Elections in Scotland
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Elections in Scotland gives information on elections and election results in Scotland.
Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils.
General elections
Only political parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
2007
The next general election to the Scottish Parliament will be held on 3 May, 2007.
2003
Constituency vote:
Regional vote:
1999
Constituency vote:
Regional vote:
By-elections
- Moray by-election, 2006 SNP hold
- Cathcart by-election, 2005 Lab hold
- Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 SNP hold
- Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 Lab hold
- Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
- Ayr by-election, 2000 Con gain from Lab
General elections
Only parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
2005
2001
By-elections
2000s
- Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006 Lib Dem gain from Lab
- Livingston by-election, 2005 Lab hold
- Falkirk West by-election, 2000 Lab hold
- Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
1990s
- Hamilton South by-election, 1999 Lab hold
- Paisley South by-election, 1997 Lab hold
- Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995 SNP gain from Con
- Monklands East by-election, 1994 Lab hold
- Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991 Lib Dem gain from Con
- Paisley South by-election, 1990 Lab hold
- Paisley North by-election, 1990 Lab hold
1980s
- Glasgow Central by-election, 1989 Lab hold
- Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988 SNP gain from Lab
- Glasgow Queens Park by-election, 1982 Lab hold
- Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 Lab hold
- Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982 SDP gain from Con
- Glasgow Central by-election, 1980 Lab hold
1970s
- Berwick and East Lothian by-election, 1978 Lab hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1978 Lab hold
- Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978 Lab hold
- Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973 SNP gain from Lab
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1973 Con hold
- Dundee East by-election, 1973 Lab hold
- Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971 Lab hold
- Ayrshire South by-election, 1970 Lab hold
1960s
- Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1969 Lab hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1967 SNP gain from Lab
- Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967 Con gain from Lab
- Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles by-election, 1965 Lib gain from Con
- Rutherglen by-election, 1964 Lab gain from Con
- Dumfriesshire by-election, 1963 Con hold
- Dundee West by-election, 1963 Lab hold
- Kinross and West Perthshire by-election, 1963 Con hold
- Glasgow Woodside by-election, 1962 Lab gain from Con
- West Lothian by-election, 1962 Lab hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1961 Lab hold
- Fife East by-election, 1961 Con hold
- Paisley by-election, 1961 Lab hold
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1960 Con hold
1950s
- Galloway by-election, 1959 Con hold
- East Aberdeenshire by-election, 1958 Con hold
- Argyll by-election, 1958 Con hold
- Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1958 Lab gain from Con
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1957 Con hold
- Greenock by-election, 1955 Lab hold
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1955 Con hold
- Inverness by-election, 1955 Con hold
- Motherwell by-election, 1954 Lab hold
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1954 Lab hold
- Dundee East by-election, 1952 Lab hold
- Glasgow Scotstoun by-election, 1950 Con hold
- Dunbartonshire West by-election, 1950 Lab hold
1940s
- Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1948 Con hold
- Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Paisley by-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948 Con gain from Lab
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1947 Lab hold
- Kilmarnock by-election, 1946 Lab hold
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1946 Con gain from Ind
- Aberdeen South by-election, 1946 Con hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1946 ILP hold
- Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1946 Con hold
- South Ayrshire by-election, 1946 Lab hold
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1945 Lab hold
- Motherwell by-election, 1945 SNP gain from Lab
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1945 Ind gain from NLP
- Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1944 Lab hold
- Midlothian and Peeblesshire by-election, 1943 Con hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1943 Lab hold
- Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1942 Con hold
- Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941 Con hold
- Edinburgh West by-election, 1941 Con hold
- Greenock by-election, 1941 Lab hold
- Dunbartonshire by-election, 1941 Lab hold
- Montrose Burghs by-election, 1940 NLP hold
- East Renfrewshire by-election, 1940 Con hold
- Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1940 Con hold
- Argyll by-election, 1940 Con hold
General elections
2004 and 1999
Contested under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, see:
1994
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
1989
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
1984
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
1979
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system:
By-elections
- North East Scotland by-election, 1998
General elections
By-elections
Other elections
1999
Constituency vote:
Regional vote:
By-elections
- Moray by-election, 2006 SNP hold
- Cathcart by-election, 2005 Lab hold
- Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 SNP hold
- Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 Lab hold
- Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
- Ayr by-election, 2000 Con gain from Lab
General elections
Only parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
2005
2001
By-elections
2000s
- Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006 Lib Dem gain from Lab
- Livingston by-election, 2005 Lab hold
- Falkirk West by-election, 2000 Lab hold
- Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
1990s
- Hamilton South by-election, 1999 Lab hold
- Paisley South by-election, 1997 Lab hold
- Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995 SNP gain from Con
- Monklands East by-election, 1994 Lab hold
- Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991 Lib Dem gain from Con
- Paisley South by-election, 1990 Lab hold
- Paisley North by-election, 1990 Lab hold
1980s
- Glasgow Central by-election, 1989 Lab hold
- Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988 SNP gain from Lab
- Glasgow Queens Park by-election, 1982 Lab hold
- Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 Lab hold
- Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982 SDP gain from Con
- Glasgow Central by-election, 1980 Lab hold
1970s
- Berwick and East Lothian by-election, 1978 Lab hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1978 Lab hold
- Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978 Lab hold
- Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973 SNP gain from Lab
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1973 Con hold
- Dundee East by-election, 1973 Lab hold
- Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971 Lab hold
- Ayrshire South by-election, 1970 Lab hold
1960s
- Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1969 Lab hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1967 SNP gain from Lab
- Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967 Con gain from Lab
- Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles by-election, 1965 Lib gain from Con
- Rutherglen by-election, 1964 Lab gain from Con
- Dumfriesshire by-election, 1963 Con hold
- Dundee West by-election, 1963 Lab hold
- Kinross and West Perthshire by-election, 1963 Con hold
- Glasgow Woodside by-election, 1962 Lab gain from Con
- West Lothian by-election, 1962 Lab hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1961 Lab hold
- Fife East by-election, 1961 Con hold
- Paisley by-election, 1961 Lab hold
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1960 Con hold
1950s
- Galloway by-election, 1959 Con hold
- East Aberdeenshire by-election, 1958 Con hold
- Argyll by-election, 1958 Con hold
- Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1958 Lab gain from Con
- Edinburgh South by-election, 1957 Con hold
- Greenock by-election, 1955 Lab hold
- Edinburgh North by-election, 1955 Con hold
- Inverness by-election, 1955 Con hold
- Motherwell by-election, 1954 Lab hold
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1954 Lab hold
- Dundee East by-election, 1952 Lab hold
- Glasgow Scotstoun by-election, 1950 Con hold
- Dunbartonshire West by-election, 1950 Lab hold
1940s
- Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1948 Con hold
- Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Paisley by-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948 Con gain from Lab
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1947 Lab hold
- Kilmarnock by-election, 1946 Lab hold
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1946 Con gain from Ind
- Aberdeen South by-election, 1946 Con hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1946 ILP hold
- Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1946 Con hold
- South Ayrshire by-election, 1946 Lab hold
- Edinburgh East by-election, 1945 Lab hold
- Motherwell by-election, 1945 SNP gain from Lab
- Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1945 Ind gain from NLP
- Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1944 Lab hold
- Midlothian and Peeblesshire by-election, 1943 Con hold
- Hamilton by-election, 1943 Lab hold
- Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1942 Con hold
- Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941 Con hold
- Edinburgh West by-election, 1941 Con hold
- Greenock by-election, 1941 Lab hold
- Dunbartonshire by-election, 1941 Lab hold
- Montrose Burghs by-election, 1940 NLP hold
- East Renfrewshire by-election, 1940 Con hold
- Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1940 Con hold
- Argyll by-election, 1940 Con hold
General elections
2004 and 1999
Contested under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, see:
1994
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
By-elections
- Moray by-election, 2006 SNP hold
- Cathcart by-election, 2005 Lab hold
- Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 SNP hold
- Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 Lab hold
- Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
- Ayr by-election, 2000 Con gain from Lab
General elections
Only parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
General elections
2004 and 1999
Contested under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, see:1994
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
1989
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
1984
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
1979
Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system:
By-elections
- North East Scotland by-election, 1998
General elections
Other elections
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