1951 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none November 2024 November 2024 1951 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 25 October 1951 Scotland parliamentary no 1950 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1950 List of MPs elected in the 1950 United Kingdom general election 1955 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1955 All 71 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1951 United Kingdom general election 81.2% (0.3 pp) Churchill in 1944 (cropped 3x4).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Winston Churchill 9 October 1940 Unionist Party (Scotland) Conservative Woodford 31 seats, 44.8% 35efn1 The seat and vote count figures for the Unionists given here include the National Liberals. 4 1,349,298 48.6% 3.8 pp Clement Attlee (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Attlee 25 October 1935 Labour Party (UK) Walthamstow West 37 seats, 46.2% 35 2 1,330,244 47.9% 1.7 pp Clement Davies (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Davies 2 August 1945 Scottish Liberal Party Liberal Montgomeryshire 2 seats, 6.6% 1 1 76,291 2.7% 3.9 pp File:United Kingdom general election 1951 in Scotland.svg On Thursday 25 October 1951, the 1951 United Kingdom general election was held in Scotland, to elect all 625 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 36 It was the final general election to be held during the reign of King George VI, as he died the following year on 6 February 1951 and was succeeded by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1951 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 23 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/30 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 71Unionist Party 57National Liberal Party 13Liberal Party 9Communist Party of Great Britain 4Scottish National Party 2Independent Labour Party 2The candidates that stood were Robert Duncan in Glasgow Bridgeton and James W. Graham in Glasgow Shettleston.Independent 1Candidate A. E. Pickard stood in Glasgow Maryhill.United Socialist Movement 1Founder and Leader of the United Socialist Movement Guy Aldred stood in Glasgow Central.Total 160 Analysis The Unionists, together with their allies the National Liberals, ended up narrowly ahead of the Labour Party in terms of vote share, however the two were equal in terms of seats won, each taking 35 seats. When combined with results from across the UK, the Conservatives (with whom the Unionists sat at Westminster) won a majority of 17 seats, despite winning slightly fewer votes than Labour. The election is noteworthy for being, as of 2024, the last election in which the Conservatives did better in Scotland than in England. It is also the most recent election where no party won a majority of Scottish seats. In terms of seat changes for the Unionist Party and National Liberal Party, the Unionist won Berwick and East Lothian and Rutherglen from Labour and Roxburgh and Selkirk from the Liberal Party. The National Liberal Party retained its seats of Dumfriesshire, East Fife, South Angus, North Angus and Mearns and West Renfrewshire. John MacLeod in Ross and Cromarty, who had held the seat previously as an Independent Liberal, took up the Whip of the National Liberals and Conservative and Unionist Party at Westminster, under which the National Liberals and Unionist Party held a national affiliation. Thus, his seat was a National Liberal gain compared to the last election. As a consequence, The Unionists and National Liberals increased overall by four seats, with Labour being reduced by two. The Liberals were reduced to one Scottish seat, with the loss of Rxoburhg and Selkirk. Jo Grimond retained the Liberal's sole seat of Orkney and Shetland. Results +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%)   Unionist (Total) 35 4 0 4 49.3 1,349,298 48.6 3.8   Unionist 29 3 0 3 40.8 1,108,321 39.9 2.7   National Liberal 6 1fn1 0 1 8.6 240,977 8.7 1.1   Labour Party 35 0 2 2 49.3 1,330,244 47.9 1.7   Liberal 1 0 1 1 1.4 76,291 2.7 3.9   Communist 0 0 0 — 10,947 0.4 0.6   SNP 0 0 0 — 7,299 0.3 0.1   Independent Labour Party 0 0 0 — 2,991 0.1   United Socialist Movement 0 0 0 — 411 0.0   Independent 0 0 0 — 356 0.3   Other 0 colspan=2 1fn1 John MacLeod had fought the 1950 election as an Independent Liberal, but switched to being an official "Liberal and Conservative" (taking the Conservative whip at Westminster) for the 1951 election. His seat, Ross and Cromarty is thus shown as National Liberal gain. — 0 0.0 Total 71 0 100.0 2,777,837 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 3,421,419 81.2https://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 2026 0.3 Popular voteefn1 #ddd 600px 410px Unionist Unionist Party (Scotland) 48.6 Labour Labour Party (UK) 47.9 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 2.8 Other #777777 0.8 Parliamentary seatsefn1 #ddd 600px 410px Unionist Unionist Party (Scotland) 49.30 Labour Labour Party (UK) 49.30 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party darkgray 1.41 See also 1951 United Kingdom general election in England 1951 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1951 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1951–1955) Notes References Politics Scotland United Kingdom Category:1950s elections in Scotland Category:General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1951 in Scotland Category:1951 United Kingdom general election