1964 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none September 2021 September 2021 1964 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 15 October 1964 Scotland parliamentary no 1959 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1959 List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1959–1964) 1966 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1966 All 71 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1964–1966) 77.6% (0.5 pp) Harold Wilson (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Harold Wilson 14 February 1963 Labour Party (UK) Huyton 38 seats, 46.7% 43 5 1,283,667 48.7% 2.0 pp Alec Douglas-Home (c1963) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alec Douglas-Home 28 July 1965 Unionist Party (Scotland) Conservative Kinross andWestern Perthshire 31 seats, 47.3% 24efn1 The seat and vote count figures for the Unionists given here include the National Liberals 7 1,069,695 40.6% 6.7 pp Jo Grimond in 1963 (3x4 crop).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jo Grimond 5 November 1956 Scottish Liberal Party Orkney and Shetland Liberal 1 seat, 4.1% 4 3 200,063 7.6% 3.5 pp File:United Kingdom general election 1964 in Scotland.svg On 15 October 1964, the 1964 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 May 2010 0144-4689 House of Commons Information OfficeBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 40 The election was the last election fought by the Unionists as a separate party. From April 1965 the party was renamed as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, and became the Scottish branch of the UK Conservative Party.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 20 Nov 2024 subscription It was also the last election in which the National Liberal Party would contest any seat in Scotland. The party would also be merged into the Conservative Party in 1968, with it only fielding candidates in England in the 1966 United Kingdom general election. 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/33 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 71Unionist Party 65Liberal Party 26Scottish National Party 15Communist Party of Great Britain 9National Liberal Party 6Independent Unionist 1Candidate John Young stood in Caithness and Sutherland.Anti-Vivisection 1Candidate Gabriel Barlow stood in Glasgow Maryhill.Independent Labour 1Candidate John Stevenson Thomson stood in Greenock.League of Empire Loyalists 1Candidate Leslie Greene stood in East Fife.Socialist Party of Great Britain 1Candidate Robert Vallar stood in Glasgow Woodside.Total 197 Analysis Labour and Unionists The election saw Labour pick up seats from the Unionists and National Liberal Party, both of which were under a national affiliation with the Conservative Party. Combined with results from across the UK, the election resulted in the Conservative and Unionist Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, narrowly losing to the Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson; Labour secured a parliamentary majority of four seats and ended a thirteen-year period in opposition. Wilson became the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Rosebery in 1894. In Scotland, Labour won Glasgow Kelvingrove, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Woodside and Rutherglen from the Unionist Party, as well as one seat from the National Liberal Party. In Glasgow Woodside, the Labour Party won the 1962 Glasgow Woodside by-election following the resignation of Unionist MP William Grant upon his appointment as the Lord Justice Clerk. The retention of Labour candidate Neil Carmichael was a gain from the Unionists. Similarly, in Rutherglen, following the death of Unionist MP Richard Brooman-White, Labour won the seat in the highly contested 1964 Rutherglen by-election. Gregor Mackenzie, Labour's candidate, retained the seat, representing a gain from the Unionists when compared to the previous election. Overall, Labour won five seats in Scotland at this election. The Unionists lost four seats to Labour and another from the Liberal Party, however gained four seats from its constituency ally, the National Liberal Party. Thus, the Unionists only lost one seat overall in Scotland. National Liberals The National Liberal Party lost all six of its seats, with most being won instead internally within the constituency alliance to the Unionist Party. In Dumfriesshire, sitting Member of Parliament, Niall Macpherson, was elevated to a peerage which caused the 1963 Dumfriesshire by-election. The Unionist candidate David Anderson won the seat, but did not re-contest the seat in this election. However, Unionist candidate Hector Monro won the seat for the Unionists at this election, representing a gain from the National Liberals in favour of the Unionists. Similarly, in East Fife, sitting MP and former Chairman of the National Liberal Party James Henderson-Stewart died. This caused the 1961 East Fife by-election wherein Unionist Sir John Gilmour won the seat. His retention at this election was also a gain from the National Liberals in favour of the Unionists. Another former Chairman, Sir James Duncan, did not re-contest the seat of South Angus. Instead, Unionist candidate Jock Bruce-Gardyne won the seat. North Angus and Mearns was also won by the Unionists, with sitting National Liberal, Colin Thornton-Kemsley retiring from Parliament. Outside the constituency alliance, yet another former Chairman John Maclay did not re-contest West Renfrewshire, with Labour winning against a Unionist candidate. Finally, John MacLeod did re-contest his seat pf Ross and Cromarty, however lost it to Liberal candidate Alasdair Mackenzie. All five other candidates that stood for the National Liberals were unsuccessful. Liberal Party Aside the win in Ross and Cromarty from the National Liberal Party, the Scottish Liberal Party won Inverness from the Unionist Party, as well as Caithness and Sutherland. The gain in Caithness and Sutherland was from an Independent Unionist held seat, however sitting MP David Robertson did not re-contest the seat, with the Liberals winning it with Labour close behind. Leader of the Liberal Party Jo Grimond retained his seat of Orkney and Shetland and maintained his healthy majority in the seat. The Liberals therefore increased their seat count by three in Scotland. 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 (%)   Labour Party 43 5 0 5 60.6 1,283,667 48.7 2.0   Unionist (Total) 24 4 11 7 33.8 1,069,695 40.6 6.7Unionist Party (Scotland) 24 4 5 1 33.8 981,641 37.3 2.5National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) National Liberal 0 0 6 6 — 88,054 3.3 4.2   Liberal 4 3 0 3 5.6 200,063 7.6 3.5   SNP 0 0 0 — 64,044 2.4 1.6   Communist 0 0 0 — 12,241 0.5   Ind. Unionist 0 0 1Sir David Robertson, who sat as an Independent Unionist, retired from his seat of Caithness and Sutherland. The seat was gained by the Liberal Party 1 — 2,795 0.1 0.4   Anti-Vivisection 0 colspan=3 New — 1,231 0.1 New   Independent Labour 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1959 — 458 0.0   Empire Loyalists 0 colspan=3 New — 257 0.0 New   Socialist (GB) 0 colspan=3 New — 88 0.0 New Total 71 0 100.0 2,634,539 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 3,393,421 77.6https://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 0.5 Popular voteefn1 #ddd 600px 400px Labour Labour Party (UK) 48.72 Unionist Unionist Party (Scotland) 40.60 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party 7.59 SNP Scottish National Party 2.43 Other #777777 0.64 Parliamentary seatsefn1 #ddd 600px 400px Labour Labour Party (UK) 60.56 Unionist Unionist Party (Scotland) 33.80 Liberal Scottish Liberal Party darkgray 5.63 See also 1964 United Kingdom general election in England 1964 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1964–1966) Notes References Politics Scotland United Kingdom Category:1960s elections in Scotland Category:General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom Category:1964 in Scotland Category:1964 United Kingdom general election