1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none September 2021 September 2021 1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland Scotland parliamentary no 1966 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1966 List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1966–1970) February 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland Feb. 1974 All 71 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1970–February 1974) 74.1% (1.9 pp) Aankomst Premier Wilson en Minister Brown op vliegvel Ypenburg, v.l.n.r. Ministe, Bestanddeelnr 920-1137 (crop).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Harold Wilson 14 February 1963 Labour Party (UK) Huyton 46 seats, 49.9% 44 2 1,197,068 44.5% 5.4 pp Golda Meir and Edward Heath cropped (cropped).jpg 140 120 160 0 0 28 July 1965 Edward Heath Conservative Party (UK) Bexley 20 seats, 37.6% 23 3 1,020,674 38.0% 0.4 pp Liberal Party (UK) Jeremy Thorpe 18 January 1967 Scottish Liberal Party Liberal North Devon 5 seats, 6.8% 3 2 147,667 5.5% 1.3 pp Scottish National Party William Wolfe 1 June 1969 Scottish National Party Ran in West Lothian (defeated) 0 seats, 5.0% 1 1 306,802 11.4% 6.4 pp File:United Kingdom general election 1970 in Scotland.svg On Thursday 18 June 1970, the 1970 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 630 members of the House of Commons, with 511 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 43 This was the first general election in which people could vote from the age of eighteen years, after passage of the Representation of the People Act the previous year,British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 173 0333197348 1976 and the first UK general election in which party affiliations of candidates were put on the ballot papers.Parliament of the United Kingdom Use Of Political Descriptions In Nomination Papers And Ballot Papers At Parliamentary Elections https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1968/dec/10/use-of-political-descriptions-in House of Commons 10 December 1968 Harry Gourlay Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means The closing of the polls was also extended from 9.00 pm to 10.00 pm.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 173 0333197348 1976 Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1970 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/35 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 43 2006 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 71 Conservative and Unionist Party 70Scottish National Party 65Scottish Liberal Party 27Communist Party of Great Britain 15Independent 2The candidates that stood were Thomas Menzies stood in Central Ayrshire and Joseph McDonagh in Glasgow Cathcart.Independent Scottish Nationalist 1Candidate David H. Livingstone stood in Rutherglen.Independent Protestant 1Candidate Jack Glass stood in Glasgow Bridgeton.Independent Conservative 1Candidate G Ross MacKay stood in Glasgow Woodside.Independent Scottish Labour 1Candidate Harry Charles Taylor stood in Hamilton. World Government Party 1Candidate E. G. Macfarlane stood in Dundee East. Anti-Abortion 1Candidate William R. Cassell stood in Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles.Total 256 Analysis The Labour Party won the most seats for the fourth consecutive election, however saw a drop in vote share and seats. The party lost Aberdeen South to the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party, with a slight increase in vote share, also won the seat of Ross and Cromarty and West Aberdeenshire from the Scottish Liberal Party. The Liberals had also seen a minor decrease in vote share. The Scottish National Party won a seat for the first time in a general election, being the seat of Western Isles. It had previously won their first ever Westminster seat at the 1945 Motherwell by-election and another shock victory in the Hamilton by-election in 1967.Baldi Gregory 2022-10-14 Politics without society: explaining the rise of the Scottish National Party British Politics 18 3 342–363 en 10.1057/s41293-022-00215-w 38625219 1746-918X 9561324 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) 44 0 2 2 62.0 1,197,068 44.5 5.4 Conservative Party (UK) 23 3 0 3 32.4 1,020,674 38.0 0.4 Scottish Liberal Party 3 0 2 2 4.2 147,667 5.5 1.3 Scottish National Party 1 0 1 1 1.4 306,802 11.4 6.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 — 11,408 0.4 0.2   Independent Scottish Nationalist 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1966 — 1,490 0.1   Independent Protestant 0 colspan=3 New — 1,180 0.0 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 — 758 0.0 Independent Conservative 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1966 — 614 0.0   Independent Scottish Labour 0 colspan=3 New — 295 0.0 New   World Government 0 colspan=3 New — 176 0.0 New   Anti-Aborition 0 colspan=3 New — 103 0.0 New Total 71 0 100.0 2,688,235 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 3,629,017 74.1https://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 1.9 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 44.5 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 38.0 SNP Scottish National Party 11.4 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 5.5 Other #777777 0.60 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 62.0 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 32.4 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 4.2 SNP Scottish National Party 1.4 See also 1970 United Kingdom general election in England 1970 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1970–February 1974) Notes References Politics Scotland United Kingdom Category:1970s elections in Scotland Category:General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1970 in Scotland Category:1970 United Kingdom general election