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Elections in Scotland

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{{Politics of Scotland}}

Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, local councils and community councils. Before the United Kingdom left the European Union, Scotland elected members to the European Parliament.

Scottish Parliament

{{Also|Scottish Parliament#Members, constituencies and voting systems}}

Scottish Parliamentary elections use the Additional Member System (AMS). Under this system, voters are given two votes: one for their constituency, which elects a single MSP by first-past-the-post; and one for their region, which elects seven MSPs by closed list. Five Scottish Parliamentary elections have been held since the reconvention of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. Elections are held every five years, on the first Thursday in May.

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= 2021 =

{{main|2021 Scottish Parliament election}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! colspan="14" |File:Scottish Parliament election map 2021.svg

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Constituency votes

! Constituency votes, of total (%)

! Constituency vote change (%)

! Regional votes

! Regional votes, of total (%)

! Regional vote change (%)

| Total votes

| Total votes, (%)

| Total votes change (%)

| Seats won, of total (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |64

| {{increase}}1

| 1,291,204

| 47.7

| {{increase}}1.2

| 1,094,374

| 40.3

| {{decrease}}1.4

| 2,385,578

| 43.89

| {{decrease}}0.21

| 49.6

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |31

| {{nochange}}

| 592,518

| 21.9

| {{decrease}}0.1

| 637,131

| 23.5

| {{increase}}0.6

| 1,229,649

| 22.62

| {{increase}}0.15

| 24.0

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |22

| {{decrease}}2

| 584,392

| 21.6

| {{decrease}}1.0

| 488,819

| 18.0

| {{decrease}}1.0

| 1,073,211

| 19.74

| {{decrease}}1.07

| 17.05

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |8

| {{increase}}2

| 34,990

| 1.3

| {{increase}}0.7

| 220,324

| 8.1

| {{increase}}1.5

| 255,314

| 4.69

| {{increase}}1.11

| 6.2

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |4

| {{decrease}}1

| 187,746

| 6.9

| {{decrease}}0.9

| 137,152

| 5.1

| {{decrease}}0.1

| 324,898

| 5.97

| {{decrease}}0.54

| 3.1

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |0

| {{steady}}

| 15,833

| 0.58

| {{increase}}0.08

| 137,984

| 5.1

| {{increase}}0.6

| 153,817

| 2.83

| {{increase}}0.34

| 0.0

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |

! 2,706,761

! colspan="2" | 100

! 2,712,784

! colspan="2" | 100

| 5,434,851

| 100

| colspan="2" |

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |Registered voters/Turnout

! 4,280,785

! style="text-align:right;" |63.46

!{{increase}}7.66

! 4,280,785

! style="text-align:right;" |63.49

!{{increase}}7.69

| 8,561,570

| style="text-align:right;" |63.47

|{{increase}}7.67

|

=2016=

{{main|2016 Scottish Parliament election}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! colspan="14" |File:Scottish Parliament election map 2016.svg

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Constituency votes

! Constituency votes, of total (%)

! Constituency vote change (%)

! Regional votes

! Regional votes, of total (%)

! Regional vote change (%)

| Total votes

| Total votes, (%)

| Total votes change (%)

| Seats won, of total (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| 63

| {{decrease}}6

| 1,059,897

| 46.5

| {{Increase}}1.1

| 953,587

| 41.7

| {{decrease}}2.3

| 2,013,484

| 44.10

| {{Decrease}}0.60

| 48.8

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| 31

| {{Increase}}16

| 501,844

| 22.0

| {{Increase}}8.1

| 524,222

| 22.9

| {{Increase}}10.6

| 1,026,066

| 22.47

|{{Increase}}9.34

| 24.03

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| 24

| {{decrease}}13

| 514,261

| 22.6

| {{Decrease}}9.2

| 435,919

| 19.1

| {{decrease}}7.2

| 950,180

| 20.81

| {{Decrease}}8.18

| 18.60

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| 6

| {{Increase}}4

| 13,172

| 0.6

| {{Increase}}0.6

| 150,426

| 6.6

| {{Increase}}2.2

| 163,598

| 3.58

| {{Increase}}1.40

| 4.65

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}

| 5

| {{nochange}}

| 178,238

| 7.8

| {{Decrease}}1.0

| 119,284

| 5.2

| {{nochange}}

| 297,522

| 6.51

| {{Decrease}}0.04

| 3.87

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| 0

| {{decrease}}1

| 11,741

| 0.5

| {{decrease}}0.58

| 102,314

| 4.5

| {{decrease}}3.02

| 114,055

| 2.49

| {{decrease}}1.89

| 0

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |

! 2,279,154

! colspan="2" | 100

! 2,285,752

! colspan="2" | 100

| 4,564,906

| 100

| colspan="2" |

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |Registered voters/Turnout

! 4,099,907

! style="text-align:right;" |55.90

!{{increase}}5.24

! 4,099,907

! style="text-align:right;" |55.75

!{{increase}}5.36

| 5,434,851

| style="text-align:right;" |55.67

|{{increase}}5.30

|

= 2011 =

{{main|2011 Scottish Parliament election}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! colspan="14" |File:Scottish Parliament election map 2011.svg

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Constituency votes

! Constituency votes, of total (%)

! Constituency vote change (%)

! Regional votes

! Regional votes, of total (%)

! Regional vote change (%)

| Total votes

| Total votes, (%)

| Total votes change (%)

| Seats won, of total (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |69

| {{increase}}23

| 902,915

| 45.5

| {{increase}}12.5

|876,421

|44.0

| {{Increase}}13.0

| 1,779,336

|44.70

|{{Increase}}12.74

| 53.48

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |37

| {{decrease}}7

|630,461

|31.7

| {{decrease}}0.5

|523,469

|26.3

| {{decrease}}2.9

| 1,153,930

|28.99

|{{Decrease}}1.64

| 28.68

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |15

| {{Decrease}}5

|276,652

|13.9

| {{decrease}}2.7

| 245,967

|12.4

| {{Decrease}}1.5

| 522,619

|13.13

|{{Decrease}}2.01

| 11.6

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |5

| {{decrease}}12

|157,714

| 7.9

| {{decrease}}8.2

|103,472

| 5.2

| {{decrease}}6.1

| 261,186

|6.56

|{{Decrease}}7.18

| 3.87

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |2

| {{increase}}1

| 0

| 0.0

| {{Decrease}}0.1

|86,939

| 4.4

| {{increase}}0.3

| 86,939

|2.18

|{{Increase}}0.08

| 1.55

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |1

| {{steady}}

| 21,534

| 1.08

| {{Decrease}}0.92

| 149,809

| 7.52

| {{Decrease}}3.08

| 171,343

| 4.30

| {{Increase}}2.03

| 0.77

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |

! 1,989,276

! colspan="2" | 100

!1,990,836

! colspan="2" | 100

| 3,980,112

| 100

| colspan="2" |

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |Registered voters/Turnout

!3,950,626

! style="text-align:right;" |50.35

!{{Decrease}}0.70

!3,950,626

! style="text-align:right;" |50.39

!{{Decrease}}1.31

| 7,901,252

| style="text-align:right;" |50.37

|{{Decrease}}1.01

|

=2007=

{{main|2007 Scottish Parliament election}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! colspan="14" |File:Scottish Election Results 2007.svg

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Constituency votes

! Constituency votes, of total (%)

! Constituency vote change (%)

! Regional votes

! Regional votes, of total (%)

! Regional vote change (%)

| Total votes

| Total votes, (%)

| Total votes change (%)

| Seats won, of total (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |47

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{increase}}20

| 664,227

| 32.9

| {{increase}}9.1

| 633,611

|31.0

|{{Increase}}10.1

| 1,297,838

|31.96

|{{Increase}}9.65

|36.43

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |46

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{decrease}}4

| 648,374

|32.1

|{{decrease}}2.5

| 595,415

|29.1

|{{decrease}}0.2

| 1,243,789

|30.63

|{{Decrease}}1.36

|35.65

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |17

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Decrease}}1

| 334,743

|16.6

|{{steady}}

| 284,035

| 13.9

|{{Decrease}}1.6

| 614,778

|15.14

|{{Decrease}}0.91

|13.17

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |16

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{decrease}}1

| 326,232

|16.2

| {{increase}}0.8

| 230,651

|11.3

| {{decrease}}0.5

| 556,883

|13.74

|{{Increase}}0.17

|12.40

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |2

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Decrease}}5

|2,971

| 0.1

| {{increase}}8.5

| 82,577

|4.0

| {{decrease}}2.9

| 85,584

|2.10

|{{Decrease}}1.34

|1.55

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |1

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Decrease}}9

| 40,431

| 2.0

|{{Decrease}}7.6

|216,577

|10.6

|{{Decrease}}4.0

|257,008

|6.33

|{{Decrease}}6.31

|0.77

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |

!2,016,978

! colspan="2" |100

!2,042,866

! colspan="2" |100

|4,059,844

|100

| colspan="2" |

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |Registered voters/Turnout

!3,950,626

! style="text-align:right;" |51.05

!{{Increase}}1.63

!3,950,626

! style="text-align:right;" |51.70

!{{Increase}}2.30

|7,901,252

| style="text-align:right;" |51.38

|{{Increase}}1.89

|

= 2003 =

{{main|2003 Scottish Parliament election}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! colspan="14" |File:Scotland general election 2003 - Results by Constituency.svg

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Constituency votes

! Constituency votes, of total (%)

! Constituency vote change (%)

! Regional votes

! Regional votes, of total (%)

! Regional vote change (%)

| Total votes

| Total votes, (%)

| Total votes change (%)

| Seats won, of total (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |50

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{decrease}}6

| 663,585

|34.6

|{{Decrease}}4.2

| 561,375

|29.3

|{{Decrease}}4.3

| 1,224,960

|31.96

|{{Decrease}}4.25

|38.8

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |27

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Decrease}}8

| 455,722

| 23.8

|{{Decrease}}5.1

| 399,659

|20.9

|{{Decrease}}6.4

| 855,381

|22.31

|{{Decrease}}5.70

|20.9

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |18

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Steady}}

| 318,279

|16.6

|{{Increase}}1.0

| 296,929

| 15.5

|{{Decrease}}0.1

| 615,208

|16.05

|{{Increase}}0.60

|14.0

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |17

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Steady}}

| 294,347

|15.4

|{{Increase}}1.2

| 225,774

|11.8

|{{Decrease}}0.6

| 520,121

|13.57

|{{Increase}}0.25

|13.2

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |7

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Increase}}6

| -

| -

| -

| 132,138

|6.9

|{{Increase}}3.3

| 132,138

|3.44

|{{Increase}}1.65

|5.4

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |10

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |{{Increase}}8

| 184,641

| 9.6

|{{Increase}}6.9

|299,946

|14.6

|{{Increase}}7.1

|484,587

|12.64

|{{Increase}}7.45

|7.9

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |

!1,916,574

! colspan="2" |100

!1,915,821

! colspan="2" |100

|3,832,395

|100

| colspan="2" |

class="unsorted"

! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |Registered voters/Turnout

!3,877,460

! style="text-align:right;" |49.42

!{{Decrease}}8.74

!3,877,460

! style="text-align:right;" |49.40

!{{Decrease}}8.57

|7,754,920

| style="text-align:right;" |49.49

|{{Decrease}}8.62

|

=1999=

{{main|1999 Scottish Parliament election}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! colspan="10" |File:Scotland general election 1999 - Results by Constituency.svg

colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Constituency votes

! Constituency votes, of total (%)

! Regional votes

! Regional votes, of total (%)

| Total votes

| Total votes, (%)

| Seats won, of total (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |56

| 908,346

|38.8

| 786,818

|33.6

| 1,695,164

|36.21

|43.41

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |35

| 672,768

| 28.7

| 638,644

|27.3

| 1,311,412

|28.01

|27.13

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |18

| 364,425

|15.6

| 359,109

| 15.4

| 723,534

|15.45

|13.95

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |17

| 333,179

|14.2

| 290,760

|12.4

| 623,939

|13.32

|13.17

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |1

| -

| -

| 84,023

|3.6

| 84,023

|1.79

|0.77

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" |2

| 63,770

| 2.7

|179,481

|7.5

|243,251

|5.19

|1.55

class="unsorted"

! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" |

!2,342,488

!100

!2,338,835

!100

|4,681,323

|100

|

class="unsorted"

! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" |Registered voters/Turnout

!4,027,433

! style="text-align:right;" |58.16

!4,027,433

! style="text-align:right;" |57.97

|8,054,866

| style="text-align:right;" |58.11

|

=By-elections=

{{main|List of Scottish parliamentary by-elections}}

UK Parliament

File:Scotland election results.png

= 2024 =

File:Scotland_2024_final.svg

{{main|2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

{{cite news |title=Scotland Election 2024 Results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/regions/S92000003 |access-date=9 July 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Seats
contested

! Votes

! Votes, of total (%)

! Change (%)

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| 37

| {{increase}}36

| 57

| 851,897

| 35.3

| {{increase}}16.7

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| 9

| {{decrease}}39

| 57

| 724,758

| 30.0

| {{decrease}}15.0

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| 5

| {{decrease}}1

| 57

| 307,344

| 12.7

| {{decrease}}12.4

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| 6

| {{increase}}4

| 57

| 234,228

| 9.7

| {{increase}}0.2

{{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}

| 0

| {{n/a|New}}

| 57

| 167,979

| 7.0

| {{increase}}6.5

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 44

| 92,685

| 3.8

| {{increase}}2.8

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

|

| 35,919

| 1.5

| {{increase}}1.4

class="unsorted"

! colspan="5" style="text-align:right;" | Turnout

! 2,414,810

! 59.2

!{{decrease}}8.4

{{Reflist|group=note}}

= 2019 =

File:2019UKelectionMapScotland.svg

{{main|2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results/scotland|title=Results of the 2019 General Election in Scotland|publisher=BBC|access-date=28 December 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Seats
contested

! Votes

! Votes, of total (%)

! Change (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| 48

| {{increase}}13

| 59Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath candidate Neale Hanvey was suspended before the election but appeared on ballot papers as an SNP candidate.

| 1,242,380

| 45.0

| {{increase}}8.1

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| 6

| {{decrease}}7

| 59Aberdeen North candidate Ryan Houghton and Glasgow Central candidate Flora Scarabello were both suspended before the election but appeared on the ballot paper as Conservative candidates.

| 692,939

| 25.1

| {{decrease}}3.5

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| 4

| {{steady}}

| 59

| 263,417

| 9.5

| {{increase}}2.8

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| 1

| {{decrease}}6

| 59Falkirk candidate Safia Ali was suspended before the election but appeared on ballot papers as a Labour candidate.

| 511,838

| 18.6

| {{decrease}}8.5

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 22{{cite news|url=https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,scottish-greens-release-list-of-2019-general-election-candidates_14722.htm|title=Scottish Greens release list of 2019 general election candidates|publisher=Holyrood|access-date=28 December 2019|date=14 November 2019}}

| 28,122

| 1.0

| {{increase}}0.8

{{Party name with colour|Brexit Party}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 15

| 13,243

| 0.5

| New

{{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 6

| 3,303

| 0.1

| {{decrease}}0.1

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

|

| 3,819

| 0.1

|{{decrease}}0.2

class="unsorted"

! colspan="5" style="text-align:right;" | Turnout

! 2,759,061

! 68.1

!{{increase}}1.7

{{Reflist|group=note}}

= 2017 =

File:2017UKelectionMapScotland.svg

{{main|2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2017/results/scotland|title=Scotland Results|publisher=BBC News}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Seats
contested

! Votes

! Votes, of total (%)

! Change (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| 35

| {{decrease}}21

| 59

| 977,569

| 36.9

| {{decrease}}13.1

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| 13

| {{increase}}12

| 59

| 757,949

| 28.6

| {{increase}}13.7

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| 7

| {{increase}}6

| 59*

| 717,007

| 27.1

| {{increase}}2.8

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| 4

| {{increase}}3

| 59

| 179,061

| 6.8

| {{decrease}}0.7

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Green Party}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 3

| 5,886

| 0.2

| {{decrease}}1.1

{{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 10

| 5,302

| 0.2

| {{decrease}}1.4

{{Party name with color no link|Other}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| {{steady}}

| 6,921

| 0.3

| {{steady}}

class="unsorted"

! colspan="5" style="text-align:right;" | Turnout

! 2,649,695

! 66.4

! {{decrease}}4.7

= 2015 =

{{main|2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:2015UKelectionMapScotland.svg

At the 2015 election the SNP won a majority of Scottish seats for the first time.

{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015/results/scotland|title=Scotland Results|publisher=BBC News}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Party

! Seats

! Seats
change

! Seats, of total (%)

! Seats
contested

! Votes

! Votes, of total (%)

! Change (%)

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| 56

| {{increase}} 50

| 94.6

| 59

| 1,454,436

| 50.0

| {{increase}}30.1

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| 1

| {{decrease}}40

| 1.7

| 59*

| 707,147

| 24.3

| {{decrease}}17.7

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| 1

| 0

| 1.7

| 59

| 434,097

| 14.9

| {{decrease}}1.8

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| 1

| {{decrease}}10

| 1.7

| 59

| 219,675

| 7.5

| {{decrease}}11.3

{{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 0

| 41

| 47,078

| 1.6

| {{increase}}0.9

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Green Party}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 0

| 32

| 39,205

| 1.3

| {{increase}}0.7

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 0

| 37

| 8,827

| 0.3

| {{decrease}}0.5

class="unsorted"

! colspan="6" style="text-align:right;" | Turnout

! 2,910,465

! 71.1

! {{increase}}6.3

= 2010 =

{{main|2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:2010UKelectionMapScotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Seats, of total (%)

! align="center" | Candidates

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 41

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 69.4

| align="center" | 59

| align="center" | 1,035,528

| align="center" | 42.0

| align="center" | {{increase}}2.5

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 18.6

| align="center" | 59

| align="center" | 465,471

| align="center" | 18.9

| align="center" | {{decrease}}3.7

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 10.16

| align="center" | 59

| align="center" | 491,386

| align="center" | 19.9

| align="center" | {{increase}}2.3

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 1.69

| align="center" | 59*

| align="center" | 412,855

| align="center" | 16.7

| align="center" | {{increase}}0.9

{{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 34

| align="center" | 17,223

| align="center" | 0.7

| align="center" | {{increase}}0.3

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 20

| align="center" | 16,827

| align="center" | 0.7

| align="center" | {{decrease}}0.4

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| 0

| {{steady}}

| 0

| 45

| 19,555

| 0.8

| {{increase}}0.14

class="unsorted"

| colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,465,722

| align="center" | 63.8

| align="center" | {{increase}}3.2

* Philip Lardner, the Conservative candidate for North Ayrshire and Arran was disowned by the Conservative Party for comments he posted on his website, calling homosexuality 'abnormal'. It was too late for him to be replaced and he still read as the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party candidate on the ballot paper.

= 2005 =

{{main|2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:ScotlandParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Seats,
of total (%)

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 41

| align="center" | {{decrease}}15

| align="center" | 69.4

| align="center" | 922,402

| align="center" | 39.5

| align="center" | {{decrease}}4.5

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | {{increase}}1

| align="center" | 18.6

| align="center" | 528,076

| align="center" | 22.6

| align="center" | {{increase}}6.3

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | {{increase}}1

| align="center" | 10.16

| align="center" | 412,267

| align="center" | 17.7

| align="center" | {{decrease}}2.4

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 1.7

| align="center" | 369,388

| align="center" | 15.8

| align="center" | {{increase}}0.2

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Socialist Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 43,514

| align="center" | 1.9

| align="center" | {{decrease}}1.2

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Green Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 25,760

| align="center" | 1.1

| align="center" | {{increase}}1.1

{{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 8,859

| align="center" | 0.4

| align="center" | {{increase}}0.3

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 15,490

| align="center" | 0.66

| align="center" |

colspan="5" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,333,887

| align="center" | 60.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 2.4

= 2001 =

{{main|2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom general election 2001 in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 56

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 1,001,173

| align="center" | 43.3

| align="center" | {{decrease}}2.3

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 378,034

| align="center" | 16.3

| align="center" | {{increase}}3.3

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | {{decrease}}1

| align="center" | 464,314

| align="center" | 20.1

| align="center" | {{decrease}}2.1

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{increase}}1

| align="center" | 360,658

| align="center" | 15.6

| align="center" | {{decrease}}1.9

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Socialist Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 72,516

| align="center" | 3.1

| align="center" | {{increase}}2.8

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,315,703

| align="center" | 58.2

| align="center" | {{decrease}}13.1

= 1997 =

{{main|1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom General Election 1997 in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 56

| align="center" | {{increase}}7

| align="center" | 1,283,350

| align="center" | 45.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 6.6

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | {{increase}}1

| align="center" | 365,362

| align="center" | 13.0

| align="center" | {{decrease}}0.1

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | {{increase}}3

| align="center" | 621,550

| align="center" | 22.1

| align="center" | {{increase}}0.6

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{decrease}}11

| align="center" | 493,059

| align="center" | 17.5

| align="center" | {{decrease}}8.2

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 53,427

| align="center" | 2.0

| align="center" | {{increase}}1.2

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,816,748

| align="center" | 71.3

| align="center" | {{decrease}}4.2

= 1992 =

{{main|1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom General Election 1992 in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 49

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1

| align="center" | 1,142,911

| align="center" | 39.0

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 3.4

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 751,950

| align="center" | 25.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1.6

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 383,856

| align="center" | 13.1

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 6.1

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 629,564

| align="center" | 21.5

| align="center" | {{increase}} 7.4

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 23,417

| align="center" | 0.8

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.5

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,931,698

| align="center" | 75.5

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.4

= 1987 =

{{main|1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom General Election 1987 in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 50

| align="center" | {{increase}}9

| align="center" | 1,258,132

| align="center" | 42.4

| align="center" | {{increase}}7.3

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | {{decrease}}11

| align="center" | 713,081

| align="center" | 24.0

| align="center" | {{decrease}}4.4

{{Party name with colour|SDP–Liberal Alliance}}

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | {{increase}}1

| align="center" | 570,053

| align="center" | 19.2

| align="center" | {{decrease}}5.3

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{increase}}1

| align="center" | 416,473

| align="center" | 14.1

| align="center" | {{increase}}2.3

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 10,069

| align="center" | 0.3

| align="center" | {{steady}}

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,967,808

| align="center" | 75.1

| align="center" | {{increase}}2.4

= 1983 =

{{main|1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom General Election 1983 in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 41

| align="center" | {{decrease}}3

| align="center" | 990,654

| align="center" | 35.1

| align="center" | {{decrease}}6.5

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 21

| align="center" | {{decrease}}1

| align="center" | 801,487

| align="center" | 28.4

| align="center" | {{decrease}}3.0

{{Party name with colour|SDP–Liberal Alliance}}

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | {{increase}}5Compared to the Liberals in 1979

| align="center" | 692,634

| align="center" | 24.5

| align="center" | {{increase}}15.5

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 331,975

| align="center" | 11.8

| align="center" | {{decrease}}5.5

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 7,830

| align="center" | 0.3

| align="center" | {{increase}}0.2

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,824,580

| align="center" | 72.7

| align="center" |

= 1979 =

{{main|1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom general election 1979 in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 44

| align="center" | {{increase}} 3

| align="center" | 1,211,455

| align="center" | 41.5

| align="center" | {{increase}} 5.2

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 22

| align="center" | {{increase}} 6

| align="center" | 916,155

| align="center" | 31.4

| align="center" | {{increase}} 6.7

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 9

| align="center" | 504,259

| align="center" | 17.3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 13.1

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Party}}

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 262,224

| align="center" | 9.0

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.7

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party (1976)}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 13,737

| align="center" | 0.5

| align="center" | New

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 2,881

| align="center" | 0.1

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.1

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,916,637

| align="center" | 76.84

| align="center" |

= October 1974 =

{{main|October 1974 United Kingdom general election|October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom general election 1974 Oct in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 41

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 1,000,581

| align="center" | 36.3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.3

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 5

| align="center" | 681,327

| align="center" | 24.7

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 8.2

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 11

| align="center" | {{increase}} 4

| align="center" | 839,617

| align="center" | 30.4

| align="center" | {{increase}} 8.5

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Party}}

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 228,855

| align="center" | 8.3

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.4

{{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Great Britain}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 7,453

| align="center" | 0.3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.2

{{Party name with colour|National Front (United Kingdom)}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 86

| align="center" | 0.0

| align="center" | New

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 182

| align="center" | 0.0

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.1

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,758,101

| align="center" | 74.81

| align="center" |

= February 1974 =

{{main|February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

File:United Kingdom general election 1974 Feb in Scotland.svg

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 40

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 4

| align="center" | 1,057,601

| align="center" | 36.6

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 7.9

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 21

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 2

| align="center" | 950,668

| align="center" | 32.9

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 5.1

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | {{increase}} 6

| align="center" | 633,180

| align="center" | 21.9

| align="center" | {{increase}} 10.5

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Party}}

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 229,162

| align="center" | 7.9

| align="center" | {{increase}} 2.4

{{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Great Britain}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 15,071

| align="center" | 0.5

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.1

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 1,393

| align="center" | 0.1

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.1

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,887,075

| align="center" | 78.86

| align="center" |

= 1970 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1970 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1970 United Kingdom general election|1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 44

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 2

| align="center" | 1,197,068

| align="center" | 44.5

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 5.4

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 23

| align="center" | {{increase}} 3

| align="center" | 1,020,674

| align="center" | 38.0

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.4

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 306,802

| align="center" | 11.4

| align="center" | {{increase}} 6.4

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Party}}

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 2

| align="center" | 147,667

| align="center" | 5.5

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1.3

{{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Great Britain}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 11,408

| align="center" | 0.4

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.2

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 4,616

| align="center" | 0.2

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.2

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,688,235

| align="center" | 73.91

| align="center" |

= 1966 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1966 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1966 United Kingdom general election|1966 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 46

| align="center" | {{increase}} 3

| align="center" | 1,273,916

| align="center" | 49.9

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1.2

{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 20

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 4

| align="center" | 960,675

| align="center" | 37.6

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 3.0

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Party}}

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 172,447

| align="center" | 6.8

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.8

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 128,474

| align="center" | 5.0

| align="center" | {{increase}} 2.6

{{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Great Britain}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 16,230

| align="center" | 0.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.1

{{Party name with colour no link|Other}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 638

| align="center" | 0.0

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.2

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 2,552,380

| align="center" |

| align="center" |

= 1964 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1964 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1964 United Kingdom general election|1964 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 43

| align=center| {{increase}} 5

| align=center| 1,283,667

| align=center| 48.7

| align=center| {{increase}} 2.0

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Unionist

| align="center" | 24

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1

| align="center" | 981,641

| align="center" | 37.3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 2.5

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

| colspan=2 | National Liberal & Conservative

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 6

| align="center" | 88,054

| align="center" | 3.3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 4.2

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 4

| align=center| {{increase}} 3

| align=center| 200,063

| align=center| 7.6

| align=center| {{increase}} 3.5

style="background-color:#FFFF00" |  

| colspan=2 | SNP

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 64,044

| align=center| 2.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 1.6

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 12,241

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center| {{steady}} 0.0

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 4,829

| align=center| 0.2

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.1

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,634,539

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1959 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1959 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1959 United Kingdom general election|1959 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 38

| align=center| {{increase}} 4

| align=center| 1,245,255

| align=center| 46.7

| align=center| {{steady}} 0.0

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Unionist

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 5

| align="center" | 1,060,609

| align="center" | 39.8

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1.7

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

| colspan=2 | National Liberal & Conservative

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 199,678

| align="center" | 7.5

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1.1

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 1

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 108,963

| align=center| 4.1

| align=center| {{increase}} 2.1

style="background-color:#0077FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Independent Unionist

| align=center| 1

| align=center| {{increase}} 1

| align=center| 12,163

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center| New

style="background-color:#FFFF00" |  

| colspan=2 | SNP

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 21,738

| align=center| 0.8

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.3

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 12,150

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center| New

style="background-color:#F9F9F9" |  

| colspan=2 | Fife Socialist League

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 4,886

| align=center| 0.2

| align=center| New

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 2,071

| align=center| 0.1

| align=center| {{decrease}} 0.2

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,667,513

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1955 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1955 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1955 United Kingdom general election|1955 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Unionist

| align="center" | 30

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 1,056,209

| align="center" | 41.5

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1.6

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

| colspan=2 | National Liberal & Conservative

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 217,733

| align="center" | 8.6

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.1

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 34

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1

| align=center| 1,188,058

| align=center| 46.7

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.2

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 1

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 47,273

| align=center| 1.9

| align=center| {{decrease}}0.8

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 13,195

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.1

style="background-color:#FFFF00" |  

| colspan=2 | SNP

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 12,112

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.2

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 8,674

| align=center| 0.3

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.2

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,543,254

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1951 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1951 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1951 United Kingdom general election|1951 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Unionist

| align="center" | 29

| align="center" | {{increase}} 3

| align="center" | 1,108,321

| align="center" | 39.9

| align="center" | {{increase}} 2.7

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

| colspan=2 | National Liberal & Conservative

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 240,977

| align="center" | 8.7

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1.1

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 35

| align=center| {{decrease}} 2

| align=center| 1,330,244

| align=center| 47.9

| align=center| {{increase}} 1.7

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 1

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1

| align=center| 76,291

| align=center| 2.7

| align=center| {{decrease}} 3.9

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 10,947

| align=center| 0.4

| align=center| {{decrease}} 0.6

style="background-color:#FFFF00" |  

| colspan=2 | SNP

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 7,299

| align=center| 0.3

| align=center| {{decrease}} 0.1

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1

| align=center| 3,758

| align=center| 0.1

| align=center| {{decrease}} 0.9

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,777,837

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1950 =

File:1950 general Election in Scotland, showing Ross and Cromarty coloured light yellow.png

{{main|1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 37

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 1,259,410

| align=center| 46.2

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.7

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Unionist

| align="center" | 26

| align="center" | {{increase}} 2

| align="center" | 1,013,909

| align="center" | 37.2

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.5

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

| colspan=2 | National Liberal & Conservative

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | {{increase}} 2

| align="center" | 208,101

| align="center" | 7.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 4.0

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 2

| align=center| {{increase}} 2

| align=center| 180,270

| align=center| 6.6

| align=center| {{increase}} 1.0

style="background-color:#FFFF00" |  

| colspan=2 | SNP

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{steady}}

| align=center| 9,708

| align=center| 0.4

| align=center| {{decrease}} 0.9

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1

| align=center| 27,559

| align=center| 1.0

| align=center| {{decrease}} 0.4

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 2

| align="center" | 27,727

| align="center" | 1.0

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.7

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,726,684

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1945 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1945 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 37

| align=center| {{increase}} 17

| align=center| 1,144,310

| align=center| 47.9

| align=center| {{increase}} 11.1

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Unionist

| align="center" | 24

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 11

| align="center" | 878,206

| align="center" | 36.7

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 5.3

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

| colspan=2 | National Liberal & Conservative

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 4

| align="center" | 85,937

| align="center" | 3.6

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 3.1

style="background-color:#B22222" |  

| colspan=2 | Independent Labour Party

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1

| align="center" | 40,725

| align="center" | 1.7

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 3.3

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Independent Liberal

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{increase}} 2

| align="center" | 26,127

| align="center" | 1.1

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1.1

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=center| 1

| align=center| -

| align=center| 33,265

| align=center| 1.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.8

style="background-color:#aadfff" |  

| colspan=2 | Independent Unionist

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 13,647

| align="center" | 0.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.6

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{decrease}} 3

| align=center| 132,849

| align=center| 5.6

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.1

style="background-color:#FFFF00" |  

| colspan=2 | SNP

| align=center| 0

| align=center| -

| align=center| 30,595

| align=center| 1.3

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.2

style="background-color:#FF7F50" |  

| colspan=2 | Common Wealth Party

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | -

| align="center" | 4,231

| align="center" | 0.2

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.2

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,389,892

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1935 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1935 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1935 United Kingdom general election|1935 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

rowspan=5 |  

| colspan=2 | National Government (Total)

| align=right| 43

| align=right| {{decrease}} 21

| align=right| 1,135,403

| align=right| 49.8

| align=right| {{decrease}} 15.2

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| Unionist

| align=right| 35

| align=right| {{decrease}} 13

| align=right| 962,595

| align=right| 42.0

| align=right| {{decrease}} 7.5

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

| National Liberal

| align=right| 7

| align=right|

| align=right| 149,072

| align=right| 6.7

| align=right|

style="background-color:#008000" |  

| National Labour

| align=right| 1

| align=right| {{0}}

| align=right| 19,115

| align=right| 0.9

| align=right| {{decrease}} 0.1

style="background-color:#CCCCCC" |  

| National

| align=right| 0

| align=right|

| align=right| 4,621

| align=right| 0.2

| align=right|

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=right| 20

| align=right| {{increase}} 13

| align=right| 863,789

| align=right| 36.8

| align=right| {{increase}} 4.2

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=right| 3

| align=right| {{decrease}} 4

| align=right| 174,235

| align=right| 6.7

| align=right| {{decrease}} 1.9

style="background-color:#B22222" |  

| colspan=2 | Independent Labour Party

| align=right| 4

| align=right|

| align=right| 111,256

| align=right| 5.0

| align=right|

style="background-color:#FFFF00" |  

| colspan=2 | SNP

| align=right| 0

| align=right|

| align=right| 25,652

| align=right| 1.1

| align=right|

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=right| 1

| align=right| {{increase}} 1

| align=right| 13,462

| align=right| 0.6

| align=right| {{decrease}} 0.8

colspan=3 | Total

| align=right| 71

| align=right|

| align=right| 2,323,797

| align=right| 100

| align=right|

= 1931 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1931 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

rowspan=5 |  

| colspan=2 | National Government (Total)

| align=center| 64

| align=center|

| align=center| 1,385,385

| align=center| 64.0

| align=center|

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

|Unionist

| align="center" | 48

| align="center" | {{increase}}28

| align="center" | 1,056,768

| align="center" | 49.5

| align="center" | {{increase}}13.6

style="background-color:#AFEEEE" |  

|National Liberal & Conservative

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | New

| align="center" | 101,430

| align="center" | 4.9

| align="center" | New

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

|Liberal

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | {{decrease}}6

| align="center" | 205,384

| align="center" | 8.6

| align="center" | {{decrease}}9.5

style="background-color:#008000" |  

|National Labour

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | New

| align="center" | 21,803

| align="center" | 1.0

| align="center" | New

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 7

| align=center| {{decrease}}30

| align=center| 696,248

| align=center| 32.6

| align=center| {{decrease}}9.7

style="background-color:#FF0000" |  

| colspan=2 | Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 35,618

| align=center| 1.4

| align=center| {{increase}}0.3

style="background-color:#FFFF66" |  

| colspan=2 | National Party of Scotland

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 20,954

| align=center| 1.0

| align=center| {{increase}}0.8

style="background-color:#000000" |  

| colspan=2 | New Party

| align=center| 0

| align=center| New

| align=center| 3,895

| align=center| 0.2

| align=center| New

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 32,229

| align="center" | 0.8

| align="center" |

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,174,329

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1929 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1929 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#DC241f"|

| Labour

| align=center| 37

| align=center| {{increase}} 11

| align=center| 931,432

| align=center| 43.1

| align=center| {{increase}} 2.0

bgcolor="#5555FF"|

| Unionist

| align=center| 20

| align=center| {{decrease}} 16

| align=center| 776,397

| align=center| 35.9

| align=center| {{decrease}} 4.8

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 13

| align=center| {{increase}} 5

| align=center| 390,896

| align=center| 18.1

| align=center| {{increase}} 1.5

bgcolor="#800080"|

| Scottish Prohibition

| align=center| 1

| align=center| -

| align=center| 25,037

| align=center| 1.2

| align=center|

bgcolor="#FF0000"|

| Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| -

| align=center| 24,868

| align=center| 1.1

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.4

bgcolor="#FFFF66"|

| National Party of Scotland

| align=center| 0

| align=center| -

| align=center| 3,313

| align=center| 0.2

| align=center| New

bgcolor="#D3D3D3"|

| Other

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 8,613

| align="center" | 0.4

| align="center" |

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 2,161,350

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1924 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1924 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1924 United Kingdom general election|1924 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#5555FF"|

| Unionist

| align=center| 36

| align=center| {{increase}} 22

| align=center| 688,299

| align=center| 40.7

| align=center| {{increase}} 9.1

bgcolor="#DC241f"|

| Labour

| align=center| 26

| align=center| {{decrease}} 8

| align=center| 697,146

| align=center| 41.1

| align=center| {{increase}} 5.2

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 8

| align=center| {{decrease}} 14

| align=center| 286,540

| align=center| 16.6

| align=center| {{decrease}} 11.8

bgcolor="#FF0000"|

| Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| -

| align=center| 15,930

| align=center| 0.7

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.7

bgcolor="#D3D3D3"|

| Other

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | -

| align="center" | 29,193

| align="center" | 0.9

| align="center" | {{Decrease}} 0.8

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 1,717,108

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1923 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1923 in Scotland.png

{{main|1923 United Kingdom general election|1923 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#DC241f"|

| Labour

| align=center| 34

| align=center| {{increase}} 5

| align=center| 532,450

| align=center| 35.9

| align=center| {{increase}} 3.7

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal (Reunited)

| align=center| 22

| align=center| {{decrease}} 5

| align=center| 422,995

| align=center| 28.4

| align=center| {{decrease}} 10.8

bgcolor="#5555FF"|

| Unionist

| align=center| 14

| align=center| {{increase}} 1

| align=center| 468,526

| align=center| 31.6

| align=center| {{increase}} 6.5

bgcolor="#FF0000"|

| Communist

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1

| align=center| 39,448

| align=center| 2.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 1.0

bgcolor="#D3D3D3"|

| Other

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | -

| align="center" | 37,908

| align="center" | 1.7

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.4

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 1,501,327

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1922 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1922 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1922 United Kingdom general election|1922 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#DC241f"|

| Labour

| align=center| 29

| align=center| {{increase}} 23

| align=center| 501,254

| align=center| 32.2

| align=center| {{increase}} 9.3

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 15

| align=center| {{increase}} 7

| align=center| 328,649

| align=center| 21.5

| align=center| {{increase}} 6.1

bgcolor="#5555FF"|

| Unionist

| align=center| 13

| align=center|

| align=center| 379,396

| align=center| 25.1

| align=center|

bgcolor="#FFF890"|

| National Liberal

| align=center| 12

| align=center| {{decrease}} 13

| align=center| 288,529

| align=center| 17.7

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.4

bgcolor="#FF0000"|

| Communist

| align=center| 1

| align=center|

| align=center| 23,944

| align=center| 1.4

| align=center|

bgcolor="#D3D3D3"|

| Other

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 47,589

| align="center" | 2.1

| align="center" |

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 1,569,361

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1918 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1918 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

rowspan=5 |  

| colspan=2 | Coalition (Total)

| align=center| 54

| align=center|

| align=center| 584,259

| align=center| 52.3

| align=center|

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

|Coalition Unionist

| align="center" | 28

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 336,530

| align="center" | 30.8

| align="center" |

style="background-color:#FFFDD0" |  

|Coalition Liberal

| align="center" | 25

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 221,145

| align="center" | 19.1

| align="center" |

style="background-color:#E0AFAF" |  

|Coalition Labour

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 14,247

| align="center" | 1.3

| align="center" |

style="background-color:#FFDEAD" |  

|Coalition NDP

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 12,337

| align="center" | 1.1

| align="center" |

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour

| align=center| 6

| align=center|

| align=center| 265,744

| align=center| 22.9

| align=center| +19.3

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 8

| align=center|

| align=center| 163,960

| align=center| 15.0

| align=center| -36.6

style="background-color:#5555FF" |  

| colspan=2 | Unionist

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 21,939

| align="center" | 2.0

| align="center" |

style="background-color:#DC241F" |  

| colspan=2 | Co-operative Party

| align=center| 0

| align=center|

| align=center| 19,841

| align=center| 1.8

| align=center|

style="background-color:#" |  

| colspan=2 | Highland Land League

| align=center| 0

| align=center|

| align=center| 8,710

| align=center| 0.8

| align=center|

style="background-color:#800080" |  

| colspan=2 | Scottish Prohibition Party

| align=center| 0

| align=center|

| align=center| 5,212

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center|

style="background-color:#FFDEAD" |  

| colspan=2 | NDP

| align=center| 0

| align=center|

| align=center| 4,297

| align=center| 0.4

| align=center|

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 52,749

| align="center" | 4.7

| align="center" |

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 71

| align=center|

| align=center| 1,126,711

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1910 December =

{{main|December 1910 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 57

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1

| align=center| 306,378

| align=center| 53.6

| align=center| {{decrease}} 0.6

style="background-color:#0281AA" |  

| colspan=2 | Conservative and Liberal Unionist

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 244,785

| align="center" | 42.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 3.0

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 3

| align=center| {{increase}} 1

| align=center| 24,633

| align=center| 3.6

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.5

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1

| align="center" | 1,947

| align="center" | 0.2

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 0.9

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center|

| align=center| 577,743

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1910 January =

{{main|January 1910 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 58

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 354,847

| align=center| 54.2

| align=center| {{decrease}} 2.2

style="background-color:#0281AA" |  

| colspan=2 | Conservative and Liberal Unionist

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 1

| align="center" | 260,033

| align="center" | 39.6

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1.4

style="background-color:#DC241f" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour Party

| align=center| 2

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 37,852

| align=center| 5.1

| align=center| {{increase}} 2.8

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1

| align="center" | 7,710

| align="center" | 1.1

| align="center" |

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center|

| align=center| 660,442

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1906 =

{{main|1906 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 58

| align=center| {{increase}} 24

| align=center| 336,400

| align=center| 56.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 6.2

style="background-color:#0281AA" |  

| colspan=2 | Conservative and Liberal Unionist

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 26

| align="center" | 225,802

| align="center" | 38.2

| align="center" | {{decrease}} 10.8

style="background-color:#B22222" |  

| colspan=2 | Labour

| align=center| 2

| align=center| {{increase}} 2

| align=center| 16,897

| align=center| 2.3

| align=center|

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 17,815

| align="center" | 3.1

| align="center" |

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center|

| align=center| 596,914

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1900 =

{{main|1900 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:200px" colspan=3 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

style="background-color:#0281AA" |  

| colspan=2 | Conservative and Liberal Unionist

| align="center" | 36

| align="center" | {{increase}} 5

| align="center" | 237,217

| align="center" | 49.0

| align="center" | {{increase}} 1.6

style="background-color:#FFD700" |  

| colspan=2 | Liberal

| align=center| 34

| align=center| {{decrease}} 5

| align=center| 245,092

| align=center| 50.2

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.5

style="background-color:#B22222" |  

| colspan=2 | Scottish Workers'

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 3,107

| align=center| 0.6

| align=center|

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| colspan=2 | Other

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 814

| align="center" | 0.2

| align="center" |

colspan=3 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center|

| align=center| 486,230

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1895 =

{{main|1895 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center|39

| align=center| {{decrease}} 12

| align=center| 236,446

| align=center|51.7

| align=center| {{decrease}} 2.2

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative & Liberal Unionist

| align=center| 31

| align=center| {{increase}} 12

| align=center| 214,403

| align=center| 47.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 3

style="background-color:#B22222" |  

| Independent Labour Party

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 4,269

| align="center" | 0.8

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.8

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1892 =

{{main|1892 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center|51

| align=center| {{increase}} 8

| align=center|256,944

| align=center|53.9

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.3

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative & Liberal Unionist

| align=center| 19

| align=center| {{decrease}} 8

| align=center| 209,944

| align=center| 44.4

| align=center| {{decrease}} 2.0

bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|

| Scottish Trades Councils Labour

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 2,313

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.5

bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|

| Scottish Parliamentary Labour

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 2,043

| align=center| 0.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.4

style="background-color:#D3D3D3" |  

| Other

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{nochange}}

| align="center" | 3,886

| align="center" | 0.8

| align="center" | {{increase}} 0.8

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center|

| align=center| 475,130

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1886 =

{{main|1886 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 43

| align=center| {{decrease}} 8

| align=center| 193,801

| align=center| 53.6

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.3

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative & Liberal Unionist

| align=center| 27

| align=center| {{increase}} 19

| align=center| 164,314

| align=center| 46.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 12.1

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center|

| align=center| 358,115

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1885 =

File:United Kingdom general election 1885 in Scotland.svg

{{main|1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 51

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1

| align=center| 238,627

| align=center| 53.3

| align=center| {{decrease}} 16.8

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 8

| align=center| {{increase}} 2

| align=center| 151,137

| align=center| 34.3

| align=center| {{increase}} 4.4

bgcolor=|

| Independent Liberal & Crofters Party

| align=center| 4

| align=center| {{increase}} 4

| align=center| 16,551

| align=center| 3.7

| align=center| {{increase}} 3.7

bgcolor=#FFFFAA|

| Independent Liberal

| align=center| 7

| align=center| {{increase}} 7

| align=center rowspan=2| 38,214

| align=center rowspan=2| 8.6

| align=center rowspan=2| {{increase}} 8.6

bgcolor="#D3D3D3"|

| Others

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{nochange}}

bgcolor=""|

| Scottish Land Restoration League

| align=center| 0

| align=center| {{nochange}}

| align=center| 2,359

| align=center| 0.5

| align=center| {{increase}} 0.5

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 70

| align=center| {{increase}} 12

| align=center| 446,888

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1880 =

{{main|1880 United Kingdom general election|1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland{{!}}results in Scotland}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 52

| align=center| {{increase}} 12

| align=center| 195,517

| align=center| 70.1

| align=center| {{increase}} 1.7

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 6

| align=center| {{decrease}} 12

| align=center| 75,145

| align=center| 29.9

| align=center| {{decrease}} 1.7

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 58

| align=center|

| align=center| 269,662

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1874 =

{{main|1874 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 40

| align=center| {{decrease}} 11

| align=center| 148,345

| align=center| 68.4

| align=center| {{decrease}} 14.1

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 18

| align=center| {{increase}} 11

| align=center| 63,193

| align=center| 31.6

| align=center| {{increase}} 14.1

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 58

| align=center|

| align=center| 211,538

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1868 =

{{main|1868 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 51

| align=center| {{increase}} 9

| align=center| 125,356

| align=center| 82.5

| align=center| {{decrease}} 2.9

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 7

| align=center| {{decrease}} 4

| align=center| 23,985

| align=center| 17.5

| align=center| {{increase}} 2.9

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 58

| align=center| {{increase}} 5

| align=center| 149,341

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1865 =

{{main|1865 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 42

| align=center| {{increase}}2

| align=center| 43,480

| align=center| 85.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 21.0

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 11

| align=center| {{decrease}}2

| align=center| 4,305

| align=center| 14.6

| align=center| {{decrease}} 19.0

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 47,785

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1859 =

{{main|1859 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 40

| align=center| {{increase}}1

| align=center| 5,174

| align=center| 66.4

| align=center| {{decrease}} 18.4

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative & Liberal Unionist

| align=center| 13

| align=center| {{decrease}}1

| align=center| 2,616

| align=center| 33.6

| align=center| {{increase}} 18.4

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 7,790

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1857 =

{{main|1857 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFD700"|

| Liberal

| align=center| 39

| align=center| {{increase}} 6

| align=center| 31,999

| align=center| 84.8

| align=center| {{increase}} 12.2

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative & Liberal Unionist

| align=center| 14

| align=center| {{decrease}} 6

| align=center| 4,060

| align=center| 15.2

| align=center| {{decrease}} 12.2

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 36,059

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1852 =

{{main|1852 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 33

| align=center| -

| align=center| 21,015

| align=center| 72.6

| align=center| {{decrease}} 9.1

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative & Liberal Conservative

| align=center| 20

| align=center| -

| align=center| 6,955

| align=center| 27.4

| align=center| {{increase}} 9.1

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 27,970

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1847 =

{{main|1847 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 33

| align=center| -

| align=center| 20,092

| align=center| 81.7

| align=center| {{increase}} 19.9

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative & Liberal Conservative

| align=center| 20

| align=center| -

| align=center| 3,509

| align=center| 18.3

| align=center| {{decrease}} 20.0

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 23,601

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1841 =

{{main|1841 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 31

| align=center| {{decrease}} 2

| align=center| 16,356

| align=center| 60.8

| align=center| {{increase}} 6.8

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 22

| align=center| {{increase}} 2

| align=center| 9,793

| align=center| 38.3

| align=center| {{decrease}} 8.3

bgcolor="#999999"|

| Chartist

| align=center| 0

| align=center|

| align=center| 385

| align=center| 0.9

| align=center|

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 26,354

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1837 =

{{main|1837 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 33

| align=center| {{decrease}} 5

| align=center| 22,082

| align=center| 54.0

| align=center| {{decrease}} 8.8

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 20

| align=center| {{increase}} 5

| align=center| 18,569

| align=center| 46.0

| align=center| {{increase}} 8.8

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center| -

| align=center| 40,651

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1835 =

{{main|1835 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 38

| align=center| {{decrease}} 5

| align=center| 28,307

| align=center| 62.8

| align=center| {{decrease}} 16.2

bgcolor="#0281AA"|

| Conservative

| align=center| 15

| align=center| {{increase}} 5

| align=center| 15,733

| align=center| 37.2

| align=center| {{increase}} 16.2

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 44,040

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1832 =

{{main|1832 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 43

| align=center| {{increase}} 22

| align=center| 44,003

| align=center| 79.0

| align=center|

bgcolor="#3333CC"|

| Tory

| align=center| 10

| align=center| {{decrease}} 13

| align=center| 9,752

| align=center| 21.0

| align=center|

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 53

| align=center|

| align=center| 53,755

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1831 =

{{main|1831 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#3333CC"|

| Tory

| align=center| 23

| align=center| {{decrease}} 10

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center|

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 21

| align=center| {{increase}} 9

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center|

bgcolor="#DDDDDD"|

| Doubtful

| align=center| 1

| align=center| {{increase}} 1

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center|

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 45

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

= 1830 =

{{main|1830 United Kingdom general election}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width:100px" colspan=2 | Party

! style="width:70px;"| Seats

! style="width:40px;"| Seats change

! style="width:40px;"| Votes

! style="width:40px;"| %

! style="width:40px;"| % Change

bgcolor="#3333CC"|

| Tory

| align=center| 33

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center|

bgcolor="#FFA500"|

| Whig

| align=center| 12

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center|

colspan=2 | Total

| align=center| 45

| align=center|

| align=center|

| align=center| 100

| align=center|

Local councils

Since 1995, local elections in Scotland have been generally held every four years for all the 32 unitary authorities created under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Between 1975 and 1992, elections were held every two years for either district or regional council, which sat for four-year terms. Those arrangements were set up by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

As one consequence of the Gould Report,{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7057818.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Probe says May poll failed voters | date=23 October 2007 | access-date=1 May 2010}} which was a response to the fiasco of the 2007 elections, the next council elections were scheduled for 2012 (one year after the Parliamentary elections in 2011).

=2022=

{{Main|2022 Scottish local elections}}

=2017=

The elections were held again using the STV system of proportional representation, and as with the 2012 Scottish local elections, they were delayed for one year to ensure they were not held on the same day as the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections (which was delayed for a year, owing to the 2015 general election). For full analysis see 2017 Scottish local elections.

=2012=

{{Main|2012 Scottish local elections}}

The election was contested for the second time under the STV system of proportional representation. It was the first time in 13 years that the elections had not been held on the same day as the Scottish Parliament elections.

=Past elections=

By-elections

=2008=

  • date to be announced: Abbey (4-member ward), Dumfries and Galloway, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: result pending (result May 2007: 2 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab)
  • 1 May: Troup (3-member ward), Aberdeenshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: result pending (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Con, 1 Ind)
  • 6 March: Cambuslang East (3-member ward), South Lanarkshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab gain from SNP (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 3 Lab)
  • 28 Feb: Lerwick South (4-member ward), Shetland, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Ind hold (result May 2007: 4 Ind; after by election: 4 Ind)
  • 21 Feb: Highland (3-member ward), Perth and Kinross, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 1 Con; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Con)
  • 14 Feb: Elgin City South (3-member ward), Moray, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Lab, 1 Ind; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)
  • 31 January: Kilsyth (3-member ward), North Lanarkshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab hold (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 2 Lab, 1 SNP)

=2007=

  • 22 November: Lochee (4-member ward), Dundee, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 2 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 2 Lab)
  • 4 October: Helensburgh and Lomond South (3-member ward), Argyll and Bute, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lib Dem gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 Ind, 1 Lib Dem; after by election: 2 Lib Dem, 1 Con)
  • 16 August: Midstocket/Rosemount (3-member ward), Aberdeen, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Con (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)

=2006=

=2005=

European Parliament

In 1999, a Scotland-wide constituency replaced eight first-past-the-post constituencies used in the elections between 1979 and 1994. This returned eight MEPs under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation system. Since then the number of MEPs returned by Scotland has been reduced twice, to seven in 2004, and then to six in 2009.

Following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020, Scotland no longer elects representatives to the European Parliament.

Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.

=2019=

{{main|2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom}}

{{Election box begin for list| title=European Election 2019: Scotland{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-48044192| publisher=BBC | title=Who are the MEP candidates in Scotland? | date=25 April 2019}}[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-48081564/2019 European elections: List of candidates for Scotland]{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} BBC News Scotland, 28 April 2019[https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/crjeqkdevwvt/the-uks-european-elections-2019/ The UK’s European elections 2019 | Gains for The Brexit Party and Lib Dems] BBC News[http://ballotbox.scot/eu-elections-2019-the-results/ EU Elections 2019 – The Results] Ballot Box Scotland; N.B.: This also gives the number of votes for each party in each council area.}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Alyn Smith, Christian Allard, Aileen McLeod
Margaret Ferrier, Heather Anderson, Alex Kerr{{cite news| url= https://www.thenational.scot/news/17586679.snp-reveal-list-for-euro-elections-as-party-go-for-three-meps/| work=The National| title=SNP reveal list for Euro elections as party go for three MEPs | date=20 April 2019}}|votes=594,553
(198,184.3)|percentage=37.8%|change=+8.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Brexit Party|candidate=Louis Stedman-Bryce
Karina Walker, James Ferguson-Hannah, Stuart Waiton, Paul Aitken, Calum Walker|votes=233,006|percentage=14.8%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Sheila Ritchie
Fred Mackintosh, Catriona Bhatia, Vita Zaporozcenko, John Edward, Clive Sneddon{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-47974501 | publisher=BBC News | title=Scottish Lib Dems unveil Euro election candidates | access-date=19 April 2019}}|votes=218,285|percentage=13.8%|change=+6.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Nosheena Mobarik
Ian McGill, Shona Haslam, Iain Whyte, Andrea Gee, Michael Kusznir{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2019/04/the-list-of-conservative-mep-candidates-for-scotland.html|title=The list of Conservative MEP candidates for Scotland|publisher=Conservative Home}}|votes=182,476|percentage=11.6%|change=-5.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=David Martin, Jayne Baxter, Craig Miller, Amy Lee Fraioli, Callum O’Dwyer, Angela Bretherton{{cite news| url=https://www.scotsman.com/scotland-s-main-parties-reveal-candidates-for-european-parliament-elections-1-4911232 | work=The Scotsman | title=Scotland's main parties reveal candidates for European Parliament elections |date=19 April 2019 }}|votes=146,724|percentage=9.3%|change=-16.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Green Party|candidate=Maggie Chapman, Lorna Slater, Gillian Mackay, Chas Booth, Mags Hall, Allan Faulds|votes=129,603|percentage=8.2%|change=+0.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Change UK – The Independent Group|candidate=David Macdonald,1 Kate Forman, Peter Griffiths, Heather Astbury, Colin McFadyen, Cathy Edgeworth|votes=30,004|percentage=1.9%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Donald MacKay, Janice MacKay, Otto Inglis, Mark Meechan, Roy Hill{{cite web|url=https://www.ukip.org/ukip-EU-candidates.php|title=EU candidates|publisher=UK Independence Party|access-date=22 September 2019|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805112043/https://ukip.org/ukip-EU-candidates.php|url-status=dead}}|votes=28,418|percentage=1.8%|change=-8.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Gordon Edgar

|votes = 6,128

|percentage = 0.4%

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Ken Parke{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-48044192|title=Who are the MEP candidates in Scotland?|date=25 April 2019|publisher=BBC News|access-date=26 April 2019}}

|votes = 2,049

|percentage = 0.1%

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout||votes= 1,561,226 |percentage= 39.9% |change=+ 6.4 }}

{{Election box end}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin for list| title=European Parliament election 2014: ScotlandThe Scotsman, 25/26 May 2014 https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-european-election-2014-results-1-3422454 N.B.: This also gives the number of votes for each party in each council area.European Parliament Information Office in Edinburgh, Newsletter Issue 2, October 2014 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/resource/static/files/epio-in-edinburgh---october-newsletter.pdf{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-27128651|title=Vote 2014: European election candidates for Scotland|date=28 April 2014|publisher=BBC News|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=http://ballotbox.scot/eu-elections-2019-the-results|title=EU Elections 2019 – The Results|last=Scotl|first=Ballot Box|date=2019-05-28|website=Ballot Box Scotland|language=en-US}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Ian Hudghton, Alyn Smith,
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, Stephen Gethins, Toni Giugliano, Chris Stephens

|votes = 389,503
(194,751.5)

|percentage = 29.0

|change = –0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Martin, Catherine Stihler,
Derek  Munn, Katrina Murray, Asim Khan, Kirsty O'Brien

|votes = 348,219
(174,109.5)

|percentage = 25.9

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ian Duncan, Belinda Don, Nosheena  Mobarik, Jamie Gardiner,
Iain McGill, Stuart McIntyre

|votes = 231,330

|percentage = 16.8

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = David Coburn, Kevin  Newton, Otto Inglis, Denise Baykal, Hugh  Hatrick, Malcolm Mackay

|votes = 140,534

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Greens

|candidate = Maggie Chapman, Chas Booth, Grace Murray, Alastair Whitelaw, Anne Thomas, Steen Parish

|votes = 108,305

|percentage = 8.1

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = George Lyon, Christine Jardine, Richard Brodie, Jade Holden,
Siobhan Mathers, Euan Davidson

|votes = 95,319

|percentage = 7.1

|change = –4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Britain First

|candidate = James Dowson, John Arthur Randall, Jayda Fransen, Geoffrey Clynch, Margaret Clynch, Jane Shepherd

|votes = 13,551

|percentage = 2.0

|change = [new]

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Kenneth McDonald, David Orr, Victoria McKenzie, Angus Matthys, Paul Stafford, Stacey Fleming

|votes = 10,150

|percentage = 0.8

|change = –1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = No to the EU – Yes to Democracy

|candidate = John Foster. Andrew Elliott, Murdo Maclean, Gail Morrow, Brian Smith, Richard Veitch

|votes = 6,388

|percentage = 0.5

|change = –0.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,343,299

|percentage = 33.5%

|change = +5.0%

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2009=

{{Election box begin for list| title=European Parliament election 2009: Scotland{{Cite web|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Attachments/Internet/Council/Elections/European_elections/NoP_Scotland.pdf|title=City of Edinburgh Council}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_10.stm|title=European Election 2009 | UK Results | Scotland|publisher=BBC News}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Ian Hudghton, Alyn Smith
Aileen McLeod, Drew Hendry, Duncan Ross, Gordon Archer

|votes = 321,007
(160,503.5)

|percentage = 29.1

|change = +9.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Martin, Catherine Stihler
Mary Lockhart, Paul McAleavely, Kirsty Connell, Nasim Khan{{Cite web|url=https://jonworth.eu/labours-2009-ep-candidates/|title=Labour's 2009 EP candidates|date=4 April 2008|website=Jon Worth Euroblog}}

|votes = 229,853
(114,926.5)

|percentage = 20.8

|change = -5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Struan Stevenson
Belinda Don, Helen Gardiner, Donald G. MacDonald, Gerald Michaluk, PJ Lewis{{Cite web|url=http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=143382|title=Conservative Party website, accessed 17 July 2008|access-date=2 October 2010|archive-date=25 February 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060225022808/http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page|url-status=dead}}

|votes = 185,794

|percentage = 16.8

|change = -0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = George Lyon
Euan Robson, Robert Aldridge, Patsy Kenton, Douglas Herbison, Clive Sneddon{{Cite web|url=http://www.cix.co.uk/~rosenstiel/eu07/eu07nwsm.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508021007/http://www.cix.co.uk/~rosenstiel/eu07/eu07nwsm.htm|url-status=dead|title=CIX ONLINE, accessed 17 July 2008|archive-date=8 May 2009}}

|votes = 127,038

|percentage = 11.5

|change = -1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Greens

|candidate = Elaine Morrison, Chas Booth, Kirsten Robb, Alastair Whitelaw, Ruth Dawkins, Peter McColl

|votes = 80,442

|percentage = 7.3

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Peter Adams, Paul Hencke, Phillip Anderson, Matthew Desmond, Donald Mackay, Paul Wiffen, Kathleen Desmond{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukip.org/section/members-section/euro-2009-candidate-ballot-results/738-results-of-the-ballot-to-select-mep-candidates|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208204728/http://www.ukip.org/section/members-section/euro-2009-candidate-ballot-results/738-results-of-the-ballot-to-select-mep-candidates|url-status=dead|title=UK Independence Party|accessdate=28 August 2008|archivedate=8 December 2008}}

|votes = 57,788

|percentage = 5.2

|change = -1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Gary Raikes, Charlie Baillie, Deborah McKnight, Roy Jones, Max Dunbar, Elise Jones[http://scotland.bnp.org.uk/election-page/ British National Party Scotland accessed 6 March 2009]

|votes = 27,174

|percentage = 2.5

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Louise McDaid, David Jacobsen, Katherine McGavigan, James Berrington, Claire Watt, James McDaid

|votes = 22,135

|percentage = 2.0

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Christian Party

|candidate = Sheila McLaughlan, John Smart, Brian Ross, Archie Linnegan, Christine Cormack, Isobel Anne Macleod

|votes = 16,738

|percentage = 1.5

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Socialist Party

|candidate = Colin Fox, Angela Gorrie, Johanna Dind, Nick McKerrell, Raphie de Santos, Felicity Garvie

|votes = 10,404

|percentage = 0.9

|change = -4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Duncan Robertson

|votes = 10,189

|percentage = 0.9

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = No to the EU – Yes to Democracy

|candidate = John Foster, Tommy Sheridan, Leah Ganley, Stuart Hyslop, Ajit Singh Uppal, Tom Morrison

|votes = 9,693

|percentage = 0.9

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jury Team

|candidate = Alan Wallace, John O'Callaghan, Stuart Brown, Kenneth Lees, Mev Brown, Austin Compson-Bradford{{Cite web |url=http://www.juryteam.org/region.php?select=scotland |title=Scotland » Candidates » Politics Without Parties » JURY TEAM |access-date=2 October 2010 |archive-date=19 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419135605/http://www.juryteam.org/region.php?select=scotland |url-status=dead }}

|votes = 6,257

|percentage = 0.6

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,104,512

|percentage = 28.5

|change = −2.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin for list| title=European Parliament election 2004: Scotland{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates|title=2004 Election candidates|work=UK Office of the European Parliament|access-date=2009-06-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004091828/http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates|archive-date=4 October 2009}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Martin, Catherine Stihler
Bill Miller, Kirsty O'Brien, Colin Smyth, Catriona Renton, Gemma Doyle

|votes = 310,865
(155,432.5)

|percentage = 26.4

|change = -2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Ian Hudghton, Alyn Smith
Kenneth Gibson, Douglas Henderson, Alexander Nicholson, Alex Orr, Janet Law, Duncan Ross

|votes = 231,505
(115,752.5)

|percentage = 19.7

|change = -7.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Struan Stevenson, John Purvis
Cameron Buchanan, Sebastian Leslie, Anne Harper, Paul Nelson, Douglas Taylor

|votes = 209,028
(104,514)

|percentage = 17.8

|change = -2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Elspeth Attwooll
Robert Aldridge, Alex Bruce, Karen Freel, Douglas Herbison, Clive Sneddon, Christine James, Jermaine Allison

|votes = 154,178

|percentage = 13.1

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Green Party

|candidate = Chas Booth, Tara O'Leary, Martin Bartos, Moira Dunworth, Alastair Whitelaw, Katherine Joester, James Park

|votes = 79,695

|percentage = 6.8

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Peter Troy, Philip Anderson, George Cormack, Michael Phillips, Janice Murdock, Donald Mackay, Peter Nielson

|votes = 78,828

|percentage = 6.7

|change = +5.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Socialist Party

|candidate = Felicity Garvie, Nick McKerrel, Hugh Kerr, Catriona Grant, Lynn Sheridan, John Sangster, Andrew Rossiter

|votes = 61,356

|percentage = 5.2

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Operation Christian Vote

|candidate = George Hargreaves, William Thompson, Richard Russell, David Braid, Marion McNeill, Mary Hay, Rose Irtwange

|votes = 21,056

|percentage = 1.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Steven Blake, Scott McLean, David Kerr, Stephen Burns, Bryan Dickson, Craig McComb, John Bean{{Cite web | url=http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/scotcand.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603080807/http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/scotcand.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2004-06-03 |title = Scotcand}}

|votes = 19,427

|percentage = 1.7

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Scottish Wind Watch

|candidate = Brendan Hamill, Sylvia Thorne, Charles Bennie, Jennifer Scobie, Bennie Palmer, Helen Pass, Richard Hammock

|votes = 7,255

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Fergus Tait

|votes = 3,624

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,176,817

|percentage = 30.9

|change = +6.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1999=

{{Election box begin for list| title=European Parliament election 1999: Scotland{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates|title=1999 Election candidates|work=UK Office of the European Parliament|access-date=2009-06-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828022854/http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates|archive-date=28 August 2009}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Martin, Bill Miller, Catherine Taylor
Christine May, Hugh McMahon, James Paton, John Clifford, Jeanette Bradley

|votes = 283,490
(94,496.67)

|percentage = 28.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish National Party

|candidate = Ian Hudghton, Neil MacCormick
Anne Gillies, Gordon Wilson, Janet Law, Kris Browne, Ian Goldie, Josephine Docherty

|votes = 268,528
(134,264)

|percentage = 27.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Struan Stevenson, John Purvis
Anne Harper, Cameron Buchanan, Sebastian Leslie, Iain Mitchell, Peter Ramsay, Anthony Gilbey

|votes = 195,296
(97,648)

|percentage = 19.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Elspeth Attwooll
Robert Aldridge, Neil Mitchison, Heather Lyall, Clive Sneddon, Danus Skene, Karen Freel, Jayne Struthers

|votes = 96,971

|percentage = 9.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Green Party

|candidate = Marion Coyne, Eleanor Scott, Phil O'Brien, Graeme Farmer, Linda Hendry, Chris Ballance, Kay Allan, Alastair Whitelaw

|votes = 57,142

|percentage = 5.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Scottish Socialist Party

|candidate = Hugh Kerr, Rosie Kane, Harvey Duke, Catherine Stewart, Colin Fox, Shareen Blackall, Steve Arnott, Frances Curran

|votes = 39,720

|percentage = 4.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Pro-Euro Conservative Party

|candidate = Paul Dwyer, Joanna Lavender, Douglas McConchie, Richard Ashurst, Neasa MacEarlean, Oliver Grant, Alexander Skinner, James Waters

|votes = 17,781

|percentage = 1.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Alistair McConnachie, Donald Mackay, James McKenna, Stuart Brown, Matthew Henderson, Joseph Smith, Peter Nielson, John Mumford

|votes = 12,459

|percentage = 1.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Louise McDaid, Christopher Herriot, Katharine McGavigan, Stephen Mayes, Patricia Graham, Colin Turbett, Margaret Stead, James Galloway

|votes = 9,385

|percentage = 1.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Kenneth Smith, Scott McLean,{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2001/bnp_special/membership/advisory/scott_mclean.stm|title=BBC News {{!}} Programmes {{!}} Under the skin of the BNP|publisher=BBC News}} Russell Bradley, Mark Allen, Paul Wilkinson, Robert Currie, David Kerr,{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2001/bnp_special/membership/other/david_kerr.stm|title=BBC News {{!}} Programmes {{!}} Under the skin of the BNP|publisher=BBC News}} James Mills

|votes = 3,729

|percentage = 0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = James McKissock, George Stidolph, Diana Kras, Kenneth Blair, David Pettigrew, Iain Petrie, Anna Rawlinson, Thomas Pringle

|votes = 2,087

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes

|candidate = Charles Lawson

|votes = 1,632

|percentage = 0.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 988,310

|percentage = 24.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Pre-1999 elections=

For full details of results please referee to related articles;

=1994=

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | {{red

1}}

| align="center" | 635,955

| align="center" | 42.51

| align="center" | {{green|+0.65}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{green|+1}}

| align="center" | 487,239

| align="center" | 32.57

| align="center" | {{green|+6.94}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 216,669

| align="center" | 14.48

| align="center" | {{red|–6.41}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 107,811

| align="center" | 7.21

| align="center" | {{green|+2.92}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Green Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 23,304

| align="center" | 1.56

| align="center" | {{red|–5.69}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Militant Labour}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 12,113

| align="center" | 0.81

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 5,037

| align="center" | 0.34

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK, 1989)}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 3,249

| align="center" | 0.22

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|Socialist Party of Great Britain}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 1,832

| align="center" | 0.12

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 1,096

| align="center" | 0.07

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Britain}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 689

| align="center" | 0.05

| align="center" | {{red|–0.02}}

{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 584

| align="center" | 0.04

| align="center" | –

|International Communist

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 381

| align="center" | 0.03

| align="center" | {{green|+0.02}}

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 1,495,959

| align="center" |

| align="center" |

=1989=

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

| align="center" | 7

| align="center" | {{green|+2}}

| align="center" | 664,263

| align="center" | 41.86

| align="center" | {{green|+0.87}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 406,686

| align="center" | 25.63

| align="center" | {{green|+7.81}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{red|–2}}

| align="center" | 331,495

| align="center" | 20.89

| align="center" | {{red|–4.83}}

{{Party name with colour|Green Party (UK)}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 115,028

| align="center" | 7.25

| align="center" | {{green|+7.05}}

{{Party name with colour|Social and Liberal Democrats}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 68,056

| align="center" | 4.29

| align="center" | {{red|–11.31}}

{{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Great Britain}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 1,164

| align="center" | 0.07

| align="center" | –

|International Communist

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 193

| align="center" | 0.01

| align="center" | –

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 1,586,885

| align="center" |

| align="center" |

=1984=

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | {{green|+3}}

| align="center" | 526,066

| align="center" | 40.99

| align="center" | {{green|+8.00}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | {{red|–3}}

| align="center" | 332,771

| align="center" | 25.72

| align="center" | {{red|–7.96}}

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 230,594

| align="center" | 17.82

| align="center" | {{red|–1.56}}

{{Party name with colour|SDP–Liberal Alliance}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | {{steady}}

| align="center" | 201,782

| align="center" | 15.60

| align="center" | {{red|–1.65}}

{{Party name with colour|Ecology Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 2,560

| align="center" | 0.20

| align="center" | –

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 1,293,773

| align="center" |

| align="center" |

=1979=

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party

! align="center" | Seats

! align="center" | Seats
change

! align="center" | Votes

! align="center" | %

! align="center" | %
change

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 430,772

| align="center" | 33.68

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour Party}}

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 421,968

| align="center" | 32.99

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 247,836

| align="center" | 19.38

| align="center" | –

{{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Party}}

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | –

| align="center" | 178,433

| align="center" | 13.95

| align="center" | –

colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | Turnout:

| align="center" | 1,279,009

| align="center" |

| align="center" |

Referendums

To date eight referendums have been held in Scotland, covering a wide range of issues.

See also

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References

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External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070921124603/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ Boundary Commission for Scotland]

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