAlpine, ThomasThomas McAlpine | 6,391 | 14.2 | 4 |
Dundee East | Wilson, GordonGordon Wilson | 18,524 | 40.1 | 2 |
Dundee West | Morgan, Alasdair NeilAlasdair Neil Morgan | 7,164 | 15.3 | 3 |
Dunfermline East | McGarry, AliceAlice McGarry | 3,901 | 10.0 | 4 |
Dunfermline West | Hughes, Gordon JohnGordon John Hughes | 3,435 | 8.7 | 4 |
East Angus | Welsh, AndrewAndrew Welsh | 19,536 | 42.4 | 1 |
East Kilbride | Taggart, James HandJames Hand Taggart | 6,275 | 12.6 | 4 |
East Lothian | Burgon-Lyon, AlexanderAlexander Burgon-Lyon | 3,727 | 7.3 | 4 |
Eastwood | Findlay, James Alexander MayJames Alexander May Findlay | 4,033 | 8.2 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Shaw, BrianBrian Shaw | 2,559 | 6.2 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | Bovey, MungoMungo Bovey | 3,434 | 9.5 | 4 |
Edinburgh Leith | Morrison, William ScottWilliam Scott Morrison | 4,045 | 9.5 | 4 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | MacCormick, Donald NeilDonald Neil MacCormick | 3,264 | 7.2 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | Moore, Catherina McMillanCatherina McMillan Moore | 2,455 | 5.0 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Irons, NormanNorman Irons | 2,774 | 5.6 | 4 |
Falkirk East | Halliday, Ronald Neil ForbesRonald Neil Forbes Halliday | 6,056 | 15.4 | 3 |
Falkirk West | Goldie, Ian RoyIan Roy Goldie | 6,696 | 17.4 | 3 |
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Norris, Stephen FrederickStephen Frederick Norris | 12,919 | 31.5 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Steven, William AlexanderWilliam Alexander Steven | 3,883 | 10.3 | 4 |
Glasgow Central | Wilson, Alexander BloomfieldAlexander Bloomfield Wilson | 3,339 | 10.0 | 4 |
Glasgow Garscadden | Brophy, AndrewAndrew Brophy | 4,201 | 12.3 | 2 |
Glasgow Govan | McCabe, FelixFelix McCabe | 3,851 | 10.4 | 4 |
Glasgow Hillhead | Kidd, BillBill Kidd | 2,713 | 6.5 | 4 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Roberts, GavinGavin Roberts | 3,895 | 11.0 | 3 |
Glasgow Pollok | Doig, AndrewAndrew Doig | 3,528 | 9.6 | 4 |
Glasgow Provan | Ramsay, WilliamWilliam Ramsay | 3,660 | 12.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Rutherglen | Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins | 3,584 | 8.1 | 4 |
Glasgow Shettleston | MacVicar, John ArmstrongJohn Armstrong MacVicar | 4,807 | 12.7 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | O'Hara, BrendanBrendan O'Hara | 2,554 | 10.2 | 2 |
Gordon | Wright, George EastonGeorge Easton Wright | 3,876 | 7.2 | 4 |
Greenock and Port Glasgow | Lenehan, ThomasThomas Lenehan | 3,721 | 8.6 | 4 |
Hamilton | Crossley, ChristopherChristopher Crossley | 6,093 | 12.7 | 4 |
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber | Johnson, Niall PeterNiall Peter Johnson | 7,001 | 14.8 | 4 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Leslie, GeorgeGeorge Leslie | 8,881 | 18.2 | 3 |
Kincardine and Deeside | Duncan, Frances ElsbethFrances Elsbeth Duncan | 3,082 | 6.5 | 4 |
Kirkcaldy | Mullin, William Arthur RogerWilliam Arthur Roger Mullin | 4,794 | 11.7 | 4 |
Linlithgow | Sillars, JimJim Sillars | 11,496 | 24.9 | 2 |
Livingston | MacAskill, KennyKenny MacAskill | 6,969 | 16.6 | 3 |
Midlothian | Chisholm, Ian MacKayIan MacKay Chisholm | 4,947 | 10.6 | 4 |
Moray | Ewing, MargaretMargaret Ewing | 19,510 | 43.2 | 1 |
Motherwell North | Currie, AndrewAndrew Currie | 6,230 | 14.0 | 2 |
Motherwell South | Wright, JamesJames Wright | 6,027 | 15.3 | 2 |
Monklands East | Gibson, Kenneth JamesKenneth James Gibson | 4,790 | 12.9 | 4 |
Monklands West | Bovey, KeithKeith Bovey | 4,260 | 10.8 | 4 |
North East Fife | Roche, Francis DavidFrancis David Roche | 2,616 | 6.6 | 4 |
North Tayside | Guild, Kenneth James NicolsonKenneth James Nicolson Guild | 13,291 | 32.9 | 2 |
Paisley North | Taylor, IanIan Taylor | 4,696 | 12.9 | 4 |
Paisley South | Mitchell, James RobertJames Robert Mitchell | 5,398 | 14.0 | 4 |
Perth and Kinross | Fairlie, James McGregorJames McGregor Fairlie | 13,040 | 27.6 | 2 |
Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Campbell, Colin McIverColin McIver Campbell | 4,578 | 10.1 | 4 |
Ross, Cromarty and Skye | Gibson, Robert McKayRobert McKay Gibson | 4,492 | 11.8 | 4 |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Douglas, Marshall NeilMarshall Neil Douglas | 1,586 | 4.8 | 4 |
Stirling | Lawson, Iain MacdonaldIain Macdonald Lawson | 4,897 | 10.7 | 4 |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Paterson, GilGil Paterson | 3,654 | 7.1 | 4 |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Lumsden, AndrewAndrew Lumsden | 2,660 | 9.1 | 4 |
Western Isles | Smith, IanIan Smith | 4,701 | 28.5 | 2 |
By-elections, 1987–92
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[5] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988 | Sillars, JimJim Sillars | 14,677 | 48.8 | 1 |
Glasgow Central by-election, 1989 | Neil, AlexAlex Neil | 8,018 | 30.2 | 2 |
Paisley North by-election, 1990 | Mullin, RogerRoger Mullin | 7,583 | 29.4 | 2 |
Paisley South by-election, 1990 | Lawson, IainIain Lawson | 7,455 | 27.5 | 2 |
Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991 | Macartney, AllanAllan Macartney | 4,705 | 11.1 | 3 |
1992 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[5] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | McGugan, JamesJames McGugan | 9,608 | 24.0 | 2 |
Aberdeen South | Davidson, JamesJames Davidson | 6,223 | 15.1 | 3 |
Argyll | MacCormick, NeilNeil MacCormick | 8,689 | 23.8 | 3 |
Ayr | Mullin, BarbaraBarbara Mullin | 5,949 | 10.9 | 3 |
Banff and Buchan | Salmond, AlexAlex Salmond | 21,954 | 47.5 | 1 |
Caithness and Sutherland | MacGregor, Archibal William KerrArchibal William Kerr MacGregor | 4,049 | 18.2 | 3 |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Douglas, CharlesCharles Douglas | 6,910 | 16.2 | 3 |
Central Fife | Marwick, TriciaTricia Marwick | 10,458 | 25.1 | 2 |
Clackmannan | Brophy, AndrewAndrew Brophy | 10,326 | 26.9 | 2 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | Hughes, GordonGordon Hughes | 7,207 | 19.6 | 2 |
Clydesdale | Gray, IainIain Gray | 11,084 | 23.1 | 3 |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Johnston, ThomasThomas Johnston | 10,640 | 28.9 | 2 |
Cunninghame North | Crossan, DavidDavid Crossan | 7,813 | 18.2 | 3 |
Cunninghame South | Bell, RickyRicky Bell | 9,007 | 24.2 | 2 |
Dumbarton | McKechnie, BillBill McKechnie | 8,127 | 18.4 | 3 |
Dumfriesshire | Morgan, AlasdairAlasdair Morgan | 6,971 | 14.3 | 3 |
Dundee East | Coutts, DavidDavid Coutts | 14,197 | 33.4 | 2 |
Dundee West | Brown, KeithKeith Brown | 9,894 | 23.6 | 2 |
Dunfermline East | Lloyd, JohnJohn Lloyd | 5,746 | 15.1 | 3 |
Dunfermline West | Smith, JayJay Smith | 7,563 | 19.4 | 3 |
East Angus | Welsh, AndrewAndrew Welsh | 19,006 | 40.1 | 1 |
East Kilbride | McAlorum, KathleenKathleen McAlorum | 12,063 | 23.5 | 2 |
East Lothian | Thomson, George R.George R. Thomson | 7,776 | 14.2 | 3 |
Eastwood | Scott, Paul H.Paul H. Scott | 6,372 | 12.4 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Devine, LynneLynne Devine | 5,539 | 14.2 | 3 |
Edinburgh East | McKinney, DebinDebin McKinney | 6,225 | 18.4 | 3 |
Edinburgh Leith | Hyslop, FionaFiona Hyslop | 8,805 | 21.8 | 2 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | Caskie, KathleenKathleen Caskie | 6,882 | 15.4 | 3 |
Edinburgh South | Knox, RogerRoger Knox | 5,727 | 12.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Sutherland, GrahamGraham Sutherland | 4,117 | 8.4 | 4 |
Falkirk East | Halliday, RonaldRonald Halliday | 10,454 | 26.2 | 2 |
Falkirk West | Houston, WilliamWilliam Houston | 9,350 | 24.3 | 2 |
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Brown, MattMatt Brown | 16,213 | 36.5 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Steven, WilliamWilliam Steven | 6,107 | 18.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Central | O'Hara, BrendanBrendan O'Hara | 6,322 | 20.8 | 2 |
Glasgow Garscadden | Douglas, DickDick Douglas | 5,580 | 19.0 | 2 |
Glasgow Govan | Sillars, JimJim Sillars | 12,926 | 37.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Hillhead | White, SandraSandra White | 6,484 | 16.5 | 4 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Williamson, CliffordClifford Williamson | 6,033 | 19.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Pollok | Leslie, GeorgeGeorge Leslie | 5,107 | 15.7 | 4 |
Glasgow Provan | McRae, AlexandraAlexandra McRae | 5,182 | 21.7 | 2 |
Glasgow Rutherglen | Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins | 6,470 | 16.3 | 3 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Sturgeon, NicolaNicola Sturgeon | 6,831 | 19.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Springburn | Miller, StuartStuart Miller | 5,863 | 19.5 | 2 |
Gordon | Adam, BrianBrian Adam | 8,445 | 14.3 | 3 |
Greenock and Port Glasgow | Black, IanIan Black | 7,279 | 19.0 | 2 |
Hamilton | Morrison, BillBill Morrison | 9,246 | 19.7 | 2 |
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber | Ewing, FergusFergus Ewing | 12,562 | 24.7 | 3 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Neil, AlexAlex Neil | 15,231 | 30.7 | 2 |
Kincardine and Deeside | Macartney, AllanAllan Macartney | 5,927 | 11.3 | 3 |
Kirkcaldy | Hosie, StewartStewart Hosie | 8,761 | 22.5 | 2 |
Linlithgow | MacAskill, KennyKenny MacAskill | 14,577 | 30.3 | 2 |
Livingston | Johnston, PeterPeter Johnston | 12,140 | 26.6 | 2 |
Midlothian | Lumsden, AndrewAndrew Lumsden | 10,254 | 21.9 | 2 |
Moray | Ewing, MargaretMargaret Ewing | 20,299 | 44.3 | 1 |
Motherwell North | Clark, David A.David A. Clark | 8,942 | 20.3 | 2 |
Motherwell South | Ullrich, KayKay Ullrich | 7,758 | 20.3 | 2 |
Monklands East | Wright, JimJim Wright | 6,554 | 18.0 | 2 |
Monklands West | Bovey, KeithKeith Bovey | 6,319 | 16.6 | 2 |
North East Fife | Roche, DavidDavid Roche | 3,589 | 8.6 | 3 |
North Tayside | Swinney, JohnJohn Swinney | 16,288 | 37.5 | 2 |
Orkney and Shetland | McKie, FrancesFrances McKie | 2,301 | 11.2 | 4 |
Paisley North | Mullin, RogerRoger Mullin | 7,940 | 23.3 | 2 |
Paisley South | Lawson, IainIain Lawson | 7,455 | 27.5 | 2 |
Perth and Kinross | Cunningham, RoseannaRoseanna Cunningham | 18,101 | 36.0 | 2 |
Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Campbell, Colin McIverColin McIver Campbell | 9,444 | 12.5 | 3 |
Ross, Cromarty and Skye | Gibson, RobRob Gibson | 7,618 | 18.5 | 3 |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Douglas, MarshallMarshall Douglas | 3,437 | 10.2 | 3 |
Stirling | Fisher, GerardGerard Fisher | 6,558 | 13.7 | 3 |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Chalmers, TomTom Chalmers | 6,275 | 12.5 | 3 |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Creech, ChristineChristine Creech | 5,244 | 17.0 | 3 |
Western Isles | MacFarlane, FrancesFrances MacFarlane | 5,961 | 37.2 | 2 |
By-elections, 1992–97
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[5] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Monklands East by-election, 1994 | Ullrich, KayKay Ullrich | 15,320 | 44.9 | 2 |
Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995 | Cunningham, RoseannaRoseanna Cunningham | 16,931 | 40.4 | 1 |
1997 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[6] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen Central | Topping, BrianBrian Topping | 5,767 | 16.2 | 3 |
Aberdeen North | Adam, BrianBrian Adam | 8,379 | 21.8 | 2 |
Aberdeen South | Towers, JimJim Towers | 4,299 | 11.6 | 4 |
Airdrie and Shotts | Robertson, KeithKeith Robertson | 10,048 | 24.4 | 2 |
Angus | Welsh, AndrewAndrew Welsh | 20,792 | 48.3 | 1 |
Argyll and Bute | MacCormick, NeilNeil MacCormick | 8,278 | 23.2 | 2 |
Ayr | Blackford, IanIan Blackford | 5,625 | 12.6 | 3 |
Banff and Buchan | Salmond, AlexAlex Salmond | 22,409 | 55.8 | 1 |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Harper, EuanEuan Harper | 6,710 | 23.0 | 3 |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Hutchison, ChristineChristine Hutchison | 8,190 | 16.7 | 3 |
Central Fife | Marwick, TriciaTricia Marwick | 10,199 | 25.0 | 2 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | Yuill, JimJim Yuill | 8,263 | 21.1 | 2 |
Clydesdale | Doig, AndrewAndrew Doig | 10,050 | 22.1 | 2 |
Coatbridge and Chryston | Nugent, BrianBrian Nugent | 6,402 | 17.0 | 2 |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Barrie, ColinColin Barrie | 10,013 | 27.8 | 2 |
Cunninghame North | Nicoll, KimKim Nicoll | 7,584 | 18.4 | 3 |
Cunninghame South | Burgess, MargaretMargaret Burgess | 7,364 | 20.8 | 2 |
Dumbarton | McKechnie, BillBill McKechnie | 9,587 | 23.2 | 2 |
Dumfriesshire | Higgins, RobertRobert Higgins | 5,977 | 12.1 | 3 |
Dundee East | Robison, ShonaShona Robison | 10,757 | 26.5 | 2 |
Dundee West | Dorward, JohnJohn Dorward | 9,016 | 23.2 | 2 |
Dunfermline East | Ramage, JohnJohn Ramage | 5,690 | 15.6 | 2 |
Dunfermline West | Lloyd, JohnJohn Lloyd | 6,984 | 19.2 | 2 |
East Kilbride | Gebbie, GeorgeGeorge Gebbie | 10,200 | 20.9 | 2 |
East Lothian | McCarthy, DavidDavid McCarthy | 6,825 | 15.7 | 3 |
Eastwood | Yates, DouglasDouglas Yates | 6,826 | 13.1 | 3 |
Edinburgh Central | Hyslop, FionaFiona Hyslop | 6,750 | 15.8 | 3 |
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | White, DerrickDerrick White | 8,034 | 19.1 | 2 |
Edinburgh North and Leith | Dana, AnneAnne Dana | 8,231 | 20.1 | 2 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | Gibb, StewartStewart Gibb | 6,882 | 13.0 | 3 |
Edinburgh South | Hargreaves, JohnJohn Hargreaves | 5,791 | 12.9 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Sutherland, GrahamGraham Sutherland | 4,210 | 8.8 | 4 |
Falkirk East | Brown, KeithKeith Brown | 9,959 | 23.9 | 2 |
Falkirk West | Alexander, DavidDavid Alexander | 8,989 | 23.4 | 2 |
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Morgan, AlasdairAlasdair Morgan | 18,449 | 43.9 | 1 |
Glasgow Anniesland | Wilson, BillBill Wilson | 5,797 | 17.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Baillieston | Thomson, PatsyPatsy Thomson | 6,085 | 19.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Whitehead, MaireMaire Whitehead | 6,913 | 18.5 | 2 |
Glasgow Govan | Sturgeon, NicolaNicola Sturgeon | 11,302 | 35.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Kelvin | White, SandraSandra White | 6,978 | 21.4 | 2 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Wailes, JohnJohn Wailes | 5,037 | 16.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Pollok | Logan, DavidDavid Logan | 5,862 | 17.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Hanif, HumayunHumayun Hanif | 3,748 | 14.0 | 2 |
Glasgow Springburn | Brady, JohnJohn Brady | 5,208 | 16.5 | 2 |
Gordon | Kemp, RhonaRhona Kemp | 5,760 | 15.6 | 3 |
Greenock and Inverclyde | Lochhead, RichardRichard Lochhead | 8,435 | 20.0 | 3 |
Hamilton North and Bellshill | Matheson, MichaelMichael Matheson | 7,255 | 19.1 | 2 |
Hamilton South | Black, IanIan Black | 5,831 | 17.6 | 2 |
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Ewing, FergusFergus Ewing | 13,848 | 29.0 | 2 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Neil, AlexAlex Neil | 16,365 | 34.5 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy | Hosie, StewartStewart Hosie | 8,020 | 22.9 | 2 |
Linlithgow | MacAskill, KennyKenny MacAskill | 10,631 | 26.8 | 2 |
Livingston | Johnston, PeterPeter Johnston | 11,763 | 27.5 | 2 |
Midlothian | Millar, LawrenceLawrence Millar | 8,991 | 25.5 | 2 |
Moray | Ewing, MargaretMargaret Ewing | 16,529 | 41.6 | 1 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | McGuigan, JamesJames McGuigan | 8,229 | 22.5 | 2 |
North East Fife | Welsh, ColinColin Welsh | 4,545 | 10.8 | 3 |
North Tayside | Swinney, JohnJohn Swinney | 20,447 | 44.8 | 1 |
Ochil | Reid, GeorgeGeorge Reid | 15,055 | 34.4 | 2 |
Orkney and Shetland | Ross, WillieWillie Ross | 2,624 | 12.7 | 3 |
Paisley North | Mackay, IanIan Mackay | 7,481 | 21.9 | 2 |
Paisley South | Martin, WilliamWilliam Martin | 8,732 | 23.4 | 2 |
Perth | Cunningham, RoseannaRoseanna Cunningham | 16,209 | 36.4 | 1 |
Ross, Skye and Inverness West | Paterson, MargaretMargaret Paterson | 7,821 | 19.6 | 3 |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Balfour, MalcolmMalcolm Balfour | 3,959 | 11.3 | 4 |
Rutherglen | Gray, IanIan Gray | 5,423 | 15.3 | 2 |
Stirling | Dow, EwanEwan Dow | 5,752 | 13.4 | 3 |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | McCormick, GraemeGraeme McCormick | 8,111 | 16.3 | 3 |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Goldie, IanIan Goldie | 6,671 | 17.1 | 4 |
West Aberdeenshire | Mowatt, JoyJoy Mowatt | 5,649 | 13.1 | 3 |
West Renfrewshire | Campbell, ColinColin Campbell | 10,546 | 26.5 | 2 |
Western Isles | Gillies, Anne LorneAnne Lorne Gillies | 5,379 | 33.4 | 2 |
By-elections, 1997–2001
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paisley South by-election, 1997 | Blackford, IanIan Blackford | 7,615 | 32.5 | 2 |
Hamilton South by-election, 1999 | Ewing, AnnabelleAnnabelle Ewing | 6,616 | 34.0 | 2 |
Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 | Thoms, GrantGrant Thoms | 4,202 | 21.0 | 2 |
Falkirk West by-election, 2000 | Kerr, DavidDavid Kerr | 7,787 | 39.9 | 2 |
2001 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[7] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen Central | Gault, WayneWayne Gault | 5,379 | 20.4 | 2 |
Aberdeen North | Allan, AlasdairAlasdair Allan | 8,708 | 28.7 | 2 |
Aberdeen South | Angus, IanIan Angus | 4,293 | 11.6 | 4 |
Airdrie and Shotts | Lindsay, AlisonAlison Lindsay | 6,138 | 19.3 | 2 |
Angus | Weir, MikeMike Weir | 12,347 | 35.3 | 1 |
Argyll and Bute | Samuel, AgnesAgnes Samuel | 6,433 | 20.8 | 4 |
Ayr | Mather, JimJim Mather | 4,621 | 12.0 | 3 |
Banff and Buchan | Salmond, AlexAlex Salmond | 16,710 | 54.2 | 1 |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | MacAdam, JohnJohn MacAdam | 5,273 | 21.2 | 3 |
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Wilson, TomTom Wilson | 6,258 | 15.6 | 3 |
Central Fife | Alexander, DavidDavid Alexander | 8,235 | 25.3 | 2 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | Yuill, JimJim Yuill | 6,525 | 20.1 | 2 |
Clydesdale | Wright, JimJim Wright | 10,028 | 26.2 | 2 |
Coatbridge and Chryston | Kearney, PeterPeter Kearney | 4,493 | 14.8 | 2 |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | McGlashan, DavidDavid McGlashan | 8,624 | 29.0 | 2 |
Cunninghame North | Martin, CampbellCampbell Martin | 7,173 | 21.2 | 2 |
Cunninghame South | Kidd, BillBill Kidd | 5,194 | 18.5 | 2 |
Dumbarton | Robertson, IainIain Robertson | 6,576 | 19.3 | 2 |
Dumfriesshire | Fisher, GerardGerard Fisher | 4,103 | 9.6 | 4 |
Dundee East | Hosie, StewartStewart Hosie | 10,169 | 31.4 | 2 |
Dundee West | Archer, GordonGordon Archer | 7,987 | 27.3 | 2 |
Dunfermline East | Mellon, JohnnyJohnny Mellon | 4,424 | 14.7 | 2 |
Dunfermline West | Goodall, BrianBrian Goodall | 5,390 | 17.4 | 2 |
East Kilbride | Buchanan, ArchieArchie Buchanan | 9,450 | 22.7 | 2 |
East Lothian | Brown, HilaryHilary Brown | 5,381 | 14.6 | 4 |
Eastwood | Maxwell, StewartStewart Maxwell | 4,137 | 8.6 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | McKee, IanIan McKee | 4,832 | 14.1 | 4 |
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Munn, RobRob Munn | 5,956 | 17.3 | 2 |
Edinburgh North and Leith | Stewart, KaukabKaukab Stewart | 5,290 | 15.9 | 3 |
Edinburgh Pentlands | Gibb, StewartStewart Gibb | 4,210 | 10.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | Williams, HeatherHeather Williams | 3,683 | 9.9 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Smith, AlynAlyn Smith | 4,047 | 10.3 | 4 |
Falkirk East | Hutton, IsobelIsobel Hutton | 7,824 | 23.2 | 2 |
Falkirk West | Kerr, DavidDavid Kerr | 7,490 | 24.2 | 2 |
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Fleming, MalcolmMalcolm Fleming | 12,148 | 33.8 | 2 |
Glasgow Anniesland | Thoms, GrantGrant Thoms | 4,048 | 15.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Baillieston | McNeill, LachlanLachlan McNeill | 4,361 | 18.7 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Docherty, JosephineJosephine Docherty | 4,086 | 14.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Govan | Neary, KarenKaren Neary | 6,064 | 24.0 | 2 |
Glasgow Kelvin | Rankin, FrancesFrances Rankin | 4,513 | 16.8 | 3 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Dingwall, AlexAlex Dingwall | 3,532 | 15.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Pollok | Ritchie, DavidDavid Ritchie | 4,229 | 16.7 | 2 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Byrne, JimJim Byrne | 3,417 | 16.7 | 2 |
Glasgow Springburn | Bain, SandySandy Bain | 4,675 | 19.4 | 2 |
Gordon | Kemp, RhonaRhona Kemp | 5,760 | 15.6 | 3 |
Greenock and Inverclyde | Murie, AndrewAndrew Murie | 4,248 | 14.9 | 3 |
Hamilton North and Bellshill | Stephens, ChrisChris Stephens | 5,225 | 17.2 | 2 |
Hamilton South | Wilson, JohnJohn Wilson | 5,190 | 19.4 | 2 |
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | MacNeil, AngusAngus MacNeil | 10,889 | 25.6 | 2 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Brady, JohnJohn Brady | 9,592 | 25.5 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy | Somerville, Shirley-AnneShirley-Anne Somerville | 6,264 | 22.2 | 2 |
Linlithgow | Sibbald, JamesJames Sibbald | 8,078 | 25.5 | 2 |
Livingston | Sutherland, GrahamGraham Sutherland | 8,492 | 23.6 | 2 |
Midlothian | Goldie, IanIan Goldie | 6,131 | 21.3 | 2 |
Moray | Robertson, AngusAngus Robertson | 10,076 | 30.3 | 1 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | McGuigan, JamesJames McGuigan | 5,725 | 19.3 | 2 |
North East Fife | Murray-Browne, KrisKris Murray-Browne | 3,596 | 10.4 | 4 |
North Tayside | Wishart, PetePete Wishart | 15,441 | 40.1 | 1 |
Ochil | Brown, KeithKeith Brown | 10,655 | 30.2 | 2 |
Orkney and Shetland | Mowat, JohnJohn Mowat | 2,473 | 14.8 | 4 |
Paisley North | Adam, GeorgeGeorge Adam | 5,737 | 21.1 | 2 |
Paisley South | Lawson, BrianBrian Lawson | 5,920 | 19.4 | 2 |
Perth | Ewing, AnnabelleAnnabelle Ewing | 11,237 | 29.7 | 1 |
Ross, Skye and Inverness West | Urquhart, JeanJean Urquhart | 4,901 | 14.1 | 3 |
Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Campbell, RoderickRoderick Campbell | 2,806 | 9.7 | 4 |
Rutherglen | McLaughlin, AnneAnne McLaughlin | 4,135 | 14.2 | 2 |
Stirling | Macaulay, FionaFiona Macaulay | 5,877 | 16.4 | 3 |
Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Smith, CalumCalum Smith | 6,675 | 16.1 | 3 |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Thomson, RichardRichard Thomson | 4,108 | 12.4 | 4 |
West Aberdeenshire | Green, JohnJohn Green | 4,634 | 12.2 | 4 |
West Renfrewshire | Puthucheary, CarolCarol Puthucheary | 7,145 | 21.3 | 2 |
Western Isles | Nicholson, AlasdairAlasdair Nicholson | 4,850 | 36.9 | 2 |
2005 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Stewart, KevinKevin Stewart | 8,168 | 22.3 | 3 |
Aberdeen South | Watt, MaureenMaureen Watt | 4,120 | 9.9 | 4 |
Airdrie and Shotts | Balfour, MalcolmMalcolm Balfour | 5,484 | 16.5 | 2 |
Angus | Weir, MikeMike Weir | 12,840 | 33.7 | 1 |
Argyll and Bute | Strong, IsobelIsobel Strong | 6,716 | 15.5 | 4 |
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Brodie, ChicChic Brodie | 5,932 | 13.2 | 4 |
Banff and Buchan | Salmond, AlexAlex Salmond | 19,044 | 51.2 | 1 |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Orr, AileenAileen Orr | 3,885 | 8.6 | 4 |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Shirron, KarenKaren Shirron | 3,686 | 13.3 | 3 |
Central Ayrshire | Shanif, JahangirJahangir Shanif | 4,969 | 11.6 | 4 |
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Ross, DuncanDuncan Ross | 5,206 | 13.6 | 2 |
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Hepburn, JamieJamie Hepburn | 8,689 | 22.2 | 2 |
Dumfries and Galloway | Henderson, DouglasDouglas Henderson | 6,182 | 12.1 | 3 |
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Wood, AndrewAndrew Wood | 4,075 | 9.1 | 4 |
Dundee East | Hosie, StewartStewart Hosie | 14,708 | 37.2 | 1 |
Dundee West | Fitzpatrick, JoeJoe Fitzpatrick | 11,089 | 30.0 | 2 |
Dunfermline and West Fife | Chapman, DouglasDouglas Chapman | 8,026 | 18.9 | 3 |
East Dunbartonshire | Sagan, ChrisChris Sagan | 2,716 | 5.8 | 4 |
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | Edwards, DouglasDouglas Edwards | 8,541 | 17.9 | 2 |
East Lothian | McLennan, PaulPaul McLennan | 5,995 | 13.1 | 4 |
East Renfrewshire | Bhutta, OsamaOsama Bhutta | 3,245 | 6.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | Tymkewycz, StefanStefan Tymkewycz | 6,760 | 17.0 | 3 |
Edinburgh North and Leith | Hutchison, DavieDavie Hutchison | 4,344 | 10.2 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | Sutherland, GrahamGraham Sutherland | 2,635 | 6.2 | 4 |
Edinburgh South West | Elliott-Cannon, NickNick Elliott-Cannon | 4,654 | 10.6 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Cleland, SheenaSheena Cleland | 4,124 | 9.1 | 4 |
Falkirk | Love, LauraLaura Love | 9,789 | 21.4 | 2 |
Glasgow Central | Kidd, BillBill Kidd | 4,148 | 14.8 | 3 |
Glasgow East | McNeill, LachlanLachlan McNeill | 5,268 | 17.0 | 2 |
Glasgow North | McLean, KennethKenneth McLean | 3,614 | 12.9 | 3 |
Glasgow North East | McLaughlin, JohnJohn McLaughlin | 5,019 | 17.7 | 2 |
Glasgow North West | Hendry, GraemeGraeme Hendry | 4,676 | 13.7 | 3 |
Glasgow South | MacLean, FinlayFinlay MacLean | 4,860 | 12.6 | 3 |
Glasgow South West | Dornan, JamesJames Dornan | 4,757 | 15.4 | 2 |
Glenrothes | Beare, JohnJohn Beare | 8,731 | 23.4 | 2 |
Gordon | Strathdee, JoannaJoanna Strathdee | 7,098 | 16.0 | 4 |
Inverclyde | McMillan, StuartStuart McMillan | 7,059 | 19.6 | 2 |
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Thompson, DaveDave Thompson | 5,992 | 13.5 | 3 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Coffey, DanielDaniel Coffey | 12,273 | 27.7 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Bath, AlanAlan Bath | 6,062 | 14.5 | 2 |
Lanark and Hamilton East | Wilson, JohnJohn Wilson | 7,746 | 17.8 | 3 |
Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Guthrie, GordonGordon Guthrie | 10,919 | 23.5 | 2 |
Livingston | Constance, AngelaAngela Constance | 9,560 | 21.6 | 2 |
Midlothian | Beattie, ColinColin Beattie | 6,400 | 17.0 | 3 |
Moray | Robertson, AngusAngus Robertson | 14,196 | 36.6 | 1 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | MacQuarrie, IanIan MacQuarrie | 6,105 | 16.5 | 2 |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | MacNeil, AngusAngus MacNeil | 6,213 | 44.9 | 1 |
North Ayrshire and Arran | Gurney, TonyTony Gurney | 7,938 | 18.4 | 2 |
North East Fife | Campbell, RoderickRoderick Campbell | 4,011 | 10.4 | 4 |
Ochil and South Perthshire | Ewing, AnnabelleAnnabelle Ewing | 13,957 | 29.9 | 2 |
Orkney and Shetland | Mowat, JohnJohn Mowat | 1,833 | 10.3 | 4 |
Paisley and Renfrew North | Wilson, BillBill Wilson | 7,696 | 18.8 | 2 |
Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Doig, AndrewAndrew Doig | 6,653 | 17.6 | 3 |
Perth and North Perthshire | Wishart, PeterPeter Wishart | 15,469 | 33.7 | 1 |
Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Will, MhairiMhairi Will | 3,119 | 9.6 | 4 |
Rutherglen and Hamilton West | Park, MargaretMargaret Park | 6,023 | 13.9 | 3 |
Stirling | McGlinchey, FrancesFrances McGlinchey | 5,503 | 12.6 | 4 |
West Aberdeenshire | Little, CarolineCaroline Little | 4,700 | 11.3 | 4 |
West Dunbartonshire | Chalmers, TomTom Chalmers | 9,047 | 21.8 | 2 |
By-elections, 2005–10
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Livingston by-election, 2005 | Constance, AngelaAngela Constance | 9,639 | 32.7 | 2 |
Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006 | Chapman, DouglasDouglas Chapman | 7,261 | 21.0 | 3 |
Glasgow East by-election, 2008 | Mason, JohnJohn Mason | 11,277 | 43.1 | 1 |
Glenrothes by-election, 2008 | Grant, PeterPeter Grant | 13,209 | 36.5 | 2 |
Glasgow North East by-election, 2009 | Kerr, DavidDavid Kerr | 4,120 | 20.0 | 2 |
2010 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Strathdee, JoannaJoanna Strathdee | 8,385 | 22.2 | 2 |
Aberdeen South | McDonald, MarkMark McDonald | 5,102 | 11.9 | 4 |
Airdrie and Shotts | Coyle, SophiaSophia Coyle | 8,441 | 23.5 | 2 |
Angus | Weir, MikeMike Weir | 15,020 | 39.6 | 1 |
Argyll and Bute | MacKenzie, MikeMike MacKenzie | 8,563 | 18.9 | 4 |
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Brodie, ChicChic Brodie | 8,276 | 18.0 | 3 |
Banff and Buchan | Whiteford, EilidhEilidh Whiteford | 15,868 | 41.3 | 1 |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Wheelhouse, PaulPaul Wheelhouse | 4,497 | 9.2 | 4 |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Urquhart, JeanJean Urquhart | 5,516 | 19.2 | 3 |
Central Ayrshire | Mullen, JohnJohn Mullen | 8,364 | 19.0 | 3 |
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | McGlinchey, FrancesFrances McGlinchey | 7,014 | 16.9 | 2 |
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Hepburn, JulieJulie Hepburn | 9,794 | 23.8 | 2 |
Dumfries and Galloway | Wood, AndrewAndrew Wood | 6,419 | 12.3 | 3 |
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Orr, AileenAileen Orr | 4,945 | 10.8 | 4 |
Dundee East | Hosie, StewartStewart Hosie | 15,350 | 37.8 | 1 |
Dundee West | Barrie, JimJim Barrie | 10,716 | 28.9 | 2 |
Dunfermline and West Fife | McCall, JoeJoe McCall | 5,201 | 10.6 | 3 |
East Dunbartonshire | White, IainIain White | 5,054 | 10.5 | 4 |
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | McKenna, JohnJohn McKenna | 11,738 | 23.0 | 2 |
East Lothian | Sharp, AndrewAndrew Sharp | 7,883 | 16.0 | 4 |
East Renfrewshire | Archer, GordonGordon Archer | 4,535 | 8.9 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | Kerevan, GeorgeGeorge Kerevan | 8,133 | 20.4 | 2 |
Edinburgh North and Leith | Cashley, CalumCalum Cashley | 4,568 | 9.6 | 4 |
Edinburgh South | Howat, SandySandy Howat | 3,354 | 7.7 | 4 |
Edinburgh South West | Stewart, KaukabKaukab Stewart | 5,530 | 12.2 | 4 |
Edinburgh West | Cleland, SheenaSheena Cleland | 6,115 | 13.2 | 4 |
Falkirk | McNally, JohnJohn McNally | 15,364 | 30.3 | 2 |
Glasgow Central | Saeed, OsamaOsama Saeed | 5,357 | 17.5 | 2 |
Glasgow East | Mason, JohnJohn Mason | 7,957 | 24.7 | 2 |
Glasgow North | Grady, PatrickPatrick Grady | 3,530 | 11.9 | 3 |
Glasgow North East | McAllister, BillyBilly McAllister | 4,158 | 14.1 | 2 |
Glasgow North West | Park, MargaretMargaret Park | 5,430 | 15.3 | 3 |
Glasgow South | Fleming, MalcolmMalcolm Fleming | 8,078 | 20.1 | 2 |
Glasgow South West | Stephens, ChrisChris Stephens | 5,192 | 16.3 | 2 |
Glenrothes | Alexander, DavidDavid Alexander | 8,799 | 21.7 | 2 |
Gordon | Thomson, RichardRichard Thomson | 10,827 | 22.2 | 2 |
Inverclyde | Nelson, InnesInnes Nelson | 6,577 | 17.5 | 2 |
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Finnie, JohnJohn Finnie | 8,803 | 18.7 | 3 |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Leslie, GeorgeGeorge Leslie | 12,082 | 26.0 | 2 |
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Chapman, DouglasDouglas Chapman | 6,550 | 14.3 | 2 |
Lanark and Hamilton East | Adamson, ClareClare Adamson | 9,780 | 21.0 | 2 |
Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Smith, TamTam Smith | 13,081 | 25.4 | 2 |
Livingston | Bardell, LisLis Bardell | 12,424 | 25.9 | 2 |
Midlothian | Beattie, ColinColin Beattie | 8,100 | 20.6 | 2 |
Moray | Robertson, AngusAngus Robertson | 16,273 | 39.7 | 1 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | Fellows, MarionMarion Fellows | 7,104 | 18.2 | 2 |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | MacNeil, AngusAngus MacNeil | 6,723 | 45.7 | 1 |
North Ayrshire and Arran | Gibson, PatriciaPatricia Gibson | 11,965 | 25.9 | 2 |
North East Fife | Campbell, RoderickRoderick Campbell | 5,685 | 14.2 | 4 |
Ochil and South Perthshire | Ewing, AnnabelleAnnabelle Ewing | 13,944 | 27.6 | 2 |
Orkney and Shetland | Mowat, JohnJohn Mowat | 2,042 | 10.6 | 3 |
Paisley and Renfrew North | MacLaren, MagsMags MacLaren | 8,333 | 19.1 | 2 |
Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Doig, AndrewAndrew Doig | 7,228 | 18.1 | 2 |
Perth and North Perthshire | Wishart, PeterPeter Wishart | 19,118 | 39.6 | 1 |
Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Stephen, AlasdairAlasdair Stephen | 5,263 | 15.1 | 3 |
Rutherglen and Hamilton West | Horne, GraemeGraeme Horne | 7,564 | 16.1 | 2 |
Stirling | Lindsay, AlisonAlison Lindsay | 8,091 | 17.3 | 3 |
West Aberdeenshire | Robertson, DennisDennis Robertson | 7,086 | 15.7 | 3 |
West Dunbartonshire | McCormick, GraemeGraeme McCormick | 8,497 | 20.1 | 2 |
By-elections, 2010–15
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Inverclyde by-election, 2011 | McLaughlin, AnneAnne McLaughlin | 9,280 | 33.0 | 2 |
2015 general election
References
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