1997 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none May 2020 August 2012 1997 United Kingdom general election in Scotland Scotland parliamentary no 1992 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1992 List of MPs elected in the 1992 United Kingdom general election 2001 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 2001 List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2001 1 May 1997 71.3% ( 4.2%) Tony Blair 1997.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair 21 July 1994 Labour Party (UK) Sedgefield 49 seats, 39.0% 49 56 7 1,283,350 45.6% 6.6 pp Paddy Ashdown (2005) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Paddy Ashdown 16 July 1988 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yeovil 9 seats, 13.1% 9 10 1 365,362 13.0% 0.1 pp Alex Salmond 1999 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alex Salmond 22 September 1990 Scottish National Party Banff and Buchan 3 seats, 21.5% 3 6 3 621,550 22.1% 0.6 pp Major PM full (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Major 27 November 1990Major resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party on 22 June 1995 to face critics in his party and government, and was re-elected as Leader on 4 July 1995 Conservative Party (UK) Huntingdon 493,059 17.5% 8.2 pp 11 seats, 25.6% 11 0 11 File:1997 UK General election in Scotland.svg Coloured according to the winning party's vote share in each constituency On Thursday 1 May 1997, the 1997 United Kingdom general election was held in Scotland, to elect all 659 members of the House of Commons, with 72 constituencies being in Scotland. This would be the last UK general election to be contested in Scotland before the Scottish Parliament was established on 1 July 1999 following overwhelming public approval in a referendum. The eleventh consecutive victory for Scottish Labour, this election gained notoriety for the fact that the Conservatives, led by then Prime Minister John Major, lost every single Scottish seat they had previously held, leaving no Conservative MPs from Scotland for the first time in British history. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1997 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/42 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 54 Affiliation Candidates Labour Party 72 Conservative and Unionist Party 72 Liberal Democrats 72 Scottish National Party 72 Referendum Party 67 Natural Law Party 14 UK Independence Party 9Scottish Green Party 5 Others 48Total 431 Top target seats of the main parties Labour targets RankConstituencyWinning party 1992Swing to gainLabour's place 1992Result1Ayr Scottish Conservatives0.12ndLab Gain2Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Scottish Liberal Democrats0.452ndLab Gain3Stirling Scottish Conservatives0.752ndLab Gain4Aberdeen South Scottish Conservatives1.852ndLab Gain5Edinburgh Pentlands Scottish Conservatives4.82ndLab Gain SNP targets RankConstituenceeWinning party 1992Swing to gainSNP's place 1992Result1Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Scottish Liberal Democrats0.653rdLab Gain2Perth Scottish Conservatives2.12ndSNP Gain3Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Scottish Conservatives2.752ndSNP Gain4North Tayside Scottish Conservatives4.62ndSNP Gain Conservative targets RankConstituencyWinning party 1992Swing to gainCon place 1992Result1Gordon Scottish Liberal Democrats0.22ndLD hold2Angus East Scottish National Party12ndSNP hold3Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Scottish Liberal Democrats1.74thLab Gain4West Renfrewshire Scottish Labour Party1.852ndLab hold5Edinburgh Central Scottish Labour Party2.72ndLab hold6Moray Scottish National Party3.12ndSNP hold7Strathkelvin and Bearsden Scottish Labour Party3.12ndLab hold8Cunninghame North Scottish Labour Party3.452ndLab hold9Argyll and Bute Scottish Liberal Democrats3.62ndLD hold10North East Fife Scottish Liberal Democrats3.952ndLD hold11Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Scottish Liberal Democrats4.12ndLD hold12Banff and Buchan Scottish National Party4.452ndSNP hold13Edinburgh South Scottish Labour Party4.72ndLab hold Liberal Democrat targets RankConstituencyWinning party 1992Swing to gainLD's place 1992Result1Edinburgh West Scottish Conservatives0.62ndLD Gain2West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Scottish Conservatives4.32ndLD Gain Outcome The election saw the Conservatives lose every seat that they held in Scotland, although the party were third in terms of vote share (winning 17.5% of votes cast in Scotland). By contrast the Liberal Democrats won 13% of votes cast, but won ten seats, a net gain of one on the previous election. The SNP finished second in terms of vote share with 22%, but only won six seats. Labour won 45.6% of the vote and 56 seats, a net gain of seven on 1992. The defeated Conservative included three cabinet ministers: the Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Forsyth lost Stirling to Labour, the Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind lost Edinburgh Pentlands, also to Labour, while Ian Lang, President of the Board of Trade, lost Galloway and Upper Nithsdale to the SNP.Gillian Bowditch The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1997 1997 Times Books London 0-7230-0956-2 39–40 Future of the Union:Scotland. Tory Silence in the Glens Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 1997 general election in Scotland.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/uk_breakdown/scotland_full_1.stm Election 2001 | Results | Scotland BBC News 14 August 2001 2011-11-03 + Party Seats Aggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 56 7 0 7 77.8 1,283,350 45.6 6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 1 0 1 13.9 365,362 13.0 0.1 Scottish National Party 6 3 0 3 8.3 621,550 22.1 0.6 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 11 11 — 493,059 17.5 8.2 Referendum Party 0 colspan=3 New — 26,726 0.95 New Scottish Socialist Alliance 0 colspan=3 New — 9,740 0.35 New ProLife Alliance 0 colspan=3 New — 5,750 0.25 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 — 2,162 0.08 Natural Law Party 0 0 0 — 1,979 0.07 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 colspan=3 New — 1,945 0.07 New Scottish Greens 0 0 0 — 1,721 0.06 0.2 UK Independence Party 0 colspan=3 New — 1,585 0.06 New Independent Labour 0 0 0 — 812 0.03 British National Party 0 0 0 — 651 0.02 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 — 650 0.02 Socialist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 — 315 0.01 Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) 0 0 0 — 80 0.00 Total 72 0 100.0 2,816,748 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 71.3https://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 91 4.2 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour Party 45.56 SNP Scottish National Party 22.06 Conservative Scottish Conservative Party 17.50 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 12.97 Other #777777 1.91 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour Party 77.78 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 13.89 SNP Scottish National Party 8.33 See also 1997 United Kingdom general election in England 1997 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1997–2001) Notes n References Category:1997 in Scotland Category:1990s elections in Scotland 1997 #Scotland