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| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith | ![]() |
Con | 12,109 | 54.2 % | - 9.8 % |
| Ronald King Murray | ![]() |
Lab | 6,775 | 30.3 % | - 5.7 % |
| R.T. McPake | ![]() |
Lib | 3,458 | 15.5 % | (+ 15.5 %) |
| Con hold | ![]() |
Con majority | 5,334 | 23.9 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robertson | ![]() |
Lab | 19,200 | 45.4 % | - 11.9 % |
| John Bannerman | ![]() |
Lib | 17,542 | 41.4 % | (+ 41.4 %) |
| G.R. Rickman | ![]() |
Con | 5,597 | 13.2 % | - 29.5 % |
| Lab hold | ![]() |
Lab majority | 1,658 | 3.0 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Gilmour, Bt., DSO | ![]() |
Con | 15,948 | 47.5 % | - 22.4 % |
| J. Smith | ![]() |
Lab | 8,882 | 26.4 % | - 3.7 % |
| D. Leach | ![]() |
Lib | 8,786 | 26.1 % | (+ 26.1 %) |
| Con hold | ![]() |
Con majority | 7,066 | 21.1 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bennett | ![]() |
Lab | 10,930 | 57.5 % | - 5.9 % |
| M. McNeil | ![]() |
Con | 3,935 | 20.7 % | - 15.9 % |
| I.C.H. MacDonald | ![]() |
SNP | 3,549 | 18.7 % | (+ 18.7 %) |
| G.W. Stone | ILP | 586 | 3.1 % | (+ 3.1 %) | |
| Lab hold | ![]() |
Lab maj | 6,995 | 41.6 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tam Dalyell | ![]() |
Lab | 21,266 | 50.8 % | - 9.4 % |
| William Wolfe |
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SNP | 9,750 | 23.3 % | (+ 23.3 %) |
| W.I. Stewart | ![]() |
Con | 4,784 | 11.4 % | - 28.3 % |
| D. Bryce | ![]() |
Lib | 4,537 | 10.8 % | (+ 10.8 %) |
| G. McLennan | ![]() |
Com | 1,511 | 3.6 % | (+ 3.6 %) |
| Lab hold | ![]() |
Lab maj | 11,516 | 27.6 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Carmichael | ![]() |
Lab | 8,303 | 36.1% | - 7.0 % |
| N.M. Glen | ![]() |
Con | 6,935 | 30.1 % | - 19.1 % |
| J. House | ![]() |
Lib | 5,000 | 21.7 % | + 14.0 % |
| A. Niven | ![]() |
SNP | 2,562* | 11.1 % | (+ 11.1 %) |
| G.A. Aldred | Ind Soc | 134 | 0.6 % | (+ 0.6 %) | |
| R. Vallar | SPGB | 83 | 0.4 % | (+ 0.4 %) | |
| Lab gain from Con | ![]() |
Lab majority | 1,386 | 6.0 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Alec Douglas Home (new Prime Minister, previously 14 th Earl of Home) |
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Con | 14,147 | 57.4 % | - 10.8 % |
| I.A.D. Millar | ![]() |
Lib | 4,819 | 19.5 % | (+ 19.5 %) |
| A. Forrester | ![]() |
Lab | 3,752 | 15.2 % | - 1.6 % |
| Arthur Donaldson | ![]() |
SNP | 1,801* | 7.3 % | -7.7 % |
| J.W.S. Smith | Ind Con | 78 | 0.3 % | (+ 0.3 %) | |
| Willie Rushton | Ind | 45 | 0.2 % | (+ 0.2 %) | |
| R. Wort | L&DBCP | 23 | 0.1 % | (+ 0.1 %) | |
| Con hold | ![]() |
Con majority | 9,328 | 37.9 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Doig | ![]() |
Lab | 22,449 | 50.6 % | + 1.0 % |
| Dr R.R. Taylor | ![]() |
NL&C | 17,494 | 39.4 % | - 8.9 % |
| Dr J.C. Lees | ![]() |
SNP | 3,285* | 7.4 % | (+ 7.4 %) |
| D.P. Bowman | ![]() | Com | 1,170 | 2.6 % | + 0.5 % |
| Lab hold | ![]() |
Lab majority | 4,955 | 11.2 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Colville Anderson QC | ![]() |
Con | 16,769 | 40.9 % | - 17.5 % |
| I. Jordan | ![]() |
Lab | 15,791 | 38.5 % | - 3.1 % |
| C.L. Abernethy | ![]() |
Lib | 4,491* | 10.9 % | (+ 10.9 %) |
| J.H.D. Gair | ![]() |
SNP | 4,001* | 9.7 % | (+ 9.7 %) |
| Con hold | ![]() |
Con majority | 971 | 2.4 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Gregor MacKenzie | ![]() |
Labour | 18,885 | 55.5 % | + 7.6 % |
| Ian Sproat | ![]() |
Conservative & Unionist | 15,138 | 44.5 % | -7.6 % |
| Labour gain from Conservative & Unionist | ![]() |
Labour majority | 3,747 | 11.0 % |
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