Scottish Parliamentary Elections

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'I stood on a manifesto which could not be clearer. We would not countenance any constitutional change which would result in the break up of the Union.'
Michael Forsyth, Conservative & Unionist MP for Stirling, April 1992.

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28 th February 1974

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		1,057,601	36.63 %		71	40	(- 4)
Conservative & Unionist		950,668	32.93 %		71	21	(- 2)
Scottish National Party		633,180	21.93 %		71	7	(+ 6)
Liberal		229,162	7.94 %			3
Others		16,464	0.57 %			0	(+ 0)

10 th October 1974

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		1,000,581	36.28 %	- 0.35 %	71	41	(+ 1)
Scottish National Party		839,617	30.44 %	+ 8.51%	71	11	(+ 4)
Conservative & Unionist		681,327	24.70 %	- 8.23%	71	16	(- 5)
Liberal		228,855	8.30 %	+ 0.36%		3	(+ 0)
Others		7,721	0.28 %	-0.29 %		0	(+ 0)

3 rd May 1979

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		1,211,445	41.54 %	+ 5.26 %	71	44	(+ 3)
Conservative & Unionist		916,155	31.41 %	+ 6.71 %	71	22	(+ 6)
Scottish National Party		504,259	17.29 %	- 13.15 %	71	2	(- 9)
Liberal		262,224	8.99 %	+ 0.69 %		3	(+ 0)
Others		22,554	0.77 %	+ 0.49 %		0	(+ 0)

9 th June 1983

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		990,654	35.07 %	- 6.47 %	72	41	(- 3)
Conservative & Unionist		801,485	28.37 %	- 3.04 %	72	21	(- 1)
SDP/Liberal Alliance		693,034	24.53 %	+ 15.44 %	72	8	(+ 5)
Scottish National Party		331,975	11.75 %	- 5.54 %	72	2	(+ 0)
Others		7,830	0.28 %	- 0.49	26	0	(+ 0)

11 th June 1987

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		1,258,132	42.39 %	+ 7.32 %	72	50	(+ 9)
Conservative & Unionist		713,099	24.02 %	- 4.35 %	72	10	(- 11)
SDP/Liberal Alliance		570,053	19.21 %	- 5.32 %	72	9	(+ 1)
Scottish National Party		416,873	14.04 %	+ 2.29 %	71	3	(+ 1)
Others		10,069	0.34 %	+ 0.06 %	20	0	(+ 0)

9 th April 1992

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		1,131,078	39.04 %	- 3.35 %	72	49	(- 1)
Conservative & Unionist		746,695	25.77 %	+ 1.75 %	72	11	(+ 1)
Scottish National Party		621,290	21.45 %	+ 7.17 %	72	3	(+ 0)
Liberal Democrats		373,729	12.90 %	- 6.31 %	72	9	(+ 0)
Others		24,182	0.84 %	+ 0.50 %	53	0	(+ 0)

1 st May 1997

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		1,283,353	45.63 %	+ 6.59 %	72	56	(+ 7)
Scottish National Party		617,260	21.94 %	+ 0.49 %	72	6	(+ 3)
Conservative & Unionist		493,059	17.53 %	- 8.24 %	72	0	(- 11)
Liberal Democrats		365,359	12.99 %	+ 0.09 %	72	10	(+ 1)
Others		53,408	1.91 %	+ 1.07 %		0	(+ 0)

7 th June 2001

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		1,001,173	43.27 %	- 2.36 %	71	55	(- 1)
Scottish National Party		464,314	20.06 %	- 1.88 %	72	5	(- 1)
Liberal Democrats		378,034	16.34 %	+ 3.34 %	71	10	(+ 0)
Conservative & Unionist		360,658	15.58 %	- 1.95 %	71	1	(+ 1)
Speaker of the House of Commons		16,053	0.69 %	(+ 0.69 %)	1	1	+ 1
Others		94,737	4.06 %	+ 2.15 %		0	(+ 0)

5 th May 2005

Party	Logo	Votes	%	% change	Candidates	Seats	Change
Labour		907,249	38.87 %	- 4.40 %	59	40	(- 15)
Liberal Democrats		528,076	22.63 %	+ 6.29 %	59	11	(+ 1)
Scottish National Party		412,267	17.66 %	- 2.40 %	59	6	(+ 1)
Conservative & Unionist		369,388	15.83 %	+0.25 %	59	1	(+ 0)
Speaker of the House of Commons		15,153	0.65 %	- 0.04 %	1	1	+ 0
Others		101,754	4.36 %	+ 0.30 %		0	(+ 0)

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