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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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23 February 1950 | 44,938/56,789 | 79.13 | |
Labour Party | 27,236 | 60.61 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,999 | 35.60 | |
Independent | 1,039 | 2.31 | |
Communist Party | 664 | 1.48 | |
Majority | 11,237 | 25.01 | |
Maxwell Hynd advocated a policy of Scottish nationalism. | |||
25 October 1951 | 47,760/56,259 | 84.89 | |
Labour Party | 28,906 | 60.52 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,854 | 39.48 | |
Majority | 10,052 | 21.05 | |
26 May 1955 | 43,001/57,045 | 75.38 | |
Labour Party | 25,654 | 59.66 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 17,347 | 40.34 | |
Majority | 8,307 | 19.32 | |
8 October 1959 | 45,537/58,457 | 77.90 | |
Labour Party | 27,454 | 60.29 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 18,083 | 39.71 | |
Majority | 9,371 | 20.58 | |
1 March 1962 Death of John Taylor. | |||
14 June 1962 | 41,848/58,856 | 71.10 | |
Labour Party | 21,266 | 50.82 | |
Scottish National Party | 9,750 | 23.30 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,784 | 11.43 | |
Liberal Party | 4,537 | 10.84 | |
Communist Party | 1,511 | 3.61 | |
Majority | 11,516 | 27.52 | |
15 October 1964 | 49,549/62,328 | 79.50 | |
Labour Party | 24,933 | 50.32 | |
Scottish National Party | 15,087 | 30.45 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 8,919 | 18.00 | |
Communist Party | 610 | 1.23 | |
Majority | 9,846 | 19.87 | |
31 March 1966 | 50,910/63,967 | 79.59 | |
Labour Party | 26,662 | 52.37 | |
Scottish National Party | 17,955 | 35.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,726 | 11.25 | |
Communist Party | 567 | 1.11 | |
Majority | 8,707 | 17.10 | |
18 June 1970 | 55,487/72,367 | 76.67 | |
Labour Party | 29,360 | 52.91 | |
Scottish National Party | 15,620 | 28.15 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 10,048 | 18.11 | |
Communist Party | 459 | 0.83 | |
Majority | 13,740 | 24.76 | |
28 February 1974 | 62,044/76,946 | 80.63 | |
Labour Party | 28,112 | 45.31 | |
Scottish National Party | 21,690 | 34.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 11,804 | 19.03 | |
Communist Party | 438 | 0.71 | |
Majority | 6,422 | 10.35 | |
10 October 1974 | 61,100/77,527 | 78.81 | |
Labour Party | 27,687 | 45.31 | |
Scottish National Party | 24,997 | 40.91 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,086 | 9.96 | |
Liberal Party | 2,083 | 3.41 | |
Communist Party | 247 | 0.40 | |
Majority | 2,690 | 4.40 | |
3 May 1979 | 66,910/85,645 | 78.12 | |
Labour Party | 36,713 | 54.87 | |
Scottish National Party | 16,631 | 24.86 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,162 | 19.67 | |
Communist Party | 404 | 0.60 | |
Majority | 20,082 | 30.01 | |