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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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23 February 1950		53,057/60,235	88.08
Rt Hon Evelyn John St Loe Strachey	Labour Party	28,386	53.50
Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn	National Liberal and Conservative Party	23,685	44.64
Colin James Canning	Liberal Party	986	1.86
Majority		4,701	8.86

25 October 1951		56,242/64,797	86.80
Rt Hon Evelyn John St Loe Strachey	Labour Party	29,020	51.60
John Donald Brown Junor	Liberal Party	25,714	45.72
David Proctor Bowman	Communist Party	1,508	2.68
Majority		3,306	5.88

26 May 1955		51,625/62,415	82.71
Rt Hon Evelyn John St Loe Strachey	Labour Party	26,082	50.52
Gordon Hamish Martin Pirie	National Liberal and Conservative Party	24,208	46.89
David Proctor Bowman	Communist Party	1,335	2.59
Majority		1,874	3.63

8 October 1959		52,086/62,804	82.93
Rt Hon Evelyn John St Loe Strachey	Labour Party	25,857	49.64
Dr Robert Richardson Taylor	National Liberal and Conservative Party	25,143	48.27
David Proctor Bowman	Communist Party	1,086	2.09
Majority		714	1.37

15 July 1963 Death of Rt Hon Evelyn Strachey.

21 November 1963		44,398/62,004	71.61
Peter Muir Doig	Labour Party	22,449	50.56
Dr Robert Richardson Taylor	National Liberal and Conservative Party	17,494	39.40
Dr James Corson Lees	Scottish National Party	3,285	7.40
David Proctor Bowman	Communist Party	1,170	2.64
Majority		4,955	11.16

15 October 1964		50,791/62,325	81.49
Peter Muir Doig	Labour Party	27,090	53.34
Henry Campbell Scarlett	National Liberal and Conservative Party	22,473	44.25
David Proctor Bowman	Communist Party	1,228	2.42
Majority		4,617	9.09

31 March 1966		49,721/62,230	79.90
Peter Muir Doig	Labour Party	26,705	53.71
Colin Archibald McNab	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,345	36.90
John Wilfred Cruddas	Liberal Party	3,454	6.95
David Proctor Bowman	Communist Party	1,217	2.45
Majority		8,360	16.81

18 June 1970		50,970/66,767	76.34
Peter Muir Doig	Labour Party	26,271	51.54
John Bertram Armstrong-Payne	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,449	38.16
James Alexander Shepherd	Scottish National Party	4,441	8.71
Henry McLevy	Communist Party	809	1.59
Majority		6,822	13.38

28 February 1974		51,572/63,487	81.23
Peter Muir Doig	Labour Party	22,193	43.03
Maureen Tomison	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,745	30.53
James McGregor Fairlie	Scottish National Party	12,959	25.13
Henry McLevy	Communist Party	675	1.31
Majority		6,448	12.50

10 October 1974		47,503/63,916	74.32
Peter Muir Doig	Labour Party	19,480	41.01
James McGregor Fairlie	Scottish National Party	16,678	35.11
Charles George Findlay	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,769	18.46
Richard Edward Lane Hewett	Liberal Party	2,195	4.62
Henry McLevy	Communist Party	381	0.80
Majority		2,802	5.90

3 May 1979		50,059/63,883	78.36
Ernest Ross	Labour Party	23,654	47.25
James McGregor Fairlie	Scottish National Party	13,197	26.36
Ian William Stevenson	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,892	25.75
Raymond Anthony Mennie	Communist Party	316	0.63
Majority		10,457	20.89

9 June 1983		46,677/63,338	73.70
Ernest Ross	Labour Party	20,288	43.46
David Norman Senior	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,138	21.72
Elizabeth Graham Dick	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	7,976	17.09
James Lynch	Scottish National Party	7,973	17.08
Patrick Stewart Harris Marks	Ecology Party	302	0.65
Majority		10,150	21.75

11 June 1987		46,700/62,453	74.78
Ernest Ross	Labour Party	24,916	53.35
James Alan Donnelly	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,390	17.97
Alasdair Neil Morgan	Scottish National Party	7,164	15.34
Rosemary Lonie	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	5,922	12.68
Stephen Ratcliffe Mathewson	Communist Party	308	0.66
Majority		16,526	35.39

9 April 1992		41,861/59,953	69.82
Ernest Ross	Labour Party	20,498	48.97
Keith James Brown	Scottish National Party	9,894	23.64
Andrew Mark Spearman	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,746	18.50
Dr Elizabeth Graham Dick	Liberal Democrats	3,132	7.48
Elisabeth Constance Hood	Green Party	432	1.03
Donald Arnold	Natural Law Party	159	0.38
Majority		10,604	25.33

1 May 1997		38,807/57,346	67.67
Ernest Ross	Labour Party	20,875	53.79
John Cunningham Dorward	Scottish National Party	9,016	23.23
Neil Innes Cameron Powrie	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,105	13.15
Dr Elizabeth Graham Dick	Liberal Democrats	2,972	7.66
Mary McGregor Ward	Scottish Socialist	428	1.10
John Rankin MacMillan	Referendum Party	411	1.06
Majority		11,859	30.56

7 June 2001		29,242/53,760	54.39
Ernest Ross	Labour Party	14,787	50.57
Gordon Archer	Scottish National Party	7,987	27.31
Ian Stewart Hail	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,656	9.08
Dr Elizabeth Graham Dick	Liberal Democrats	2,620	8.96
James McFarlane	Scottish Socialist	1,192	4.08
Majority		6,800	23.25

Major Boundary Change
5 May 2005
James McGovern	Labour Party	16,468	44.59
Joseph Martin Fitzpatrick	Scottish National Party	11,089	30.02
Nykoma Garry	Liberal Democrats	5,323	14.41
Christopher Jason McKinlay	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,062	8.29
James McFarlane	Scottish Socialist	994	2.69
Majority		5,379	14.56

6 May 2010		37,126/62,500	59.40
James McGovern	Labour Party	17,994	48.47
Jim Barrie	Scottish National Party	10,716	28.86
John Ewan Barnett	Liberal Democrats	4,233	11.40
Colin Stewart	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,461	9.32
Andy McBride	Independent	365	0.98
James McFarlane	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	357	0.96
Majority		7,278	19.60

7 May 2015		44,714/65,927	67.82
Christopher Murray Alexander Law	Scottish National Party	27,684	61.91
Michael James Marra	Labour Party	10,592	23.69
Nicola Alison Ross	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,852	8.61
Pauline Hinchion	Green Party	1,225	2.74
Daniel John Coleman	Liberal Democrats	1,057	2.36
James McFarlane	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	304	0.68
Majority		17,092	38.23

8 June 2017		38,677/62,644	61.74
Christopher Murray Alexander Law	Scottish National Party	18,045	46.66
Alan Cowan	Labour Party	12,783	33.05
Darren Cormack	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,257	16.18
Jenny Blain	Liberal Democrats	1,189	3.07
Sean David Dobson	Independent	403	1.04
Majority		5,262	13.60

12 December 2019		41,579/64,431	64.53
Christopher Murray Alexander Law	Scottish National Party	22,355	53.77
Jim Malone	Labour Party	10,096	24.28
Tess White	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,149	12.38
Daniel John Coleman	Liberal Democrats	2,468	5.94
Stuart Waiton	Brexit Party	1,271	3.06
Quinta Ebot Arrey	Christian Peoples Alliance	240	0.58
Majority		12,259	29.48