Scottish National Party election results
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This article lists the Scottish National Party 's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Summary of general election performance [ edit ] Year Number of Candidates Total votes Average votes per candidate % UK vote % Scottish vote Change (percentage points) Saved deposits[1] Number of MPs 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 3 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 13 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 2017 59 977,568 16,569 3.0 36.9 -1.7 59 35 2019 59 1,242,372 21,057 3.9 45.0 +1.9 59 48
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Election results [ edit ] 1935 general election [ edit ] By-elections, 1935–45 [ edit ] 1945 general election [ edit ] By-elections, 1945–50 [ edit ] 1950 general election [ edit ] 1951 general election [ edit ] By-elections, 1951–55 [ edit ] 1955 general election [ edit ] 1959 general election [ edit ] By-elections, 1959–64 [ edit ] 1964 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[4] Aberdeen South John B. Reid 3,898 7.6 3 Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Douglas Drysdale 5,106 12.2 3 Dumfries John Gair 5,726 12.2 3 East Aberdeenshire Bruce Cockie 1,925 6.3 4 East Fife James Braid 2,635 6.8 4 Glasgow Springburn Angus McIntosh 2,366 9.2 3 Glasgow Woodside David Stevenson 1,600 5.1 4 Kinross and West Perthshire Arthur Donaldson 3,552 14.1 3 Kirkcaldy Burghs James C. Lees 4,423 10.9 3 Perth and East Perthshire Robert McIntyre 7,186 17.4 3 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles Anthony J. C. Kerr 1,093 2.5 4 Rutherglen R. N. Armstrong 1,657 4.6 3 Stirling and Falkirk Sandy Milne 4,526 10.0 3 West Dunbartonshire Alexander Gray 5,004 12.1 3 West Lothian William Wolfe 15,087 30.5 2
1966 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[4] Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Douglas Drysdale 8,225 20.1 3 Dumfries John Gair 5,727 12.6 3 Dunfermline James A. Cook 5,304 15.0 3 East Aberdeenshire Bruce Cockie 2,584 8.8 4 East Dunbartonshire W. Johnston 5,715 9.0 3 East Fife James Braid 5,394 14.4 3 Edinburgh South H. M. Robertson 2,856 7.3 3 Glasgow Craigton George Leslie 3,425 9.4 3 Glasgow Maryhill Hugh MacDonald 3,387 11.5 3 Glasgow Shettleston William Lindsay 3,732 12.1 3 Glasgow Springburn William Morton 2,222 9.4 3 Glasgow Woodside R. Fairlie 1,916 7.2 3 Kinross and West Perthshire Arthur Donaldson 4,884 20.5 2 Kirkcaldy Burghs James C. Lees 5,223 13.4 3 Lanark Harry Rankin 5,838 10.1 3 Midlothian Steven Rae 7,794 16.4 3 Perth and East Perthshire Malcolm Shaw 6,128 15.6 3 Rutherglen A. Peacock 2,194 6.4 3 Stirling and Falkirk Sandy Milne 6,322 14.4 3 West Dunbartonshire Robert Campbell 6,042 14.6 3 West Fife R. Reid Patrick 6,046 14.1 3 West Lothian William Wolfe 17,955 35.3 2 West Stirlingshire Robert McIntyre 9,381 26.0 2
By-elections, 1966–70 [ edit ] 1970 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[4] Aberdeen North John McKenna 3,756 8.4 3 Aberdeen South Bruce Cockie 2,777 5.3 4 Argyll Iain MacCormick 9,039 29.9 2 Ayr L. Anderson 2,186 5.2 3 Banffshire Hamish Watt 5,006 22.9 2 Berwick and East Lothian David Simpson 4,735 10.2 3 Bothwell Thomas McAlpine 6,157 12.8 3 Bute and North Ayrshire Peggy Macrae 3,852 10.9 3 Caithness and Sutherland Donald Barr 3,690 15.4 4 Central Ayrshire A. MacDonald 2,383 5.1 3 Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire Ian Macdonald 7,243 15.5 3 Coatbridge and Airdrie Wolseley Brown 2,667 6.0 3 Dumfriesshire John Gair 6,211 13.4 3 Dundee East Ian Macaulay 4,181 8.9 3 Dundee West J. A. Shepherd 4,441 8.7 3 Dunfermline Burghs James Cook 5,304 15.0 3 East Aberdeenshire Alex Farquhar 9,377 29.8 2 East Dunbartonshire Gordon Murray 8,257 11.3 3 East Fife James Braid 4,666 11.8 3 East Renfrewshire J. M. Buchanan 3,733 6.7 4 Edinburgh Central C. Moore 1,666 8.0 3 Edinburgh East Helena Davidson 3,502 8.2 3 Edinburgh Leith M. G. Thomson 1,827 7.0 3 Edinburgh Pentlands Steven Rae 2,814 5.9 4 Edinburgh South David Stevenson 2,861 6.9 4 Edinburgh West Muriel Gibson 3,711 6.8 4 Galloway Arthur Donaldson 5,723 20.6 2 Glasgow Bridgeton G. E. J. Wallace 1,550 8.8 3 Glasgow Central Angus McIntosh 1,688 14.1 3 Glasgow Craigton R. Edwards 2,946 7.9 3 Glasgow Gorbals Tom Brady 1,089 7.4 3 Glasgow Govan Michael Grieve 2,294 10.3 3 Glasgow Hillhead George Wotherspoon 1,957 8.2 3 Glasgow Maryhill Cameron Aitken 3,273 11.4 3 Glasgow Pollok George Leslie 3,733 8.9 3 Glasgow Provan Willie McRae 4,181 9.8 3 Glasgow Scotstoun A. Mitchell 4,313 9.4 3 Glasgow Shettleston William Lindsay 3,995 13.4 3 Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 3,323 14.3 3 Glasgow Woodside David Rollo 1,912 8.4 3 Hamilton Winifred Ewing 16,849 35.1 2 Inverness A. C. Cameron 2,781 7.1 4 Kilmarnock Alistair MacInnes 2,836 6.9 3 Kinross and West Perthshire Elizabeth Whitley 4,670 18.6 2 Kirkcaldy Burghs James C. Lees 4,863 11.9 3 Lanark Harry Rankin 7,859 11.7 3 Midlothian George Park 9,047 15.6 3 Moray and Nairn Thomas Howe 7,885 27.8 2 Motherwell Isobel Lindsay 3,861 9.9 3 North Angus and Mearns James McGuigan 4,677 16.9 3 North Lanarkshire John Hutchison 3,486 8.2 3 Paisley Margo MacDonald 3,432 7.3 3 Perth and East Perthshire Duncan Murray 7,112 17.0 3 Ross and Cromarty George Nicholson 2,268 11.7 4 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles H. Hastie 3,147 6.8 4 South Angus Malcolm Slesser 8,406 23.1 2 South Ayrshire Sam Purdie 7,785 19.9 3 Stirling and Falkirk Iain Murray 6,571 14.5 3 West Aberdeenshire John McKinlay 2,112 5.3 4 West Dunbartonshire Robert Campbell 5,414 12.0 3 Western Isles Donald Stewart 6,568 43.1 1 West Fife Jimmy Halliday 5,286 11.0 3 West Lothian William Wolfe 15,620 28.2 2 West Renfrewshire Allan Macartney 4,195 8.8 3 West Stirlingshire Robert McIntyre 8,279 21.4 3
By-elections, 1970–74 [ edit ] February 1974 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[5] Aberdeen North James McGugan 11,337 23.3 2 Aberdeen South Sandy Stronach 7,599 13.7 3 Argyll Iain MacCormick 15,646 48.9 1 Ayr C. D. Caldman 4,706 11.0 3 Banffshire Hamish Watt 11,037 46.1 1 Berwick and East Lothian David Simpson 6,956 14.2 3 Bothwell Gerry Fisher 6,710 14.1 3 Bute and North Ayrshire John Murphy 6,104 16.3 3 Caithness and Sutherland Eric Sutherland 3,814 16.1 4 Central Ayrshire Leslie Anderson 7,255 15.0 3 Central Dunbartonshire Andrew Welsh 5,906 14.5 4 Central Fife David Livingstone 10,324 22.5 2 Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire George Reid 22,289 43.5 1 Coatbridge and Airdrie R. Hill 7,961 17.3 3 Dumfriesshire L. A. B. Whitley 9,186 18.6 3 Dundee East Gordon Wilson 20,066 39.5 1 Dundee West Jim Fairlie 12,959 25.1 3 Dunfermline R. R. Patrick 8,695 17.8 3 East Aberdeenshire Douglas Henderson 18,333 50.8 1 East Dunbartonshire Margaret Bain 11,635 22.3 3 East Fife James Braid 8,593 19.5 2 East Kilbride D. P. MacQuarie 13,819 25.9 3 East Renfrewshire S. Watterson 5,268 10.4 4 Edinburgh Central A. W. S. Rae 4,074 13.6 4 Edinburgh East G. MacDougall 7,128 15.4 3 Edinburgh Leith H. Miller 6,569 21.2 3 Edinburgh North J. Lynch 4,550 12.7 4 Edinburgh Pentlands T. Forrest 5,491 12.5 4 Edinburgh South R. Shirley 5,770 12.8 4 Edinburgh West R. Moore 4,241 9.9 4 Galloway George Thompson 9,308 30.7 2 Glasgow Cathcart Alex Ewing 5,410 13.6 3 Glasgow Central S. Ewing 2,211 13.8 3 Glasgow Craigton G. Hooston 6,303 17.9 3 Glasgow Garscadden M. McRury 8,789 21.9 3 Glasgow Govan Margo MacDonald 9,783 40.9 2 Glasgow Hillhead Keith Bovey 3,702 11.3 4 Glasgow Kelvingrove C. MacKellar 5,666 19.2 3 Glasgow Maryhill A. MacIntosh 8,920 24.9 2 Glasgow Pollok M. D'Arcy Conyers 6,584 14.4 3 Glasgow Provan R. Edwards 7,367 19.6 2 Glasgow Queen's Park David MacKellar 4,394 15.6 3 Glasgow Shettleston W. Lindsay 5,834 22.0 3 Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 7,672 22.8 2 Greenock and Port Glasgow J. K. Wright 4,881 11.5 4 Hamilton Ian Macdonald 12,692 31.9 2 Inverness Rob Gibson 7,258 16.6 4 Kilmarnock A. MacInnes 7,644 15.3 3 Kinross and Western Perthshire Duncan Murray 6,274 23.1 2 Kirkcaldy Roger Knox 12,311 25.7 3 Lanark Thomas McAlpine 8,803 21.8 3 Midlothian John McKinlay 19,450 27.0 3 Moray and Nairn Winnie Ewing 16,046 49.3 1 Motherwell and Wishaw G. Nicholson 7,852 20.0 3 North Angus and Mearns Harry Rankin 6,837 23.4 2 North Lanarkshire P. Watt 8,187 18.5 3 Paisley David Rollo 10,455 21.3 3 Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 12,192 27.2 2 Ross and Cromarty Willie McRae 5,037 23.0 2 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles D. Purves 3,953 8.0 3 Rutherglen L. Leslie 6,089 15.2 3 South Angus Malcolm Slesser 15,179 36.6 2 South Ayrshire Roger Mullin 6,612 16.4 3 Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth Robert McIntyre 17,836 34.5 2 West Aberdeenshire M. Suttar 6,827 15.4 3 West Dunbartonshire Stan Stratton 11,144 27.2 3 Western Isles Donald Stewart 10,079 67.1 1 West Lothian William Wolfe 21,690 35.0 2 West Renfrewshire Charles Cameron 8,394 15.2 3 West Stirlingshire Janette Jones 12,886 29.7 2
October 1974 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[5] Aberdeen North James McGugan 13,509 29.7 2 Aberdeen South Sandy Stronach 10,481 20.1 3 Argyll Iain MacCormick 14,967 49.7 1 Ayr E. Robinson 6,902 16.7 3 Banffshire Hamish Watt 10,638 45.9 1 Berwick and East Lothian R. Macleod 6,323 13.2 3 Bothwell J. McCool 11,138 24.5 2 Bute and North Ayrshire John Murphy 9,055 25.9 3 Caithness and Sutherland Eric Sutherland 5,381 23.9 2 Central Ayrshire Leslie Anderson 11,533 24.5 3 Central Dunbartonshire C. Aitken 11,452 29.1 2 Central Fife David Livingstone 14,414 33.4 2 Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire George Reid 25,998 50.8 1 Coatbridge and Airdrie R. Hill 12,466 27.9 2 Dumfriesshire L. A. B. Whitley 12,542 26.4 3 Dundee East Gordon Wilson 22,120 47.7 1 Dundee West Jim Fairlie 16,678 35.1 2 Dunfermline A. C. Cameron 13,179 28.6 2 East Aberdeenshire Douglas Henderson 16,304 48.5 1 East Dunbartonshire Margaret Bain 15,551 31.2 1 East Fife James Braid 13,202 31.8 2 East Kilbride Gordon Murray 19,106 36.7 2 East Renfrewshire I. Jenkins 11,137 23.2 2 Edinburgh Central Steven Rae 6,866 24.9 3 Edinburgh East G. MacDougall 11,213 25.6 2 Edinburgh Leith R. Scott 7,688 26.1 3 Edinburgh North J. Lynch 7,681 23.5 3 Edinburgh Pentlands J. Hutchinson 10,189 24.6 3 Edinburgh South R. Shirley 9,034 21.7 3 Edinburgh West C. M. Moore 8,135 20.2 3 Galloway George Thompson 12,242 40.3 1 Glasgow Cathcart Alex Ewing 6,292 16.5 3 Glasgow Central B. Nugent 2,790 19.2 3 Glasgow Craigton R. G. Houston 8,171 24.3 2 Glasgow Garscadden Keith Bovey 12,111 31.2 2 Glasgow Govan Margo MacDonald 9,440 41.0 2 Glasgow Hillhead G. Borthwick 6,897 22.8 3 Glasgow Kelvingrove C. Calman 6,274 23.2 3 Glasgow Maryhill A. MacIntosh 10,171 29.9 2 Glasgow Pollok D. P. Macquarrie 10,441 24.3 3 Glasgow Provan R. Edwards 10,268 30.2 2 Glasgow Queen's Park David MacKellar 5,660 21.8 2 Glasgow Shettleston R. Hamilton 7,042 28,.6 2 Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 9,049 28.3 2 Greenock and Port Glasgow J. K. Wright 9,324 21.1 2 Hamilton Ian Macdonald 15,155 39.0 2 Inverness Donald Barr 11,994 29.6 2 Kilmarnock Alistair MacInnes 14,655 30.2 2 Kinross and Western Perthshire Derek Cameron 10,981 41.5 2 Kirkcaldy Roger Knox 14,587 32.0 2 Lanark Thomas McAlpine 14,250 35.8 2 Midlothian John McKinlay 24,568 35.6 2 Moray and Nairn Winnie Ewing 12,667 41.2 1 Motherwell and Wishaw J. MacKay 12,357 31.8 2 North Angus and Mearns I. Murray 9,284 34.2 2 North Lanarkshire P. Watt 11,561 26.9 2 Orkney and Shetland Howard Firth 3,025 17.2 2 Paisley David Rollo 15,778 33.1 2 Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 17,337 40.8 1 Ross and Cromarty Willie McRae 7,291 35.7 2 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles A. Edmonds 9,178 20.0 3 Rutherglen I. O. Bayne 9,732 25.3 2 South Angus Andrew Welsh 17,073 43.8 1 South Ayrshire Roger Mullin 7,851 19.8 2 Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth Robert McIntyre 20,324 39.8 2 West Aberdeenshire Nicol Suttar 9,409 22.2 3 West Dunbartonshire A. Murray 13,697 33.7 2 Western Isles Donald Stewart 8,758 61.5 1 West Lothian William Wolfe 24,997 40.9 2 West Renfrewshire Charles Cameron 15,374 28.6 2 West Stirlingshire Janette Jones 16,331 38.2 2
By-elections, 1974–79 [ edit ] 1979 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[5] Aberdeen North M. Watt 5,796 12.9 3 Aberdeen South A. Stronach 4,361 8.5 4 Argyll Iain MacCormick 10,545 31.8 2 Ayr J. McGill 3,998 9.2 4 Banffshire Hamish Watt 9,781 41.2 2 Berwick and East Lothian A. McCartney 3,300 6.5 4 Bothwell J. F. McCool 5,202 10.8 4 Bute and North Ayrshire M. Brown 5,272 13.9 3 Caithness and Sutherland Robin Shaw 6,487 28.0 3 Central Ayrshire Ian Macdonald 5,596 10.4 3 Central Dunbartonshire W. Lindsay 6,055 15.3 3 Central Fife J. Lynch 9,208 19.4 3 Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire George Reid 21,796 40.1 2 Coatbridge and Airdrie M. Johnston 3,652 10.5 3 Dumfriesshire E. Gibson 6,647 13.2 4 Dundee East Gordon Wilson 20,497 41.7 1 Dundee West Jim Fairlie 13,197 26.4 2 Dunfermline A. C. Cameron 7,351 14.3 3 East Aberdeenshire Douglas Henderson 16,269 41.4 2 East Dunbartonshire Margaret Bain 12,654 20.6 3 East Fife J. Marshall 6,612 14.1 4 East Kilbride Gordon Murray 9,090 15.6 3 East Renfrewshire J. Pow 3,989 7.7 4 Edinburgh Central G. Kennedy 2,486 9.8 4 Edinburgh East G. MacDougall 5,296 12.1 3 Edinburgh Leith W. R. Platt 2,706 9.7 4 Edinburgh North Neil MacCormick 3,521 10.8 4 Edinburgh Pentlands Stephen Maxwell 4,934 11.0 4 Edinburgh South R. Shirley 3,800 8.4 4 Edinburgh West Colin Bell 3,904 9.2 4 Galloway George Thompson 12,384 37.1 2 Glasgow Cathcart Alex Ewing 2,653 6.9 3 Glasgow Central S. Bird 1,308 11.1 3 Glasgow Craigton R. Silver 3,881 11.7 3 Glasgow Garscadden J. Bain 6,012 15.7 3 Glasgow Govan T. Wilson 2,340 13.6 3 Glasgow Hillhead G. Borthwick 3,050 10.1 4 Glasgow Kelvingrove I. O. Bayne 2,199 9.9 4 Glasgow Maryhill D. McGlashan 3,812 11.2 3 Glasgow Pollok A. McIntosh 4,187 9.6 3 Glasgow Provan R. Cunning 4,767 13.8 3 Glasgow Queen's Park P. Greene 2,276 9.7 3 Glasgow Shettleston Margo MacDonald 3,022 13.9 3 Glasgow Springburn William J. Morton 3,587 12.6 3 Greenock and Port Glasgow J. K. Wright 3,435 7.6 4 Hamilton C. Stoddart 6,842 16.6 3 Inverness Donald Barr 9,603 20.6 3 Kilmarnock A. MacInnes 8,963 18.3 3 Kinross and Western Perthshire Ian Smith 9,045 29.4 2 Kirkcaldy A. Currie 9,416 19.9 3 Lanark Thomas McAlpine 7,902 18.8 3 Midlothian G. A. F. Spiers 13,260 16.8 3 Moray and Nairn Winnie Ewing 13,800 38.9 2 Motherwell and Wishaw J. MacKay 4,817 12.3 3 North Angus and Mearns I. Murray 7,387 23.2 2 North Lanarkshire J. Ralston 5,887 13.1 3 Orkney and Shetland M. Spens 935 4.8 4 Paisley David Rollo 7,305 15.7 3 Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 17,050 35.5 2 Ross and Cromarty Willie McRae 5,915 23.6 2 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles Angus Stewart 3,502 7.2 4 Rutherglen Michael Grieve 3,325 8.4 4 South Angus Andrew Welsh 19,066 41.5 2 South Ayrshire C. Cameron 3,233 8.0 4 Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth J. Donarchy 8,856 17.0 2 West Aberdeenshire J. Hulbert 4,260 8.3 4 West Dunbartonshire Stan Stratton 7,835 17.9 3 Western Isles Donald Stewart 7,941 52.5 1 West Lothian William Wolfe 16,631 24.9 2 West Renfrewshire Charles Cameron 8,333 13.1 3 West Stirlingshire Janette Jones 8,627 18.3 3
By-elections, 1979–83 [ edit ] 1983 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[6] Aberdeen North James McGugan 3,790 9.3 4 Aberdeen South Sam Coull 1,974 5.0 4 Argyll and Bute Ian Smith 8,514 24.6 3 Ayr I. Goldie 2,431 4.9 4 Banff and Buchan Douglas Henderson 15,135 37.4 2 Caithness and Sutherland Jim Ingram 2,568 11.0 4 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Ron Wyllie 2,694 6.5 4 Central Fife J. Taggart 4,039 10.2 4 Clackmannan Janette Jones 6,839 19.0 2 Clydebank and Milngavie A. Aitken 3,566 9.2 4 Clydesdale Thomas McAlpine 5,271 11.4 4 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Gordon Murray 5,875 17.4 3 Cunninghame North Colin Cameron 3,460 8.6 4 Cunninghame South Kay Ullrich 2,451 6.9 4 Dumbarton I. O. Bayne 3,768 8.7 4 Dumfriesshire E. Gibson 4,527 10.8 4 Dundee East Gordon Wilson 20,276 43.8 1 Dundee West James Lynch 7,973 17.1 4 Dunfermline East G. A. Hunter 2,573 7.2 4 Dunfermline West Jim Fairlie 2,798 7.8 4 East Angus Andrew Welsh 15,691 36.0 2 East Kilbride D. M. Urquhart 4,795 10.2 4 East Lothian Roger Knox 2,083 4.4 4 Eastwood J. Herriot 2,618 5.8 4 Edinburgh Central R. Halliday 1,810 4.9 4 Edinburgh East P. Scott 1,976 5.5 4 Edinburgh Leith J. Young 2,646 6.5 4 Edinburgh Pentlands Donald Neil MacCormick 2,642 6.1 4 Edinburgh South Neil MacCallum 2,256 5.0 4 Edinburgh West J. Nicoll 2,126 4.6 4 Falkirk East John McGregor 4,490 11.9 4 Falkirk West Brian Cochrane 4,739 13.0 4 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale George Thompson 12,118 30.8 2 Glasgow Cathcart W. Steven 2,151 5.6 4 Glasgow Central P. Mallam 3,300 10.3 4 Glasgow Garscadden N. MacLeod 3,566 10.2 4 Glasgow Govan P. Kindlen 2,207 6.0 4 Glasgow Hillhead George Andrew Leslie 2,203 5.4 4 Glasgow Maryhill I. Morrison 2,408 7.1 4 Glasgow Pollok F. Hanningan 3,585 9.9 4 Glasgow Provan P. Kennedy 2,737 8.8 4 Glasgow Rutherglen K. Fee 2,438 5.5 4 Glasgow Shettleston D. Hood 2,801 7.9 4 Glasgow Springburn J. McLaughlin 2,804 8.1 4 Gordon Kenneth James Nicolson Guild 2,636 5.7 4 Greenock and Port Glasgow A. H. Clayton 2,989 6.8 4 Hamilton Mairi Whitehead 3,816 8.2 4 Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Hamish William Vernal 4,395 9.8 4 Kilmarnock and Loudoun C. D. Calman 4,165 9.0 4 Kincardine and Deeside A. Tuttle 3,297 7.7 4 Kirkcaldy D. D. Wood 3,452 9.1 4 Linlithgow D. H. Ramsey 8,026 18.4 3 Livingston Kenny MacAskill 5,090 13.5 4 Midlothian M. J. Hird 2,826 6.2 4 Moray Hamish Watt 15,231 35.2 2 Motherwell North Richard Lyle 5,333 12.6 4 Motherwell South James Wright 3,743 9.8 4 Monklands East T. R. Johnston 3,185 8.9 4 Monklands West G. A. Lyon 2,473 6.5 4 North East Fife John Hulbert 2,442 6.6 3 North Tayside Alasdair Morgan 9,170 24.3 2 Orkney and Shetland Winifred Ewing 3,147 15.4 3 Paisley North H. Morell 2,783 8.0 4 Paisley South James Robert Mitchell 4,918 13.1 4 Perth and Kinross Douglas Crawford 11,155 25.1 2 Renfrew West and Inverclyde W. Taylor 3,653 8.8 4 Ross, Cromarty and Skye Kay B. Matheson 4,863 13.9 4 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Robert Shirley 852 2.7 4 Stirling W. Houston 3,488 8.2 4 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Margaret Bain 4,408 9.2 4 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale William John Allan Macartney 1,455 5.0 4 Western Isles Donald James Stewart 8,272 54.5 1
1987 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[6] Aberdeen North Philip Bowers Greenhorn 5,827 13.2 4 Aberdeen South Michael Fraser Weir 2,776 6.6 4 Argyll Robert Richard Shaw 6,297 17.1 3 Ayr Colin Traynor Weir 3,548 6.7 4 Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 19,462 44.3 1 Caithness and Sutherland Archibal William Kerr MacGregor 2,371 10.3 4 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Charles Duncan Calman 4,094 9.6 4 Central Fife Daniel Hood 6,296 14.7 4 Clackmannan Allan Macartney 7,916 20.9 2 Clydebank and Milngavie Stanley Finlayson Fisher 4,935 12.5 4 Clydesdale Michael Russell 7,125 14.8 4 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Thomas Ross Johnston 6,982 19.6 2 Cunninghame North Matthew Brown 4,076 9.5 4 Cunninghame South Kay Ullrich 4,115 11.0 4 Dumbarton Jenny Herriot 5,564 12.1 4 Dumfriesshire Thomas McAlpine 6,391 14.2 4 Dundee East Gordon Wilson 18,524 40.1 2 Dundee West Alasdair Neil Morgan 7,164 15.3 3 Dunfermline East Alice McGarry 3,901 10.0 4 Dunfermline West Gordon John Hughes 3,435 8.7 4 East Angus Andrew Welsh 19,536 42.4 1 East Kilbride James Hand Taggart 6,275 12.6 4 East Lothian Alexander Burgon-Lyon 3,727 7.3 4 Eastwood James Alexander May Findlay 4,033 8.2 4 Edinburgh Central Brian Shaw 2,559 6.2 4 Edinburgh East Mungo Bovey 3,434 9.5 4 Edinburgh Leith William Scott Morrison 4,045 9.5 4 Edinburgh Pentlands Donald Neil MacCormick 3,264 7.2 4 Edinburgh South Catherina McMillan Moore 2,455 5.0 4 Edinburgh West Norman Irons 2,774 5.6 4 Falkirk East Ronald Neil Forbes Halliday 6,056 15.4 3 Falkirk West Ian Roy Goldie 6,696 17.4 3 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Stephen Frederick Norris 12,919 31.5 2 Glasgow Cathcart William Alexander Steven 3,883 10.3 4 Glasgow Central Alexander Bloomfield Wilson 3,339 10.0 4 Glasgow Garscadden Andrew Brophy 4,201 12.3 2 Glasgow Govan Felix McCabe 3,851 10.4 4 Glasgow Hillhead Bill Kidd 2,713 6.5 4 Glasgow Maryhill Gavin Roberts 3,895 11.0 3 Glasgow Pollok Andrew Doig 3,528 9.6 4 Glasgow Provan William Ramsay 3,660 12.1 2 Glasgow Rutherglen John Higgins 3,584 8.1 4 Glasgow Shettleston John Armstrong MacVicar 4,807 12.7 3 Glasgow Springburn Brendan O'Hara 2,554 10.2 2 Gordon George Easton Wright 3,876 7.2 4 Greenock and Port Glasgow Thomas Lenehan 3,721 8.6 4 Hamilton Christopher Crossley 6,093 12.7 4 Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Niall Peter Johnson 7,001 14.8 4 Kilmarnock and Loudoun George Leslie 8,881 18.2 3 Kincardine and Deeside Frances Elsbeth Duncan 3,082 6.5 4 Kirkcaldy William Arthur Roger Mullin 4,794 11.7 4 Linlithgow Jim Sillars 11,496 24.9 2 Livingston Kenny MacAskill 6,969 16.6 3 Midlothian Ian MacKay Chisholm 4,947 10.6 4 Moray Margaret Ewing 19,510 43.2 1 Motherwell North Andrew Currie 6,230 14.0 2 Motherwell South James Wright 6,027 15.3 2 Monklands East Kenneth James Gibson 4,790 12.9 4 Monklands West Keith Bovey 4,260 10.8 4 North East Fife Francis David Roche 2,616 6.6 4 North Tayside Kenneth James Nicolson Guild 13,291 32.9 2 Paisley North Ian Taylor 4,696 12.9 4 Paisley South James Robert Mitchell 5,398 14.0 4 Perth and Kinross James McGregor Fairlie 13,040 27.6 2 Renfrew West and Inverclyde Colin McIver Campbell 4,578 10.1 4 Ross, Cromarty and Skye Robert McKay Gibson 4,492 11.8 4 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Marshall Neil Douglas 1,586 4.8 4 Stirling Iain Macdonald Lawson 4,897 10.7 4 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Gil Paterson 3,654 7.1 4 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Andrew Lumsden 2,660 9.1 4 Western Isles Ian Smith 4,701 28.5 2
By-elections, 1987–92 [ edit ] 1992 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[6] Aberdeen North James McGugan 9,608 24.0 2 Aberdeen South James Davidson 6,223 15.1 3 Argyll Neil MacCormick 8,689 23.8 3 Ayr Barbara Mullin 5,949 10.9 3 Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 21,954 47.5 1 Caithness and Sutherland Archibal William Kerr MacGregor 4,049 18.2 3 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Charles Douglas 6,910 16.2 3 Central Fife Tricia Marwick 10,458 25.1 2 Clackmannan Andrew Brophy 10,326 26.9 2 Clydebank and Milngavie Gordon Hughes 7,207 19.6 2 Clydesdale Iain Gray 11,084 23.1 3 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Thomas Johnston 10,640 28.9 2 Cunninghame North David Crossan 7,813 18.2 3 Cunninghame South Ricky Bell 9,007 24.2 2 Dumbarton Bill McKechnie 8,127 18.4 3 Dumfriesshire Alasdair Morgan 6,971 14.3 3 Dundee East David Coutts 14,197 33.4 2 Dundee West Keith Brown 9,894 23.6 2 Dunfermline East John Lloyd 5,746 15.1 3 Dunfermline West Jay Smith 7,563 19.4 3 East Angus Andrew Welsh 19,006 40.1 1 East Kilbride Kathleen McAlorum 12,063 23.5 2 East Lothian George R. Thomson 7,776 14.2 3 Eastwood Paul H. Scott 6,372 12.4 4 Edinburgh Central Lynne Devine 5,539 14.2 3 Edinburgh East Debin McKinney 6,225 18.4 3 Edinburgh Leith Fiona Hyslop 8,805 21.8 2 Edinburgh Pentlands Kathleen Caskie 6,882 15.4 3 Edinburgh South Roger Knox 5,727 12.8 4 Edinburgh West Graham Sutherland 4,117 8.4 4 Falkirk East Ronald Halliday 10,454 26.2 2 Falkirk West William Houston 9,350 24.3 2 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Matt Brown 16,213 36.5 2 Glasgow Cathcart William Steven 6,107 18.1 3 Glasgow Central Brendan O'Hara 6,322 20.8 2 Glasgow Garscadden Dick Douglas 5,580 19.0 2 Glasgow Govan Jim Sillars 12,926 37.1 2 Glasgow Hillhead Sandra White 6,484 16.5 4 Glasgow Maryhill Clifford Williamson 6,033 19.1 2 Glasgow Pollok George Leslie 5,107 15.7 4 Glasgow Provan Alexandra McRae 5,182 21.7 2 Glasgow Rutherglen John Higgins 6,470 16.3 3 Glasgow Shettleston Nicola Sturgeon 6,831 19.1 2 Glasgow Springburn Stuart Miller 5,863 19.5 2 Gordon Brian Adam 8,445 14.3 3 Greenock and Port Glasgow Ian Black 7,279 19.0 2 Hamilton Bill Morrison 9,246 19.7 2 Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing 12,562 24.7 3 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alex Neil 15,231 30.7 2 Kincardine and Deeside Allan Macartney 5,927 11.3 3 Kirkcaldy Stewart Hosie 8,761 22.5 2 Linlithgow Kenny MacAskill 14,577 30.3 2 Livingston Peter Johnston 12,140 26.6 2 Midlothian Andrew Lumsden 10,254 21.9 2 Moray Margaret Ewing 20,299 44.3 1 Motherwell North David A. Clark 8,942 20.3 2 Motherwell South Kay Ullrich 7,758 20.3 2 Monklands East Jim Wright 6,554 18.0 2 Monklands West Keith Bovey 6,319 16.6 2 North East Fife David Roche 3,589 8.6 3 North Tayside John Swinney 16,288 37.5 2 Orkney and Shetland Frances McKie 2,301 11.2 4 Paisley North Roger Mullin 7,940 23.3 2 Paisley South Iain Lawson 7,455 27.5 2 Perth and Kinross Roseanna Cunningham 18,101 36.0 2 Renfrew West and Inverclyde Colin McIver Campbell 9,444 12.5 3 Ross, Cromarty and Skye Rob Gibson 7,618 18.5 3 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Marshall Douglas 3,437 10.2 3 Stirling Gerard Fisher 6,558 13.7 3 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Tom Chalmers 6,275 12.5 3 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Christine Creech 5,244 17.0 3 Western Isles Frances MacFarlane 5,961 37.2 2
By-elections, 1992–97 [ edit ] 1997 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[7] Aberdeen Central Brian Topping 5,767 16.2 3 Aberdeen North Brian Adam 8,379 21.8 2 Aberdeen South Jim Towers 4,299 11.6 4 Airdrie and Shotts Keith Robertson 10,048 24.4 2 Angus Andrew Welsh 20,792 48.3 1 Argyll and Bute Neil MacCormick 8,278 23.2 2 Ayr Ian Blackford 5,625 12.6 3 Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 22,409 55.8 1 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Euan Harper 6,710 23.0 3 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Christine Hutchison 8,190 16.7 3 Central Fife Tricia Marwick 10,199 25.0 2 Clydebank and Milngavie Jim Yuill 8,263 21.1 2 Clydesdale Andrew Doig 10,050 22.1 2 Coatbridge and Chryston Brian Nugent 6,402 17.0 2 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Colin Barrie 10,013 27.8 2 Cunninghame North Kim Nicoll 7,584 18.4 3 Cunninghame South Margaret Burgess 7,364 20.8 2 Dumbarton Bill McKechnie 9,587 23.2 2 Dumfriesshire Robert Higgins 5,977 12.1 3 Dundee East Shona Robison 10,757 26.5 2 Dundee West John Dorward 9,016 23.2 2 Dunfermline East John Ramage 5,690 15.6 2 Dunfermline West John Lloyd 6,984 19.2 2 East Kilbride George Gebbie 10,200 20.9 2 East Lothian David McCarthy 6,825 15.7 3 Eastwood Douglas Yates 6,826 13.1 3 Edinburgh Central Fiona Hyslop 6,750 15.8 3 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Derrick White 8,034 19.1 2 Edinburgh North and Leith Anne Dana 8,231 20.1 2 Edinburgh Pentlands Stewart Gibb 6,882 13.0 3 Edinburgh South John Hargreaves 5,791 12.9 4 Edinburgh West Graham Sutherland 4,210 8.8 4 Falkirk East Keith Brown 9,959 23.9 2 Falkirk West David Alexander 8,989 23.4 2 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Alasdair Morgan 18,449 43.9 1 Glasgow Anniesland Bill Wilson 5,797 17.1 2 Glasgow Baillieston Patsy Thomson 6,085 19.1 2 Glasgow Cathcart Maire Whitehead 6,913 18.5 2 Glasgow Govan Nicola Sturgeon 11,302 35.1 2 Glasgow Kelvin Sandra White 6,978 21.4 2 Glasgow Maryhill John Wailes 5,037 16.9 2 Glasgow Pollok David Logan 5,862 17.9 2 Glasgow Shettleston Humayun Hanif 3,748 14.0 2 Glasgow Springburn John Brady 5,208 16.5 2 Gordon Rhona Kemp 5,760 15.6 3 Greenock and Inverclyde Richard Lochhead 8,435 20.0 3 Hamilton North and Bellshill Michael Matheson 7,255 19.1 2 Hamilton South Ian Black 5,831 17.6 2 Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Fergus Ewing 13,848 29.0 2 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alex Neil 16,365 34.5 2 Kirkcaldy Stewart Hosie 8,020 22.9 2 Linlithgow Kenny MacAskill 10,631 26.8 2 Livingston Peter Johnston 11,763 27.5 2 Midlothian Lawrence Millar 8,991 25.5 2 Moray Margaret Ewing 16,529 41.6 1 Motherwell and Wishaw James McGuigan 8,229 22.5 2 North East Fife Colin Welsh 4,545 10.8 3 North Tayside John Swinney 20,447 44.8 1 Ochil George Reid 15,055 34.4 2 Orkney and Shetland Willie Ross 2,624 12.7 3 Paisley North Ian Mackay 7,481 21.9 2 Paisley South William Martin 8,732 23.4 2 Perth Roseanna Cunningham 16,209 36.4 1 Ross, Skye and Inverness West Margaret Paterson 7,821 19.6 3 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Malcolm Balfour 3,959 11.3 4 Rutherglen Ian Gray 5,423 15.3 2 Stirling Ewan Dow 5,752 13.4 3 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Graeme McCormick 8,111 16.3 3 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Ian Goldie 6,671 17.1 4 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Joy Mowatt 5,649 13.1 3 West Renfrewshire Colin Campbell 10,546 26.5 2 Western Isles Anne Lorne Gillies 5,379 33.4 2
By-elections, 1997–2001 [ edit ] 2001 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[8] Aberdeen Central Wayne Gault 5,379 20.4 2 Aberdeen North Alasdair Allan 8,708 28.7 2 Aberdeen South Ian Angus 4,293 11.6 4 Airdrie and Shotts Alison Lindsay 6,138 19.3 2 Angus Mike Weir 12,347 35.3 1 Argyll and Bute Agnes Samuel 6,433 20.8 4 Ayr Jim Mather 4,621 12.0 3 Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 16,710 54.2 1 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross John MacAdam 5,273 21.2 3 Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Tom Wilson 6,258 15.6 3 Central Fife David Alexander 8,235 25.3 2 Clydebank and Milngavie Jim Yuill 6,525 20.1 2 Clydesdale Jim Wright 10,028 26.2 2 Coatbridge and Chryston Peter Kearney 4,493 14.8 2 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth David McGlashan 8,624 29.0 2 Cunninghame North Campbell Martin 7,173 21.2 2 Cunninghame South Bill Kidd 5,194 18.5 2 Dumbarton Iain Robertson 6,576 19.3 2 Dumfriesshire Gerard Fisher 4,103 9.6 4 Dundee East Stewart Hosie 10,169 31.4 2 Dundee West Gordon Archer 7,987 27.3 2 Dunfermline East Johnny Mellon 4,424 14.7 2 Dunfermline West Brian Goodall 5,390 17.4 2 East Kilbride Archie Buchanan 9,450 22.7 2 East Lothian Hilary Brown 5,381 14.6 4 Eastwood Stewart Maxwell 4,137 8.6 4 Edinburgh Central Ian McKee 4,832 14.1 4 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Rob Munn 5,956 17.3 2 Edinburgh North and Leith Kaukab Stewart 5,290 15.9 3 Edinburgh Pentlands Stewart Gibb 4,210 10.8 4 Edinburgh South Heather Williams 3,683 9.9 4 Edinburgh West Alyn Smith 4,047 10.3 4 Falkirk East Isobel Hutton 7,824 23.2 2 Falkirk West David Kerr 7,490 24.2 2 Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Malcolm Fleming 12,148 33.8 2 Glasgow Anniesland Grant Thoms 4,048 15.1 2 Glasgow Baillieston Lachlan McNeill 4,361 18.7 2 Glasgow Cathcart Josephine Docherty 4,086 14.9 2 Glasgow Govan Karen Neary 6,064 24.0 2 Glasgow Kelvin Frances Rankin 4,513 16.8 3 Glasgow Maryhill Alex Dingwall 3,532 15.9 2 Glasgow Pollok David Ritchie 4,229 16.7 2 Glasgow Shettleston Jim Byrne 3,417 16.7 2 Glasgow Springburn Sandy Bain 4,675 19.4 2 Gordon Rhona Kemp 5,760 15.6 3 Greenock and Inverclyde Andrew Murie 4,248 14.9 3 Hamilton North and Bellshill Chris Stephens 5,225 17.2 2 Hamilton South John Wilson 5,190 19.4 2 Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Angus MacNeil 10,889 25.6 2 Kilmarnock and Loudoun John Brady 9,592 25.5 2 Kirkcaldy Shirley-Anne Somerville 6,264 22.2 2 Linlithgow James Sibbald 8,078 25.5 2 Livingston Graham Sutherland 8,492 23.6 2 Midlothian Ian Goldie 6,131 21.3 2 Moray Angus Robertson 10,076 30.3 1 Motherwell and Wishaw James McGuigan 5,725 19.3 2 North East Fife Kris Murray-Browne 3,596 10.4 4 North Tayside Pete Wishart 15,441 40.1 1 Ochil Keith Brown 10,655 30.2 2 Orkney and Shetland John Mowat 2,473 14.8 4 Paisley North George Adam 5,737 21.1 2 Paisley South Brian Lawson 5,920 19.4 2 Perth Annabelle Ewing 11,237 29.7 1 Ross, Skye and Inverness West Jean Urquhart 4,901 14.1 3 Roxburgh and Berwickshire Roderick Campbell 2,806 9.7 4 Rutherglen Anne McLaughlin 4,135 14.2 2 Stirling Fiona Macaulay 5,877 16.4 3 Strathkelvin and Bearsden Calum Smith 6,675 16.1 3 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Richard Thomson 4,108 12.4 4 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine John Green 4,634 12.2 4 West Renfrewshire Carol Puthucheary 7,145 21.3 2 Western Isles Alasdair Nicholson 4,850 36.9 2
2005 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position Aberdeen North Kevin Stewart 8,168 22.3 3 Aberdeen South Maureen Watt 4,120 9.9 4 Airdrie and Shotts Malcolm Balfour 5,484 16.5 2 Angus Mike Weir 12,840 33.7 1 Argyll and Bute Isobel Strong 6,716 15.5 4 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Chic Brodie 5,932 13.2 4 Banff and Buchan Alex Salmond 19,044 51.2 1 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Aileen Orr 3,885 8.6 4 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Karen Shirron 3,686 13.3 3 Central Ayrshire Jahangir Shanif 4,969 11.6 4 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Duncan Ross 5,206 13.6 2 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Jamie Hepburn 8,689 22.2 2 Dumfries and Galloway Douglas Henderson 6,182 12.1 3 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Andrew Wood 4,075 9.1 4 Dundee East Stewart Hosie 14,708 37.2 1 Dundee West Joe Fitzpatrick 11,089 30.0 2 Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 8,026 18.9 3 East Dunbartonshire Chris Sagan 2,716 5.8 4 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Douglas Edwards 8,541 17.9 2 East Lothian Paul McLennan 5,995 13.1 4 East Renfrewshire Osama Bhutta 3,245 6.8 4 Edinburgh East Stefan Tymkewycz 6,760 17.0 3 Edinburgh North and Leith Davie Hutchison 4,344 10.2 4 Edinburgh South Graham Sutherland 2,635 6.2 4 Edinburgh South West Nick Elliott-Cannon 4,654 10.6 4 Edinburgh West Sheena Cleland 4,124 9.1 4 Falkirk Laura Love 9,789 21.4 2 Glasgow Central Bill Kidd 4,148 14.8 3 Glasgow East Lachlan McNeill 5,268 17.0 2 Glasgow North Kenneth McLean 3,614 12.9 3 Glasgow North East John McLaughlin 5,019 17.7 2 Glasgow North West Graeme Hendry 4,676 13.7 3 Glasgow South Finlay MacLean 4,860 12.6 3 Glasgow South West James Dornan 4,757 15.4 2 Glenrothes John Beare 8,731 23.4 2 Gordon Joanna Strathdee 7,098 16.0 4 Inverclyde Stuart McMillan 7,059 19.6 2 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Dave Thompson 5,992 13.5 3 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Daniel Coffey 12,273 27.7 2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Alan Bath 6,062 14.5 2 Lanark and Hamilton East John Wilson 7,746 17.8 3 Linlithgow and East Falkirk Gordon Guthrie 10,919 23.5 2 Livingston Angela Constance 9,560 21.6 2 Midlothian Colin Beattie 6,400 17.0 3 Moray Angus Robertson 14,196 36.6 1 Motherwell and Wishaw Ian MacQuarrie 6,105 16.5 2 Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,213 44.9 1 North Ayrshire and Arran Tony Gurney 7,938 18.4 2 North East Fife Roderick Campbell 4,011 10.4 4 Ochil and South Perthshire Annabelle Ewing 13,957 29.9 2 Orkney and Shetland John Mowat 1,833 10.3 4 Paisley and Renfrew North Bill Wilson 7,696 18.8 2 Paisley and Renfrewshire South Andrew Doig 6,653 17.6 3 Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 15,469 33.7 1 Ross, Skye and Lochaber Mhairi Will 3,119 9.6 4 Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Park 6,023 13.9 3 Stirling Frances McGlinchey 5,503 12.6 4 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Caroline Little 4,700 11.3 4 West Dunbartonshire Tom Chalmers 9,047 21.8 2
By-elections, 2005–10 [ edit ] 2010 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position Aberdeen North Joanna Strathdee 8,385 22.2 2 Aberdeen South Mark McDonald 5,102 11.9 4 Airdrie and Shotts Sophia Coyle 8,441 23.5 2 Angus Mike Weir 15,020 39.6 1 Argyll and Bute Mike MacKenzie 8,563 18.9 4 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Chic Brodie 8,276 18.0 3 Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford 15,868 41.3 1 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Paul Wheelhouse 4,497 9.2 4 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jean Urquhart 5,516 19.2 3 Central Ayrshire John Mullen 8,364 19.0 3 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Frances McGlinchey 7,014 16.9 2 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Julie Hepburn 9,794 23.8 2 Dumfries and Galloway Andrew Wood 6,419 12.3 3 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Aileen Orr 4,945 10.8 4 Dundee East Stewart Hosie 15,350 37.8 1 Dundee West Jim Barrie 10,716 28.9 2 Dunfermline and West Fife Joe McCall 5,201 10.6 3 East Dunbartonshire Iain White 5,054 10.5 4 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow John McKenna 11,738 23.0 2 East Lothian Andrew Sharp 7,883 16.0 4 East Renfrewshire Gordon Archer 4,535 8.9 4 Edinburgh East George Kerevan 8,133 20.4 2 Edinburgh North and Leith Calum Cashley 4,568 9.6 4 Edinburgh South Sandy Howat 3,354 7.7 4 Edinburgh South West Kaukab Stewart 5,530 12.2 4 Edinburgh West Sheena Cleland 6,115 13.2 4 Falkirk John McNally 15,364 30.3 2 Glasgow Central Osama Saeed 5,357 17.5 2 Glasgow East John Mason 7,957 24.7 2 Glasgow North Patrick Grady 3,530 11.9 3 Glasgow North East Billy McAllister 4,158 14.1 2 Glasgow North West Margaret Park 5,430 15.3 3 Glasgow South Malcolm Fleming 8,078 20.1 2 Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 5,192 16.3 2 Glenrothes David Alexander 8,799 21.7 2 Gordon Richard Thomson 10,827 22.2 2 Inverclyde Innes Nelson 6,577 17.5 2 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey John Finnie 8,803 18.7 3 Kilmarnock and Loudoun George Leslie 12,082 26.0 2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Douglas Chapman 6,550 14.3 2 Lanark and Hamilton East Clare Adamson 9,780 21.0 2 Linlithgow and East Falkirk Tam Smith 13,081 25.4 2 Livingston Lis Bardell 12,424 25.9 2 Midlothian Colin Beattie 8,100 20.6 2 Moray Angus Robertson 16,273 39.7 1 Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 7,104 18.2 2 Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,723 45.7 1 North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 11,965 25.9 2 North East Fife Roderick Campbell 5,685 14.2 4 Ochil and South Perthshire Annabelle Ewing 13,944 27.6 2 Orkney and Shetland John Mowat 2,042 10.6 3 Paisley and Renfrew North Mags MacLaren 8,333 19.1 2 Paisley and Renfrewshire South Andrew Doig 7,228 18.1 2 Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 19,118 39.6 1 Ross, Skye and Lochaber Alasdair Stephen 5,263 15.1 3 Rutherglen and Hamilton West Graeme Horne 7,564 16.1 2 Stirling Alison Lindsay 8,091 17.3 3 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Dennis Robertson 7,086 15.7 3 West Dunbartonshire Graeme McCormick 8,497 20.1 2
By-elections, 2010–15 [ edit ] 2015 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position Aberdeen North Kirsty Blackman 24,793 56.4 1 Aberdeen South Callum McCaig 20,221 41.6 1 Airdrie and Shotts Neil Gray 23,887 53.9 1 Angus Mike Weir 24,130 54.2 1 Argyll and Bute Brendan O'Hara 22,959 44.3 1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Corri Wilson 25,492 48.8 1 Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford 27,487 60.2 1 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Calum Kerr 20,145 36.6 1 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Paul Monaghan 15,831 46.3 1 Central Ayrshire Philippa Whitford 26,999 53.2 1 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Phil Boswell 28,696 56.6 1 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Stuart McDonald 29,572 59.9 1 Dumfries and Galloway Richard Arkless 23,440 41.4 1 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Emma Harper 19,961 38.3 2 Dundee East Stewart Hosie 28,765 59.7 1 Dundee West Chris Law 27,684 61.9 1 Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 28,096 50.3 1 East Dunbartonshire John Nicolson 22,093 40.3 1 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Lisa Cameron 33,678 55.6 1 East Lothian George Kerevan 25,104 42.5 1 East Renfrewshire Kirsten Oswald 23,013 40.6 1 Edinburgh East Tommy Sheppard 23,188 49.2 1 Edinburgh North and Leith Deidre Brock 23,742 40.9 1 Edinburgh South Neil Hay 16,656 33.8 2 Edinburgh South West Joanna Cherry 22,168 43.0 1 Edinburgh West Michelle Thomson 21,378 39.0 1 Falkirk John McNally 34,831 57.7 1 Glasgow Central Alison Thewliss 20,658 52.5 1 Glasgow East Natalie McGarry 24,116 56.9 1 Glasgow North Patrick Grady 19,610 53.1 1 Glasgow North East Anne McLaughlin 21,976 58.1 1 Glasgow North West Carol Monaghan 23,908 54.5 1 Glasgow South Stewart McDonald 26,773 54.9 1 Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 23,388 57.2 1 Glenrothes Peter Grant 28,459 59.8 1 Gordon Alex Salmond 27,717 47.7 1 Inverclyde Ronnie Cowan 24,585 55.1 1 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Drew Hendry 28,838 50.1 1 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alan Brown 30,000 55.7 1 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Roger Mullin 27,628 52.2 1 Lanark and Hamilton East Angela Crawley 29,976 48.8 1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 32,055 52.0 1 Livingston Hannah Bardell 32,736 56.9 1 Midlothian Owen Thompson 24,453 50.6 1 Moray Angus Robertson 24,384 49.5 1 Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 27,275 56.5 1 Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 8,662 54.3 1 North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 28,641 53.2 1 North East Fife Stephen Gethins 18,523 40.9 1 Ochil and South Perthshire Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh 26,620 46.0 1 Orkney and Shetland Danus Skene 8,590 37.8 2 Paisley and Renfrew North Gavin Newlands 25,601 50.7 1 Paisley and Renfrewshire South Mhairi Black 23,548 50.9 1 Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 27,379 50.5 1 Ross, Skye and Lochaber Ian Blackford 20,119 48.1 1 Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Ferrier 30,279 52.6 1 Stirling Steven Paterson 23,783 45.6 1 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Stuart Donaldson 22,949 41.6 1 West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty 30,198 59.0 1
2017 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position Aberdeen North Kirsty Blackman 15,170 41.3 1 Aberdeen South Callum McCaig 13,994 31.5 2 Airdrie and Shotts Neil Gray 14,291 37.6 1 Angus Mike Weir 15,503 38.6 2 Argyll and Bute Brendan O'Hara 17,304 36.0 2 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Corri Wilson 15,776 34.1 2 Banff and Buchan Eilidh Whiteford 16,283 39.1 2 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Calum Kerr 17,153 32.8 2 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Paul Monaghan 9,017 29.2 2 Central Ayrshire Philippa Whitford 16,771 37.2 1 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Phil Boswell 17,607 39.1 2 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Stuart McDonald 19,122 43.6 1 Dumfries and Galloway Richard Arkless 16,701 32.4 2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Mairi McAllan 14,736 30.1 2 Dundee East Stewart Hosie 18,391 42.8 1 Dundee West Chris Law 18,045 46.7 1 Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 18,121 35.5 1 East Dunbartonshire John Nicolson 15,684 30.3 2 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Lisa Cameron 21,023 38.9 1 East Lothian George Kerevan 17,075 30.6 2 East Renfrewshire Kirsten Oswald 16,784 31.2 2 Edinburgh East Tommy Sheppard 18,509 42.5 1 Edinburgh North and Leith Deidre Brock 19,243 34.0 1 Edinburgh South Jim Eadie 10,755 22.5 2 Edinburgh South West Joanna Cherry 17,575 35.6 1 Edinburgh West Toni Giugliano 15,120 28.6 2 Falkirk John McNally 20,952 38.9 1 Glasgow Central Alison Thewliss 16,096 44.7 1 Glasgow East David Linden 14,024 38.8 1 Glasgow North Patrick Grady 12,597 37.6 1 Glasgow North East Anne McLaughlin 13,395 42.2 2 Glasgow North West Carol Monaghan 16,508 42.5 1 Glasgow South Stewart McDonald 18,312 41.1 1 Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 14,386 40.7 1 Glenrothes Peter Grant 17,291 42.8 1 Gordon Alex Salmond 19,254 35.9 2 Inverclyde Ronnie Cowan 15,050 38.5 1 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Drew Hendry 21,042 39.9 1 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alan Brown 19,690 42.3 1 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Roger Mullin 16,757 36.3 2 Lanark and Hamilton East Angela Crawley 16,444 32.6 1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 20,388 36.3 1 Livingston Hannah Bardell 21,036 40.1 1 Midlothian Owen Thompson 15,573 34.4 2 Moray Angus Robertson 18,478 38.8 2 Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 16,150 38.5 1 Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,013 40.6 1 North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 18,451 38.9 1 North East Fife Stephen Gethins 13,743 32.9 1 Ochil and South Perthshire Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh 19,110 35.3 2 Orkney and Shetland Miriam Brett 6,749 29.0 2 Paisley and Renfrew North Gavin Newlands 17,455 37.4 1 Paisley and Renfrewshire South Mhairi Black 16,964 40.7 1 Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 21,804 42.3 1 Ross, Skye and Lochaber Ian Blackford 15,480 40.2 1 Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Ferrier 18,836 37.0 2 Stirling Steven Paterson 18,143 36.8 2 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Stuart Donaldson 16,755 32.5 2 West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes 18,890 42.9 1
2019 general election [ edit ] Constituency Candidate Votes % Position Aberdeen North Kirsty Blackman 20,205 54.0 1 Aberdeen South Stephen Flynn 20,388 44.7 1 Airdrie and Shotts Neil Gray 17,929 45.0 1 Angus Dave Doogan 21,216 49.1 1 Argyll and Bute Brendan O'Hara 21,040 43.8 1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Allan Dorans 20,272 43.5 1 Banff and Buchan Paul Robertson 17,064 40.4 2 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Calum Kerr 20,599 38.8 2 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Karl Rosie 11,501 36.6 2 Central Ayrshire Philippa Whitford 21,483 46.2 1 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Steven Bonnar 22,680 46.9 1 Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Stuart McDonald 24,158 52.7 1 Dumfries and Galloway Richard Arkless 20,873 40.6 2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Amanda Burgauer 18,830 38.3 2 Dundee East Stewart Hosie 24,361 53.8 1 Dundee West Chris Law 22,355 53.8 1 Dunfermline and West Fife Douglas Chapman 23,727 44.4 1 East Dunbartonshire Amy Callaghan 19,672 37.1 1 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Lisa Cameron 26,113 46.4 1 East Lothian Kenny MacAskill 21,156 36.2 1 East Renfrewshire Kirsten Oswald 24,877 44.9 1 Edinburgh East Tommy Sheppard 23,165 48.4 1 Edinburgh North and Leith Deidre Brock 25,925 43.7 1 Edinburgh South Catriona McDonald 12,650 25.4 2 Edinburgh South West Joanna Cherry 24,830 47.6 1 Edinburgh West Sarah Masson 17,997 33.0 2 Falkirk John McNally 29,351 52.5 1 Glasgow Central Alison Thewliss 19,750 49.2 1 Glasgow East David Linden 18,357 47.7 1 Glasgow North Patrick Grady 16,982 46.9 1 Glasgow North East Anne McLaughlin 15,911 46.9 1 Glasgow North West Carol Monaghan 19,678 49.5 1 Glasgow South Stewart McDonald 22,829 48.1 1 Glasgow South West Chris Stephens 17,643 47.9 1 Glenrothes Peter Grant 21,234 51.1 1 Gordon Richard Thomson 23,885 42.7 1 Inverclyde Ronnie Cowan 19,295 48.4 1 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Drew Hendry 26,247 47.9 1 Kilmarnock and Loudoun Alan Brown 24,216 50.8 1 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Neale Hanvey 16,568 35.2 1 Lanark and Hamilton East Angela Crawley 22,243 41.9 1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day 25,551 44.2 1 Livingston Hannah Bardell 25,617 46.9 1 Midlothian Owen Thompson 20,033 41.5 1 Moray Laura Mitchell 21,599 44.2 2 Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows 20,622 46.4 1 Na h-Eileanan an Iar Angus MacNeil 6,531 45.1 1 North Ayrshire and Arran Patricia Gibson 23,376 48.5 1 North East Fife Stephen Gethins 18,447 40.2 2 Ochil and South Perthshire John Nicolson 26,882 46.5 1 Orkney and Shetland Robert Leslie 7,874 34.0 2 Paisley and Renfrew North Gavin Newlands 23,353 47.0 1 Paisley and Renfrewshire South Mhairi Black 21,637 50.2 1 Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart 27,362 50.6 1 Ross, Skye and Lochaber Ian Blackford 19,263 48.3 1 Rutherglen and Hamilton West Margaret Ferrier 23,775 44.2 1 Stirling Alyn Smith 26,895 51.1 1 West Aberdeenshire Fergus Mutch 21,909 41.1 2 West Dunbartonshire Martin Docherty-Hughes 22,396 49.6 1
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