 | 'The Government can take great satisfaction from this result.' Conservative candidate Gerry Malone upon losing the Glasgow Hillhead seat to the SDP. |  |
| 'The Government can take great satisfaction from this result.' Conservative candidate Gerry Malone upon losing the Glasgow Hillhead seat to the SDP. | |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert McTaggert |  |
Labour | 4,902 | 60.8 % | - 11.7 % |
| Gil Patterson |  |
Scottish National Party | 2,122 | 26.3 % | + 15.2 % |
| Mrs Anna McCurley |  |
Conservative & Unionist | 707* | 8.8 % | - 7.6 % |
| J. McKenzie |  |
National Front | 148* | 1.8 % | (+ 1.8 %) |
| G. Watson |  |
Independent YL | 134* | 1.7 % | (+ 1.7 %) |
| D. Mellor |  |
Ecology Party | 45* | 0.6 % | (+ 0.6 %) |
| T. Kean | |
Independent Social Democrat | 10* | 0.1 % | (+ 0.1 %) |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 2,780 | 34.5 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Jenkins |  |
Social Democratic Party/Liberal Alliance | 10,106 | 33.4 % | + 19.0 % |
| Gerry Malone | |
Conservative & Unionist | 8,068 | 26.6 % | - 15.4 % |
| David Wiseman | |
Labour | 7,846 | 25.9 % | - 8.5 % |
| George Leslie | |
Scottish National Party | 3,416* | 11.3 % | + 1.2 % |
| Pastor Jack Glass | |
Protestant Crusade | 388* | 1.3 % | (+ 1.3 %) |
| R. Jenkins | |
Independent Social Democratic Party | 282* | 0.9 % | (+ 0.9 %) |
| N. Carlaw | |
Ecology Party | 178* | 0.6 % | (+ 0.6 %) |
| Commander W. Boaks | |
Public Safety, White Resident, Monarchist | 5* | 0.02 % | (+ 0.02 %) |
| Social Democratic Party/Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative & Unionist | |
Social Democratic Party/Liberal Alliance majority | 2,038 | 6.8 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clarke | |
Labour | 19,208 | 54.9 % | - 6.0 % |
| Hugo de Burgh | |
Conservative & Unionist | 9,118 | 26.1 % | - 1.4 % |
| Ron Wylie | |
Scottish National Party | 3,652* | 10.4 % | - 1.2 % |
| Sandy Henderson |  |
Liberal/Social Democratic Party Alliance | 2,973* | 8.5 % | (+ 8.5 %) |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 10,090 | 28.9 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen McElhone | |
Labour | 8,851 | 56.0 % | - 8.4 % |
| Peter Mallan | |
Scottish National Party | 3,157 | 19.9 %1 | +10.2 % |
| D. Jackson Carlaw | |
Conservative & Unionist | 1,888* | 11.9 % | - 12.1 % |
| G. Watson | |
Liberal/Social Democratic Party Alliance | 1,487* | 9.4 % | (+ 9.4 %) |
| J. Kay |  |
Communist | 339* | 2.1 % | (+ 1.0 %) |
| J. Connell | |
Peace Party | 40* | 0.2 % | (+0.2%) |
| A. Tennent | |
Scottish Republican Socialist | 39* | 0.2 % | (+0.2 %) |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 5,694 | 36.0 % |
1Peter Mallan pointed out that Kenneth Fee, Editor of the (Scots) Independent, calculated the SNP percentage of the vote to be a shade under 20%. The exact SNP % vote was 19.9494 %.
| Party | Logo | Votes | % | Change | Candidates | MPs elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |
40,807 | 45.79 % | - 9.87 % | 4 | 3 |
| Conservative & Unionist | |
19,781 | 22.20 % | - 7.06 % | 4 | 0 (-1) |
| Social Democratic Party/Liberal Alliance | |
14,566 | 16.35 % | + 12.42 % | 3 (+2) | 1 (+1) |
| Scottish National Party | |
12,347 | 13.86 % | + 3.12 % | 4 | 0 |
| Protestant Crusade | |
388 | 0.44 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Communist | |
339 | 0.38 | + 0.14 | 1 | 0 |
| Independent Social Democratic Party | |
282 | 0.32 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Ecology | |
223 | 0.25 | - | 1 | 0 |
| National Front | |
148 | 0.17 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Independent YL | |
138 | 0.15 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Peace Party | |
40 | 0.04 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Scottish Republican Socialist | |
39 | 0.04 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Independent Socail Democrat | |
10 | 0.01 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Public Safety | |
4 | 0.01 | - | 1 | 0 |
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