1966 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none September 2021 September 2021 1966 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 31 March 1966 Scotland parliamentary no 1964 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1964 List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1964–1966) 1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1970 All 71 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1966–1970) 76.0% (1.6 pp) Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Prime Minister Harold Wilson C2537-5 (cropped)(cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Harold Wilson 14 February 1963 Labour Party (UK) Huyton 43 seats, 48.7% 46 3 1,273,916 49.9% 1.2 pp Sir Edward Heath (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Edward Heath 28 July 1965 Conservative and Unionist Bexley 24 seats, 40.6% 20 4 960,675 37.6% 3.0 pp Jo Grimond in 1963 (3x4 crop).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jo Grimond 5 November 1956 Scottish Liberal Party Liberal Orkney and Shetland 4 seats, 7.6% 5 1 172,447 6.8% 0.8 pp File:United Kingdom general election 1966 in Scotland.svg On 31 March 1966, the 1966 United Kingdom general election was held in Scotland, to elect all 630 seats of the House of Commons, with 71 constituencies being in Scotland.Commons results report https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-information-office/m07.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032602/https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-information-office/m07.pdf 12 November 2020 British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 42 The election took place only 17 months after the 1964 United Kingdom general election, with incumbent Prime Minister Harold Wilson deciding to call a snap election since his government had an unworkably small majority of only four MPs. Combined with results from across the UK, the result was a landslide victory for Wilson's Labour Party. The election was the first in which the Scottish Conservatives stood for election as an integral part of the Conservative Party, with the former Unionist Party (which had been aligned with, but separate from, the Conservatives), having merged into the Tories in April 1965.Torrance David 'Standing up for Scotland': The Scottish Unionist Party and 'nationalist unionism', 1912–68 Scottish Affairs Edinburgh University Press April 2018 27 2 180 10.3366/scot.2018.0235Urwin D.W. 1 June 1966 Scottish Conservatism: A Party Organization in Transition https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1966.tb00399.x?journalCode=psxa Political Studies 14 2 145–162 10.1111/j.1467-9248.1966.tb00399.x 18 Aug 2024 subscription Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1966 general election in Scotland.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 25 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/34 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 42 2006 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 71Conservative Party 71Scottish Liberal Party 24Scottish National Party 23Communist Party of Great Britain 15Independent 1Candidate Joseph McDonagh stood in Glasgow Cathcart.Socialist Party of Great Britain 1Candidate Robert Vallar stood in Glasgow Woodside.Total 206 Analysis The Conservative Party, in which the Unionist Party had merged in 1965, lost two seats to the Labour Party. These were Aberdeen South and Berwick and East Lothian. The Labour Party saw a slight increase in its vote share, with the Conservatives also dropping slightly. The Labour Party overall gained three seats in Scotland, with another gain from the Scottish Liberal Party. Conversely, the Conservatives lost a total of four seats in Scotland, also losing two to the Liberal Party. Future Leader of the Liberal Party David Steel won the seat of Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles from the Conservative Party. Steel had initially entered Parliament at the 1965 Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles by-election.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 61 0333197348 1976 His retention of the seat was a gain for the Liberals in comparison to last election. The party also won West Aberdeenshire from the Conservatives. However, the party had lost Caithness and Sutherland to Labour candidate Robert Maclennan Maclennan would remain a Labour MP in the seat, until defecting to the Social Democratic Part in the 1980s, becoming its leader, as well as leading the successor party to the Liberals and Social Democrats, the Liberal Democrats. Results +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 42 978-1-907278-03-7 2006SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 46 3 0 3 64.8 1,273,916 49.9 1.2 Conservative Party (UK) 20 0 4 4 28.2 960,675 37.6 3.0 Scottish Liberal Party 5 2 1 1 7.0 172,447 6.8 0.8 Scottish National Party 0 0 0 — 128,474 5.0 2.6 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 — 16,230 0.6 0.1 Independent (politician) 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1964 — 516 0.0 Socialist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 — 122 0.0 Total 71 0 100.0 2,552,380 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 3,359,891 76.0https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 90 1.6 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 49.9 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 37.6 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 6.8 SNP Scottish National Party 5.0 Other #777777 0.6 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 64.8 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 28.2 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 7.0 See also 1966 United Kingdom general election in England 1966 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1966 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1966–1970) Notes References Politics Scotland United Kingdom Category:1960s elections in Scotland Category:General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1966 in Scotland Category:1966 United Kingdom general election