Scottish National Party election results

This article lists the Scottish National Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

Summary of general election performance

YearNumber of CandidatesTotal votesAverage votes per candidate % UK vote % Scottish voteChange (percentage points)Saved deposits[1]Number of MPs
1935829,5173,6900.21.3N/A30
1945826,7073,3380.11.2−0.120
195039,7082,4270.00.4−0.100
195127,2993,6500.00.30.010
1955212,1126,0560.10.5+0.110
1959521,7384,3480.10.50.020
19641564,0444,2700.22.4+0.130
196623128,4745,5860.55.0+0.3130
197065306,8024,7201.111.4+0.6221
1974 Feb70632,5729,0372.021.9+0.9637
1974 Oct71839,62811,8262.930.4+0.97111
197971504,2597,1021.617.3−1.3292
198372331,9754,6111.111.7−0.5192
198771416,8735,8711.314.0+0.2703
199272629,5648,7441.921.5+0.6723
199772621,5508,6332.022.1+0.1726
200172464,3146,4491.820.1−0.2725
200559412,2676,9881.517.7−0.3596
201059491,3868,3301.719.9+0.2596
2015591,454,43624,6514.750.0+3.05956
201759977,56816,5693.036.9-1.75935
2019591,242,37221,0573.945.0+1.95948

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Election results

1935 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[3]
Combined Scottish UniversitiesAndrew Dewar Gibb3,86514.24
DunbartonshireRobert Gray3,8417.13
East RenfrewshireOliver Brown6,59310.43
GreenockJohn L. Kinloch1,2863.33
KilmarnockT. W. Campbell2,3466.24
InvernessJohn MacCormick4,27316.13
Western IslesAlexander MacEwen3,70428.13
West RenfrewshireRoland Muirhead3,69711.53

By-elections, 1935–45

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position[3]
1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-electionAndrew Dewar Gibb9,03431.12
1936 Dunbartonshire by-electionRobert Gray2,5996.23
1937 Glasgow Hillhead by-electionJohn MacCormick1,8868.53
1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-electionAndrew Dewar Gibb5,24618.23
1940 Argyll by-electionWilliam Power7,30837.22
1942 Glasgow Cathcart by-electionWilliam Whyte1,0005.54
1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-electionDouglas Young6,62141.32
1945 Motherwell by-electionRobert McIntyre11,41751.41

1945 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[3]
Aberdeen NorthAustin Walker2,0215.33
DundeeArthur Donaldson7,7754.65
Edinburgh EastFrederick Yeaman2,1496.33
Glasgow KelvingroveChristopher Murray Grieve1,3144.93
Kirkcaldy BurghsDouglas Young5,81117.03
MotherwellRobert McIntyre8,02226.72
PerthJames Blair Brown1,5474.33
West RenfrewshireRobert Wilkie1,9556.33

By-elections, 1945–50

ElectionCandidateVotes %Position[3]
1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-electionWilliam Taylor2,70010.43
1946 Kilmarnock by-electionGeorge Dott2,9327.83
1947 Edinburgh East by-electionMary Fraser Dott1,6825.04
1948 Glasgow Camlachie by-electionRobert Wilkie1,3025.24
1948 Stirling and Falkirk by-electionRobert Curran2,8318.13

1950 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
MotherwellRobert McIntyre3,8929.33
Perth and East PerthshireDonald Stewart4,1189.33
Stirling and Falkirk BurghsRobert Curran1,6983.83

1951 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
Perth and East PerthshireRobert McIntyre6,47914.93
Western IslesCalum Maclean8205.04

By-elections, 1951–55

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
1952 Dundee East by-electionDonald Stewart2,9317.53

1955 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
Perth and East PerthshireRobert McIntyre9,22722.82
Stirling and Falkirk BurghsJimmy Halliday2,8856.63

1959 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
Aberdeen NorthSandy Milne2,9645.83
HamiltonDavid Rollo2,5866.23
Kinross and West PerthshireArthur Donaldson3,56815.03
Perth and East PerthshireRobert McIntyre9,63723.12
Stirling and Falkirk BurghsJimmy Halliday2,9836.63

By-elections, 1959–64

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
1961 Glasgow Bridgeton by-electionIan Macdonald3,54918.73
1962 West Lothian by-electionWilliam Wolfe9,75023.32
1962 Glasgow Woodside by-electionAlan Niven2,56211.24
1963 Kinross and Western Perthshire by-electionArthur Donaldson1,8017.34
1963 Dundee West by-electionJames C. Lees3,2857.43
1963 Dumfriesshire by-electionJohn Gair4,0019.74

1964 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
Aberdeen SouthJohn B. Reid3,8987.63
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireDouglas Drysdale5,10612.23
DumfriesJohn Gair5,72612.23
East AberdeenshireBruce Cockie1,9256.34
East FifeJames Braid2,6356.84
Glasgow SpringburnAngus McIntosh2,3669.23
Glasgow WoodsideDavid Stevenson1,6005.14
Kinross and West PerthshireArthur Donaldson3,55214.13
Kirkcaldy BurghsJames C. Lees4,42310.93
Perth and East PerthshireRobert McIntyre7,18617.43
Roxburgh, Selkirk and PeeblesAnthony J. C. Kerr1,0932.54
RutherglenR. N. Armstrong1,6574.63
Stirling and FalkirkSandy Milne4,52610.03
West DunbartonshireAlexander Gray5,00412.13
West LothianWilliam Wolfe15,08730.52

1966 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireDouglas Drysdale8,22520.13
DumfriesJohn Gair5,72712.63
DunfermlineJames A. Cook5,30415.03
East AberdeenshireBruce Cockie2,5848.84
East DunbartonshireW. Johnston5,7159.03
East FifeJames Braid5,39414.43
Edinburgh SouthH. M. Robertson2,8567.33
Glasgow CraigtonGeorge Leslie3,4259.43
Glasgow MaryhillHugh MacDonald3,38711.53
Glasgow ShettlestonWilliam Lindsay3,73212.13
Glasgow SpringburnWilliam Morton2,2229.43
Glasgow WoodsideR. Fairlie1,9167.23
Kinross and West PerthshireArthur Donaldson4,88420.52
Kirkcaldy BurghsJames C. Lees5,22313.43
LanarkHarry Rankin5,83810.13
MidlothianSteven Rae7,79416.43
Perth and East PerthshireMalcolm Shaw6,12815.63
RutherglenA. Peacock2,1946.43
Stirling and FalkirkSandy Milne6,32214.43
West DunbartonshireRobert Campbell6,04214.63
West FifeR. Reid Patrick6,04614.13
West LothianWilliam Wolfe17,95535.32
West StirlingshireRobert McIntyre9,38126.02

By-elections, 1966–70

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
1967 Glasgow Pollok by-electionGeorge Leslie10,88428.23
1967 Hamilton by-electionWinifred Ewing18,39746.01
1969 Glasgow Gorbals by-electionTom Brady3,67125.02
1970 South Ayrshire by-electionSam Purdie7,78519.93

1970 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[4]
Aberdeen NorthJohn McKenna3,7568.43
Aberdeen SouthBruce Cockie2,7775.34
ArgyllIain MacCormick9,03929.92
AyrL. Anderson2,1865.23
BanffshireHamish Watt5,00622.92
Berwick and East LothianDavid Simpson4,73510.23
BothwellThomas McAlpine6,15712.83
Bute and North AyrshirePeggy Macrae3,85210.93
Caithness and SutherlandDonald Barr3,69015.44
Central AyrshireA. MacDonald2,3835.13
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireIan Macdonald7,24315.53
Coatbridge and AirdrieWolseley Brown2,6676.03
DumfriesshireJohn Gair6,21113.43
Dundee EastIan Macaulay4,1818.93
Dundee WestJ. A. Shepherd4,4418.73
Dunfermline BurghsJames Cook5,30415.03
East AberdeenshireAlex Farquhar9,37729.82
East DunbartonshireGordon Murray8,25711.33
East FifeJames Braid4,66611.83
East RenfrewshireJ. M. Buchanan3,7336.74
Edinburgh CentralC. Moore1,6668.03
Edinburgh EastHelena Davidson3,5028.23
Edinburgh LeithM. G. Thomson1,8277.03
Edinburgh PentlandsSteven Rae2,8145.94
Edinburgh SouthDavid Stevenson2,8616.94
Edinburgh WestMuriel Gibson3,7116.84
GallowayArthur Donaldson5,72320.62
Glasgow BridgetonG. E. J. Wallace1,5508.83
Glasgow CentralAngus McIntosh1,68814.13
Glasgow CraigtonR. Edwards2,9467.93
Glasgow GorbalsTom Brady1,0897.43
Glasgow GovanMichael Grieve2,29410.33
Glasgow HillheadGeorge Wotherspoon1,9578.23
Glasgow MaryhillCameron Aitken3,27311.43
Glasgow PollokGeorge Leslie3,7338.93
Glasgow ProvanWillie McRae4,1819.83
Glasgow ScotstounA. Mitchell4,3139.43
Glasgow ShettlestonWilliam Lindsay3,99513.43
Glasgow SpringburnWilliam J. Morton3,32314.33
Glasgow WoodsideDavid Rollo1,9128.43
HamiltonWinifred Ewing16,84935.12
InvernessA. C. Cameron2,7817.14
KilmarnockAlistair MacInnes2,8366.93
Kinross and West PerthshireElizabeth Whitley4,67018.62
Kirkcaldy BurghsJames C. Lees4,86311.93
LanarkHarry Rankin7,85911.73
MidlothianGeorge Park9,04715.63
Moray and NairnThomas Howe7,88527.82
MotherwellIsobel Lindsay3,8619.93
North Angus and MearnsJames McGuigan4,67716.93
North LanarkshireJohn Hutchison3,4868.23
PaisleyMargo MacDonald3,4327.33
Perth and East PerthshireDuncan Murray7,11217.03
Ross and CromartyGeorge Nicholson2,26811.74
Roxburgh, Selkirk and PeeblesH. Hastie3,1476.84
South AngusMalcolm Slesser8,40623.12
South AyrshireSam Purdie7,78519.93
Stirling and FalkirkIain Murray6,57114.53
West AberdeenshireJohn McKinlay2,1125.34
West DunbartonshireRobert Campbell5,41412.03
Western IslesDonald Stewart6,56843.11
West FifeJimmy Halliday5,28611.03
West LothianWilliam Wolfe15,62028.22
West RenfrewshireAllan Macartney4,1958.83
West StirlingshireRobert McIntyre8,27921.43

By-elections, 1970–74

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position[4]
1971 Stirling and Falkirk by-electionRobert McIntyre13,04834.62
1973 Dundee East by-electionGordon Wilson13,27030.22
1973 Edinburgh North by-electionWilliam Wolfe3,52619.13
1973 Glasgow Govan by-electionMargo MacDonald6,36041.51

February 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[5]
Aberdeen NorthJames McGugan11,33723.32
Aberdeen SouthSandy Stronach7,59913.73
ArgyllIain MacCormick15,64648.91
AyrC. D. Caldman4,70611.03
BanffshireHamish Watt11,03746.11
Berwick and East LothianDavid Simpson6,95614.23
BothwellGerry Fisher6,71014.13
Bute and North AyrshireJohn Murphy6,10416.33
Caithness and SutherlandEric Sutherland3,81416.14
Central AyrshireLeslie Anderson7,25515.03
Central DunbartonshireAndrew Welsh5,90614.54
Central FifeDavid Livingstone10,32422.52
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireGeorge Reid22,28943.51
Coatbridge and AirdrieR. Hill7,96117.33
DumfriesshireL. A. B. Whitley9,18618.63
Dundee EastGordon Wilson20,06639.51
Dundee WestJim Fairlie12,95925.13
DunfermlineR. R. Patrick8,69517.83
East AberdeenshireDouglas Henderson18,33350.81
East DunbartonshireMargaret Bain11,63522.33
East FifeJames Braid8,59319.52
East KilbrideD. P. MacQuarie13,81925.93
East RenfrewshireS. Watterson5,26810.44
Edinburgh CentralA. W. S. Rae4,07413.64
Edinburgh EastG. MacDougall7,12815.43
Edinburgh LeithH. Miller6,56921.23
Edinburgh NorthJ. Lynch4,55012.74
Edinburgh PentlandsT. Forrest5,49112.54
Edinburgh SouthR. Shirley5,77012.84
Edinburgh WestR. Moore4,2419.94
GallowayGeorge Thompson9,30830.72
Glasgow CathcartAlex Ewing5,41013.63
Glasgow CentralS. Ewing2,21113.83
Glasgow CraigtonG. Hooston6,30317.93
Glasgow GarscaddenM. McRury8,78921.93
Glasgow GovanMargo MacDonald9,78340.92
Glasgow HillheadKeith Bovey3,70211.34
Glasgow KelvingroveC. MacKellar5,66619.23
Glasgow MaryhillA. MacIntosh8,92024.92
Glasgow PollokM. D'Arcy Conyers6,58414.43
Glasgow ProvanR. Edwards7,36719.62
Glasgow Queen's ParkDavid MacKellar4,39415.63
Glasgow ShettlestonW. Lindsay5,83422.03
Glasgow SpringburnWilliam J. Morton7,67222.82
Greenock and Port GlasgowJ. K. Wright4,88111.54
HamiltonIan Macdonald12,69231.92
InvernessRob Gibson7,25816.64
KilmarnockA. MacInnes7,64415.33
Kinross and Western PerthshireDuncan Murray6,27423.12
KirkcaldyRoger Knox12,31125.73
LanarkThomas McAlpine8,80321.83
MidlothianJohn McKinlay19,45027.03
Moray and NairnWinnie Ewing16,04649.31
Motherwell and WishawG. Nicholson7,85220.03
North Angus and MearnsHarry Rankin6,83723.42
North LanarkshireP. Watt8,18718.53
PaisleyDavid Rollo10,45521.33
Perth and KinrossDouglas Crawford12,19227.22
Ross and CromartyWillie McRae5,03723.02
Roxburgh, Selkirk and PeeblesD. Purves3,9538.03
RutherglenL. Leslie6,08915.23
South AngusMalcolm Slesser15,17936.62
South AyrshireRoger Mullin6,61216.43
Stirling, Falkirk and GrangemouthRobert McIntyre17,83634.52
West AberdeenshireM. Suttar6,82715.43
West DunbartonshireStan Stratton11,14427.23
Western IslesDonald Stewart10,07967.11
West LothianWilliam Wolfe21,69035.02
West RenfrewshireCharles Cameron8,39415.23
West StirlingshireJanette Jones12,88629.72

October 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[5]
Aberdeen NorthJames McGugan13,50929.72
Aberdeen SouthSandy Stronach10,48120.13
ArgyllIain MacCormick14,96749.71
AyrE. Robinson6,90216.73
BanffshireHamish Watt10,63845.91
Berwick and East LothianR. Macleod6,32313.23
BothwellJ. McCool11,13824.52
Bute and North AyrshireJohn Murphy9,05525.93
Caithness and SutherlandEric Sutherland5,38123.92
Central AyrshireLeslie Anderson11,53324.53
Central DunbartonshireC. Aitken11,45229.12
Central FifeDavid Livingstone14,41433.42
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireGeorge Reid25,99850.81
Coatbridge and AirdrieR. Hill12,46627.92
DumfriesshireL. A. B. Whitley12,54226.43
Dundee EastGordon Wilson22,12047.71
Dundee WestJim Fairlie16,67835.12
DunfermlineA. C. Cameron13,17928.62
East AberdeenshireDouglas Henderson16,30448.51
East DunbartonshireMargaret Bain15,55131.21
East FifeJames Braid13,20231.82
East KilbrideGordon Murray19,10636.72
East RenfrewshireI. Jenkins11,13723.22
Edinburgh CentralSteven Rae6,86624.93
Edinburgh EastG. MacDougall11,21325.62
Edinburgh LeithR. Scott7,68826.13
Edinburgh NorthJ. Lynch7,68123.53
Edinburgh PentlandsJ. Hutchinson10,18924.63
Edinburgh SouthR. Shirley9,03421.73
Edinburgh WestC. M. Moore8,13520.23
GallowayGeorge Thompson12,24240.31
Glasgow CathcartAlex Ewing6,29216.53
Glasgow CentralB. Nugent2,79019.23
Glasgow CraigtonR. G. Houston8,17124.32
Glasgow GarscaddenKeith Bovey12,11131.22
Glasgow GovanMargo MacDonald9,44041.02
Glasgow HillheadG. Borthwick6,89722.83
Glasgow KelvingroveC. Calman6,27423.23
Glasgow MaryhillA. MacIntosh10,17129.92
Glasgow PollokD. P. Macquarrie10,44124.33
Glasgow ProvanR. Edwards10,26830.22
Glasgow Queen's ParkDavid MacKellar5,66021.82
Glasgow ShettlestonR. Hamilton7,04228,.62
Glasgow SpringburnWilliam J. Morton9,04928.32
Greenock and Port GlasgowJ. K. Wright9,32421.12
HamiltonIan Macdonald15,15539.02
InvernessDonald Barr11,99429.62
KilmarnockAlistair MacInnes14,65530.22
Kinross and Western PerthshireDerek Cameron10,98141.52
KirkcaldyRoger Knox14,58732.02
LanarkThomas McAlpine14,25035.82
MidlothianJohn McKinlay24,56835.62
Moray and NairnWinnie Ewing12,66741.21
Motherwell and WishawJ. MacKay12,35731.82
North Angus and MearnsI. Murray9,28434.22
North LanarkshireP. Watt11,56126.92
Orkney and ShetlandHoward Firth3,02517.22
PaisleyDavid Rollo15,77833.12
Perth and KinrossDouglas Crawford17,33740.81
Ross and CromartyWillie McRae7,29135.72
Roxburgh, Selkirk and PeeblesA. Edmonds9,17820.03
RutherglenI. O. Bayne9,73225.32
South AngusAndrew Welsh17,07343.81
South AyrshireRoger Mullin7,85119.82
Stirling, Falkirk and GrangemouthRobert McIntyre20,32439.82
West AberdeenshireNicol Suttar9,40922.23
West DunbartonshireA. Murray13,69733.72
Western IslesDonald Stewart8,75861.51
West LothianWilliam Wolfe24,99740.92
West RenfrewshireCharles Cameron15,37428.62
West StirlingshireJanette Jones16,33138.22

By-elections, 1974–79

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position[5]
1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-electionKeith Bovey11,95532.92
1978 Hamilton by-electionMargo MacDonald12,38833.42
1978 Berwick and East Lothian by-electionIsobel Lindsay3,7998.83

1979 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[5]
Aberdeen NorthM. Watt5,79612.93
Aberdeen SouthA. Stronach4,3618.54
ArgyllIain MacCormick10,54531.82
AyrJ. McGill3,9989.24
BanffshireHamish Watt9,78141.22
Berwick and East LothianA. McCartney3,3006.54
BothwellJ. F. McCool5,20210.84
Bute and North AyrshireM. Brown5,27213.93
Caithness and SutherlandRobin Shaw6,48728.03
Central AyrshireIan Macdonald5,59610.43
Central DunbartonshireW. Lindsay6,05515.33
Central FifeJ. Lynch9,20819.43
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireGeorge Reid21,79640.12
Coatbridge and AirdrieM. Johnston3,65210.53
DumfriesshireE. Gibson6,64713.24
Dundee EastGordon Wilson20,49741.71
Dundee WestJim Fairlie13,19726.42
DunfermlineA. C. Cameron7,35114.33
East AberdeenshireDouglas Henderson16,26941.42
East DunbartonshireMargaret Bain12,65420.63
East FifeJ. Marshall6,61214.14
East KilbrideGordon Murray9,09015.63
East RenfrewshireJ. Pow3,9897.74
Edinburgh CentralG. Kennedy2,4869.84
Edinburgh EastG. MacDougall5,29612.13
Edinburgh LeithW. R. Platt2,7069.74
Edinburgh NorthNeil MacCormick3,52110.84
Edinburgh PentlandsStephen Maxwell4,93411.04
Edinburgh SouthR. Shirley3,8008.44
Edinburgh WestColin Bell3,9049.24
GallowayGeorge Thompson12,38437.12
Glasgow CathcartAlex Ewing2,6536.93
Glasgow CentralS. Bird1,30811.13
Glasgow CraigtonR. Silver3,88111.73
Glasgow GarscaddenJ. Bain6,01215.73
Glasgow GovanT. Wilson2,34013.63
Glasgow HillheadG. Borthwick3,05010.14
Glasgow KelvingroveI. O. Bayne2,1999.94
Glasgow MaryhillD. McGlashan3,81211.23
Glasgow PollokA. McIntosh4,1879.63
Glasgow ProvanR. Cunning4,76713.83
Glasgow Queen's ParkP. Greene2,2769.73
Glasgow ShettlestonMargo MacDonald3,02213.93
Glasgow SpringburnWilliam J. Morton3,58712.63
Greenock and Port GlasgowJ. K. Wright3,4357.64
HamiltonC. Stoddart6,84216.63
InvernessDonald Barr9,60320.63
KilmarnockA. MacInnes8,96318.33
Kinross and Western PerthshireIan Smith9,04529.42
KirkcaldyA. Currie9,41619.93
LanarkThomas McAlpine7,90218.83
MidlothianG. A. F. Spiers13,26016.83
Moray and NairnWinnie Ewing13,80038.92
Motherwell and WishawJ. MacKay4,81712.33
North Angus and MearnsI. Murray7,38723.22
North LanarkshireJ. Ralston5,88713.13
Orkney and ShetlandM. Spens9354.84
PaisleyDavid Rollo7,30515.73
Perth and KinrossDouglas Crawford17,05035.52
Ross and CromartyWillie McRae5,91523.62
Roxburgh, Selkirk and PeeblesAngus Stewart3,5027.24
RutherglenMichael Grieve3,3258.44
South AngusAndrew Welsh19,06641.52
South AyrshireC. Cameron3,2338.04
Stirling, Falkirk and GrangemouthJ. Donarchy8,85617.02
West AberdeenshireJ. Hulbert4,2608.34
West DunbartonshireStan Stratton7,83517.93
Western IslesDonald Stewart7,94152.51
West LothianWilliam Wolfe16,63124.92
West RenfrewshireCharles Cameron8,33313.13
West StirlingshireJanette Jones8,62718.33

By-elections, 1979–83

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position[5]
1980 Glasgow Central by-electionGil Paterson2,12226.32
1982 Glasgow Hillhead by-electionGeorge Leslie3,41611.34
1982 Coatbridge and Airdrie by-electionRon Wyllie3,65210.53
1982 Glasgow Queen's Park by-electionPeter Mallan3,15720.02

1983 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[6]
Aberdeen NorthJames McGugan3,7909.34
Aberdeen SouthSam Coull1,9745.04
Argyll and ButeIan Smith8,51424.63
AyrI. Goldie2,4314.94
Banff and BuchanDouglas Henderson15,13537.42
Caithness and SutherlandJim Ingram2,56811.04
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyRon Wyllie2,6946.54
Central FifeJ. Taggart4,03910.24
ClackmannanJanette Jones6,83919.02
Clydebank and MilngavieA. Aitken3,5669.24
ClydesdaleThomas McAlpine5,27111.44
Cumbernauld and KilsythGordon Murray5,87517.43
Cunninghame NorthColin Cameron3,4608.64
Cunninghame SouthKay Ullrich2,4516.94
DumbartonI. O. Bayne3,7688.74
DumfriesshireE. Gibson4,52710.84
Dundee EastGordon Wilson20,27643.81
Dundee WestJames Lynch7,97317.14
Dunfermline EastG. A. Hunter2,5737.24
Dunfermline WestJim Fairlie2,7987.84
East AngusAndrew Welsh15,69136.02
East KilbrideD. M. Urquhart4,79510.24
East LothianRoger Knox2,0834.44
EastwoodJ. Herriot2,6185.84
Edinburgh CentralR. Halliday1,8104.94
Edinburgh EastP. Scott1,9765.54
Edinburgh LeithJ. Young2,6466.54
Edinburgh PentlandsDonald Neil MacCormick2,6426.14
Edinburgh SouthNeil MacCallum2,2565.04
Edinburgh WestJ. Nicoll2,1264.64
Falkirk EastJohn McGregor4,49011.94
Falkirk WestBrian Cochrane4,73913.04
Galloway and Upper NithsdaleGeorge Thompson12,11830.82
Glasgow CathcartW. Steven2,1515.64
Glasgow CentralP. Mallam3,30010.34
Glasgow GarscaddenN. MacLeod3,56610.24
Glasgow GovanP. Kindlen2,2076.04
Glasgow HillheadGeorge Andrew Leslie2,2035.44
Glasgow MaryhillI. Morrison2,4087.14
Glasgow PollokF. Hanningan3,5859.94
Glasgow ProvanP. Kennedy2,7378.84
Glasgow RutherglenK. Fee2,4385.54
Glasgow ShettlestonD. Hood2,8017.94
Glasgow SpringburnJ. McLaughlin2,8048.14
GordonKenneth James Nicolson Guild2,6365.74
Greenock and Port GlasgowA. H. Clayton2,9896.84
HamiltonMairi Whitehead3,8168.24
Inverness, Nairn and LochaberHamish William Vernal4,3959.84
Kilmarnock and LoudounC. D. Calman4,1659.04
Kincardine and DeesideA. Tuttle3,2977.74
KirkcaldyD. D. Wood3,4529.14
LinlithgowD. H. Ramsey8,02618.43
LivingstonKenny MacAskill5,09013.54
MidlothianM. J. Hird2,8266.24
MorayHamish Watt15,23135.22
Motherwell NorthRichard Lyle5,33312.64
Motherwell SouthJames Wright3,7439.84
Monklands EastT. R. Johnston3,1858.94
Monklands WestG. A. Lyon2,4736.54
North East FifeJohn Hulbert2,4426.63
North TaysideAlasdair Morgan9,17024.32
Orkney and ShetlandWinifred Ewing3,14715.43
Paisley NorthH. Morell2,7838.04
Paisley SouthJames Robert Mitchell4,91813.14
Perth and KinrossDouglas Crawford11,15525.12
Renfrew West and InverclydeW. Taylor3,6538.84
Ross, Cromarty and SkyeKay B. Matheson4,86313.94
Roxburgh and BerwickshireRobert Shirley8522.74
StirlingW. Houston3,4888.24
Strathkelvin and BearsdenMargaret Bain4,4089.24
Tweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleWilliam John Allan Macartney1,4555.04
Western IslesDonald James Stewart8,27254.51

1987 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[6]
Aberdeen NorthPhilip Bowers Greenhorn5,82713.24
Aberdeen SouthMichael Fraser Weir2,7766.64
ArgyllRobert Richard Shaw6,29717.13
AyrColin Traynor Weir3,5486.74
Banff and BuchanAlex Salmond19,46244.31
Caithness and SutherlandArchibal William Kerr MacGregor2,37110.34
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyCharles Duncan Calman4,0949.64
Central FifeDaniel Hood6,29614.74
ClackmannanAllan Macartney7,91620.92
Clydebank and MilngavieStanley Finlayson Fisher4,93512.54
ClydesdaleMichael Russell7,12514.84
Cumbernauld and KilsythThomas Ross Johnston6,98219.62
Cunninghame NorthMatthew Brown4,0769.54
Cunninghame SouthKay Ullrich4,11511.04
DumbartonJenny Herriot5,56412.14
DumfriesshireThomas McAlpine6,39114.24
Dundee EastGordon Wilson18,52440.12
Dundee WestAlasdair Neil Morgan7,16415.33
Dunfermline EastAlice McGarry3,90110.04
Dunfermline WestGordon John Hughes3,4358.74
East AngusAndrew Welsh19,53642.41
East KilbrideJames Hand Taggart6,27512.64
East LothianAlexander Burgon-Lyon3,7277.34
EastwoodJames Alexander May Findlay4,0338.24
Edinburgh CentralBrian Shaw2,5596.24
Edinburgh EastMungo Bovey3,4349.54
Edinburgh LeithWilliam Scott Morrison4,0459.54
Edinburgh PentlandsDonald Neil MacCormick3,2647.24
Edinburgh SouthCatherina McMillan Moore2,4555.04
Edinburgh WestNorman Irons2,7745.64
Falkirk EastRonald Neil Forbes Halliday6,05615.43
Falkirk WestIan Roy Goldie6,69617.43
Galloway and Upper NithsdaleStephen Frederick Norris12,91931.52
Glasgow CathcartWilliam Alexander Steven3,88310.34
Glasgow CentralAlexander Bloomfield Wilson3,33910.04
Glasgow GarscaddenAndrew Brophy4,20112.32
Glasgow GovanFelix McCabe3,85110.44
Glasgow HillheadBill Kidd2,7136.54
Glasgow MaryhillGavin Roberts3,89511.03
Glasgow PollokAndrew Doig3,5289.64
Glasgow ProvanWilliam Ramsay3,66012.12
Glasgow RutherglenJohn Higgins3,5848.14
Glasgow ShettlestonJohn Armstrong MacVicar4,80712.73
Glasgow SpringburnBrendan O'Hara2,55410.22
GordonGeorge Easton Wright3,8767.24
Greenock and Port GlasgowThomas Lenehan3,7218.64
HamiltonChristopher Crossley6,09312.74
Inverness, Nairn and LochaberNiall Peter Johnson7,00114.84
Kilmarnock and LoudounGeorge Leslie8,88118.23
Kincardine and DeesideFrances Elsbeth Duncan3,0826.54
KirkcaldyWilliam Arthur Roger Mullin4,79411.74
LinlithgowJim Sillars11,49624.92
LivingstonKenny MacAskill6,96916.63
MidlothianIan MacKay Chisholm4,94710.64
MorayMargaret Ewing19,51043.21
Motherwell NorthAndrew Currie6,23014.02
Motherwell SouthJames Wright6,02715.32
Monklands EastKenneth James Gibson4,79012.94
Monklands WestKeith Bovey4,26010.84
North East FifeFrancis David Roche2,6166.64
North TaysideKenneth James Nicolson Guild13,29132.92
Paisley NorthIan Taylor4,69612.94
Paisley SouthJames Robert Mitchell5,39814.04
Perth and KinrossJames McGregor Fairlie13,04027.62
Renfrew West and InverclydeColin McIver Campbell4,57810.14
Ross, Cromarty and SkyeRobert McKay Gibson4,49211.84
Roxburgh and BerwickshireMarshall Neil Douglas1,5864.84
StirlingIain Macdonald Lawson4,89710.74
Strathkelvin and BearsdenGil Paterson3,6547.14
Tweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleAndrew Lumsden2,6609.14
Western IslesIan Smith4,70128.52

By-elections, 1987–92

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position[6]
1988 Glasgow Govan by-electionJim Sillars14,67748.81
1989 Glasgow Central by-electionAlex Neil8,01830.22
1990 Paisley North by-electionRoger Mullin7,58329.42
1990 Paisley South by-electionIain Lawson7,45527.52
1991 Kincardine and Deeside by-electionAllan Macartney4,70511.13

1992 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[6]
Aberdeen NorthJames McGugan9,60824.02
Aberdeen SouthJames Davidson6,22315.13
ArgyllNeil MacCormick8,68923.83
AyrBarbara Mullin5,94910.93
Banff and BuchanAlex Salmond21,95447.51
Caithness and SutherlandArchibal William Kerr MacGregor4,04918.23
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyCharles Douglas6,91016.23
Central FifeTricia Marwick10,45825.12
ClackmannanAndrew Brophy10,32626.92
Clydebank and MilngavieGordon Hughes7,20719.62
ClydesdaleIain Gray11,08423.13
Cumbernauld and KilsythThomas Johnston10,64028.92
Cunninghame NorthDavid Crossan7,81318.23
Cunninghame SouthRicky Bell9,00724.22
DumbartonBill McKechnie8,12718.43
DumfriesshireAlasdair Morgan6,97114.33
Dundee EastDavid Coutts14,19733.42
Dundee WestKeith Brown9,89423.62
Dunfermline EastJohn Lloyd5,74615.13
Dunfermline WestJay Smith7,56319.43
East AngusAndrew Welsh19,00640.11
East KilbrideKathleen McAlorum12,06323.52
East LothianGeorge R. Thomson7,77614.23
EastwoodPaul H. Scott6,37212.44
Edinburgh CentralLynne Devine5,53914.23
Edinburgh EastDebin McKinney6,22518.43
Edinburgh LeithFiona Hyslop8,80521.82
Edinburgh PentlandsKathleen Caskie6,88215.43
Edinburgh SouthRoger Knox5,72712.84
Edinburgh WestGraham Sutherland4,1178.44
Falkirk EastRonald Halliday10,45426.22
Falkirk WestWilliam Houston9,35024.32
Galloway and Upper NithsdaleMatt Brown16,21336.52
Glasgow CathcartWilliam Steven6,10718.13
Glasgow CentralBrendan O'Hara6,32220.82
Glasgow GarscaddenDick Douglas5,58019.02
Glasgow GovanJim Sillars12,92637.12
Glasgow HillheadSandra White6,48416.54
Glasgow MaryhillClifford Williamson6,03319.12
Glasgow PollokGeorge Leslie5,10715.74
Glasgow ProvanAlexandra McRae5,18221.72
Glasgow RutherglenJohn Higgins6,47016.33
Glasgow ShettlestonNicola Sturgeon6,83119.12
Glasgow SpringburnStuart Miller5,86319.52
GordonBrian Adam8,44514.33
Greenock and Port GlasgowIan Black7,27919.02
HamiltonBill Morrison9,24619.72
Inverness, Nairn and LochaberFergus Ewing12,56224.73
Kilmarnock and LoudounAlex Neil15,23130.72
Kincardine and DeesideAllan Macartney5,92711.33
KirkcaldyStewart Hosie8,76122.52
LinlithgowKenny MacAskill14,57730.32
LivingstonPeter Johnston12,14026.62
MidlothianAndrew Lumsden10,25421.92
MorayMargaret Ewing20,29944.31
Motherwell NorthDavid A. Clark8,94220.32
Motherwell SouthKay Ullrich7,75820.32
Monklands EastJim Wright6,55418.02
Monklands WestKeith Bovey6,31916.62
North East FifeDavid Roche3,5898.63
North TaysideJohn Swinney16,28837.52
Orkney and ShetlandFrances McKie2,30111.24
Paisley NorthRoger Mullin7,94023.32
Paisley SouthIain Lawson7,45527.52
Perth and KinrossRoseanna Cunningham18,10136.02
Renfrew West and InverclydeColin McIver Campbell9,44412.53
Ross, Cromarty and SkyeRob Gibson7,61818.53
Roxburgh and BerwickshireMarshall Douglas3,43710.23
StirlingGerard Fisher6,55813.73
Strathkelvin and BearsdenTom Chalmers6,27512.53
Tweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleChristine Creech5,24417.03
Western IslesFrances MacFarlane5,96137.22

By-elections, 1992–97

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position[6]
1994 Monklands East by-electionKay Ullrich15,32044.92
1995 Perth and Kinross by-electionRoseanna Cunningham16,93140.41

1997 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[7]
Aberdeen CentralBrian Topping5,76716.23
Aberdeen NorthBrian Adam8,37921.82
Aberdeen SouthJim Towers4,29911.64
Airdrie and ShottsKeith Robertson10,04824.42
AngusAndrew Welsh20,79248.31
Argyll and ButeNeil MacCormick8,27823.22
AyrIan Blackford5,62512.63
Banff and BuchanAlex Salmond22,40955.81
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossEuan Harper6,71023.03
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyChristine Hutchison8,19016.73
Central FifeTricia Marwick10,19925.02
Clydebank and MilngavieJim Yuill8,26321.12
ClydesdaleAndrew Doig10,05022.12
Coatbridge and ChrystonBrian Nugent6,40217.02
Cumbernauld and KilsythColin Barrie10,01327.82
Cunninghame NorthKim Nicoll7,58418.43
Cunninghame SouthMargaret Burgess7,36420.82
DumbartonBill McKechnie9,58723.22
DumfriesshireRobert Higgins5,97712.13
Dundee EastShona Robison10,75726.52
Dundee WestJohn Dorward9,01623.22
Dunfermline EastJohn Ramage5,69015.62
Dunfermline WestJohn Lloyd6,98419.22
East KilbrideGeorge Gebbie10,20020.92
East LothianDavid McCarthy6,82515.73
EastwoodDouglas Yates6,82613.13
Edinburgh CentralFiona Hyslop6,75015.83
Edinburgh East and MusselburghDerrick White8,03419.12
Edinburgh North and LeithAnne Dana8,23120.12
Edinburgh PentlandsStewart Gibb6,88213.03
Edinburgh SouthJohn Hargreaves5,79112.94
Edinburgh WestGraham Sutherland4,2108.84
Falkirk EastKeith Brown9,95923.92
Falkirk WestDavid Alexander8,98923.42
Galloway and Upper NithsdaleAlasdair Morgan18,44943.91
Glasgow AnnieslandBill Wilson5,79717.12
Glasgow BailliestonPatsy Thomson6,08519.12
Glasgow CathcartMaire Whitehead6,91318.52
Glasgow GovanNicola Sturgeon11,30235.12
Glasgow KelvinSandra White6,97821.42
Glasgow MaryhillJohn Wailes5,03716.92
Glasgow PollokDavid Logan5,86217.92
Glasgow ShettlestonHumayun Hanif3,74814.02
Glasgow SpringburnJohn Brady5,20816.52
GordonRhona Kemp5,76015.63
Greenock and InverclydeRichard Lochhead8,43520.03
Hamilton North and BellshillMichael Matheson7,25519.12
Hamilton SouthIan Black5,83117.62
Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberFergus Ewing13,84829.02
Kilmarnock and LoudounAlex Neil16,36534.52
KirkcaldyStewart Hosie8,02022.92
LinlithgowKenny MacAskill10,63126.82
LivingstonPeter Johnston11,76327.52
MidlothianLawrence Millar8,99125.52
MorayMargaret Ewing16,52941.61
Motherwell and WishawJames McGuigan8,22922.52
North East FifeColin Welsh4,54510.83
North TaysideJohn Swinney20,44744.81
OchilGeorge Reid15,05534.42
Orkney and ShetlandWillie Ross2,62412.73
Paisley NorthIan Mackay7,48121.92
Paisley SouthWilliam Martin8,73223.42
PerthRoseanna Cunningham16,20936.41
Ross, Skye and Inverness WestMargaret Paterson7,82119.63
Roxburgh and BerwickshireMalcolm Balfour3,95911.34
RutherglenIan Gray5,42315.32
StirlingEwan Dow5,75213.43
Strathkelvin and BearsdenGraeme McCormick8,11116.33
Tweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleIan Goldie6,67117.14
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineJoy Mowatt5,64913.13
West RenfrewshireColin Campbell10,54626.52
Western IslesAnne Lorne Gillies5,37933.42

By-elections, 1997–2001

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
1997 Paisley South by-electionIan Blackford7,61532.52
1999 Hamilton South by-electionAnnabelle Ewing6,61634.02
2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-electionGrant Thoms4,20221.02
2000 Falkirk West by-electionDavid Kerr7,78739.92

2001 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position[8]
Aberdeen CentralWayne Gault5,37920.42
Aberdeen NorthAlasdair Allan8,70828.72
Aberdeen SouthIan Angus4,29311.64
Airdrie and ShottsAlison Lindsay6,13819.32
AngusMike Weir12,34735.31
Argyll and ButeAgnes Samuel6,43320.84
AyrJim Mather4,62112.03
Banff and BuchanAlex Salmond16,71054.21
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossJohn MacAdam5,27321.23
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyTom Wilson6,25815.63
Central FifeDavid Alexander8,23525.32
Clydebank and MilngavieJim Yuill6,52520.12
ClydesdaleJim Wright10,02826.22
Coatbridge and ChrystonPeter Kearney4,49314.82
Cumbernauld and KilsythDavid McGlashan8,62429.02
Cunninghame NorthCampbell Martin7,17321.22
Cunninghame SouthBill Kidd5,19418.52
DumbartonIain Robertson6,57619.32
DumfriesshireGerard Fisher4,1039.64
Dundee EastStewart Hosie10,16931.42
Dundee WestGordon Archer7,98727.32
Dunfermline EastJohnny Mellon4,42414.72
Dunfermline WestBrian Goodall5,39017.42
East KilbrideArchie Buchanan9,45022.72
East LothianHilary Brown5,38114.64
EastwoodStewart Maxwell4,1378.64
Edinburgh CentralIan McKee4,83214.14
Edinburgh East and MusselburghRob Munn5,95617.32
Edinburgh North and LeithKaukab Stewart5,29015.93
Edinburgh PentlandsStewart Gibb4,21010.84
Edinburgh SouthHeather Williams3,6839.94
Edinburgh WestAlyn Smith4,04710.34
Falkirk EastIsobel Hutton7,82423.22
Falkirk WestDavid Kerr7,49024.22
Galloway and Upper NithsdaleMalcolm Fleming12,14833.82
Glasgow AnnieslandGrant Thoms4,04815.12
Glasgow BailliestonLachlan McNeill4,36118.72
Glasgow CathcartJosephine Docherty4,08614.92
Glasgow GovanKaren Neary6,06424.02
Glasgow KelvinFrances Rankin4,51316.83
Glasgow MaryhillAlex Dingwall3,53215.92
Glasgow PollokDavid Ritchie4,22916.72
Glasgow ShettlestonJim Byrne3,41716.72
Glasgow SpringburnSandy Bain4,67519.42
GordonRhona Kemp5,76015.63
Greenock and InverclydeAndrew Murie4,24814.93
Hamilton North and BellshillChris Stephens5,22517.22
Hamilton SouthJohn Wilson5,19019.42
Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberAngus MacNeil10,88925.62
Kilmarnock and LoudounJohn Brady9,59225.52
KirkcaldyShirley-Anne Somerville6,26422.22
LinlithgowJames Sibbald8,07825.52
LivingstonGraham Sutherland8,49223.62
MidlothianIan Goldie6,13121.32
MorayAngus Robertson10,07630.31
Motherwell and WishawJames McGuigan5,72519.32
North East FifeKris Murray-Browne3,59610.44
North TaysidePete Wishart15,44140.11
OchilKeith Brown10,65530.22
Orkney and ShetlandJohn Mowat2,47314.84
Paisley NorthGeorge Adam5,73721.12
Paisley SouthBrian Lawson5,92019.42
PerthAnnabelle Ewing11,23729.71
Ross, Skye and Inverness WestJean Urquhart4,90114.13
Roxburgh and BerwickshireRoderick Campbell2,8069.74
RutherglenAnne McLaughlin4,13514.22
StirlingFiona Macaulay5,87716.43
Strathkelvin and BearsdenCalum Smith6,67516.13
Tweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleRichard Thomson4,10812.44
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineJohn Green4,63412.24
West RenfrewshireCarol Puthucheary7,14521.32
Western IslesAlasdair Nicholson4,85036.92

2005 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Aberdeen NorthKevin Stewart8,16822.33
Aberdeen SouthMaureen Watt4,1209.94
Airdrie and ShottsMalcolm Balfour5,48416.52
AngusMike Weir12,84033.71
Argyll and ButeIsobel Strong6,71615.54
Ayr, Carrick and CumnockChic Brodie5,93213.24
Banff and BuchanAlex Salmond19,04451.21
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkAileen Orr3,8858.64
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossKaren Shirron3,68613.33
Central AyrshireJahangir Shanif4,96911.64
Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillDuncan Ross5,20613.62
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastJamie Hepburn8,68922.22
Dumfries and GallowayDouglas Henderson6,18212.13
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleAndrew Wood4,0759.14
Dundee EastStewart Hosie14,70837.21
Dundee WestJoe Fitzpatrick11,08930.02
Dunfermline and West FifeDouglas Chapman8,02618.93
East DunbartonshireChris Sagan2,7165.84
East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowDouglas Edwards8,54117.92
East LothianPaul McLennan5,99513.14
East RenfrewshireOsama Bhutta3,2456.84
Edinburgh EastStefan Tymkewycz6,76017.03
Edinburgh North and LeithDavie Hutchison4,34410.24
Edinburgh SouthGraham Sutherland2,6356.24
Edinburgh South WestNick Elliott-Cannon4,65410.64
Edinburgh WestSheena Cleland4,1249.14
FalkirkLaura Love9,78921.42
Glasgow CentralBill Kidd4,14814.83
Glasgow EastLachlan McNeill5,26817.02
Glasgow NorthKenneth McLean3,61412.93
Glasgow North EastJohn McLaughlin5,01917.72
Glasgow North WestGraeme Hendry4,67613.73
Glasgow SouthFinlay MacLean4,86012.63
Glasgow South WestJames Dornan4,75715.42
GlenrothesJohn Beare8,73123.42
GordonJoanna Strathdee7,09816.04
InverclydeStuart McMillan7,05919.62
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyDave Thompson5,99213.53
Kilmarnock and LoudounDaniel Coffey12,27327.72
Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathAlan Bath6,06214.52
Lanark and Hamilton EastJohn Wilson7,74617.83
Linlithgow and East FalkirkGordon Guthrie10,91923.52
LivingstonAngela Constance9,56021.62
MidlothianColin Beattie6,40017.03
MorayAngus Robertson14,19636.61
Motherwell and WishawIan MacQuarrie6,10516.52
Na h-Eileanan an IarAngus MacNeil6,21344.91
North Ayrshire and ArranTony Gurney7,93818.42
North East FifeRoderick Campbell4,01110.44
Ochil and South PerthshireAnnabelle Ewing13,95729.92
Orkney and ShetlandJohn Mowat1,83310.34
Paisley and Renfrew NorthBill Wilson7,69618.82
Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthAndrew Doig6,65317.63
Perth and North PerthshirePete Wishart15,46933.71
Ross, Skye and LochaberMhairi Will3,1199.64
Rutherglen and Hamilton WestMargaret Park6,02313.93
StirlingFrances McGlinchey5,50312.64
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineCaroline Little4,70011.34
West DunbartonshireTom Chalmers9,04721.82

By-elections, 2005–10

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
2005 Livingston by-electionAngela Constance9,63932.72
2006 Dunfermline and West Fife by-electionDouglas Chapman7,26121.03
2008 Glasgow East by-electionJohn Mason11,27743.11
2008 Glenrothes by-electionPeter Grant13,20936.52
2009 Glasgow North East by-electionDavid Kerr4,12020.02

2010 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Aberdeen NorthJoanna Strathdee8,38522.22
Aberdeen SouthMark McDonald5,10211.94
Airdrie and ShottsSophia Coyle8,44123.52
AngusMike Weir15,02039.61
Argyll and ButeMike MacKenzie8,56318.94
Ayr, Carrick and CumnockChic Brodie8,27618.03
Banff and BuchanEilidh Whiteford15,86841.31
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkPaul Wheelhouse4,4979.24
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossJean Urquhart5,51619.23
Central AyrshireJohn Mullen8,36419.03
Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillFrances McGlinchey7,01416.92
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastJulie Hepburn9,79423.82
Dumfries and GallowayAndrew Wood6,41912.33
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleAileen Orr4,94510.84
Dundee EastStewart Hosie15,35037.81
Dundee WestJim Barrie10,71628.92
Dunfermline and West FifeJoe McCall5,20110.63
East DunbartonshireIain White5,05410.54
East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowJohn McKenna11,73823.02
East LothianAndrew Sharp7,88316.04
East RenfrewshireGordon Archer4,5358.94
Edinburgh EastGeorge Kerevan8,13320.42
Edinburgh North and LeithCalum Cashley4,5689.64
Edinburgh SouthSandy Howat3,3547.74
Edinburgh South WestKaukab Stewart5,53012.24
Edinburgh WestSheena Cleland6,11513.24
FalkirkJohn McNally15,36430.32
Glasgow CentralOsama Saeed5,35717.52
Glasgow EastJohn Mason7,95724.72
Glasgow NorthPatrick Grady3,53011.93
Glasgow North EastBilly McAllister4,15814.12
Glasgow North WestMargaret Park5,43015.33
Glasgow SouthMalcolm Fleming8,07820.12
Glasgow South WestChris Stephens5,19216.32
GlenrothesDavid Alexander8,79921.72
GordonRichard Thomson10,82722.22
InverclydeInnes Nelson6,57717.52
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyJohn Finnie8,80318.73
Kilmarnock and LoudounGeorge Leslie12,08226.02
Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathDouglas Chapman6,55014.32
Lanark and Hamilton EastClare Adamson9,78021.02
Linlithgow and East FalkirkTam Smith13,08125.42
LivingstonLis Bardell12,42425.92
MidlothianColin Beattie8,10020.62
MorayAngus Robertson16,27339.71
Motherwell and WishawMarion Fellows7,10418.22
Na h-Eileanan an IarAngus MacNeil6,72345.71
North Ayrshire and ArranPatricia Gibson11,96525.92
North East FifeRoderick Campbell5,68514.24
Ochil and South PerthshireAnnabelle Ewing13,94427.62
Orkney and ShetlandJohn Mowat2,04210.63
Paisley and Renfrew NorthMags MacLaren8,33319.12
Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthAndrew Doig7,22818.12
Perth and North PerthshirePete Wishart19,11839.61
Ross, Skye and LochaberAlasdair Stephen5,26315.13
Rutherglen and Hamilton WestGraeme Horne7,56416.12
StirlingAlison Lindsay8,09117.33
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineDennis Robertson7,08615.73
West DunbartonshireGraeme McCormick8,49720.12

By-elections, 2010–15

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
2011 Inverclyde by-electionAnne McLaughlin9,28033.02

2015 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Aberdeen NorthKirsty Blackman24,79356.41
Aberdeen SouthCallum McCaig20,22141.61
Airdrie and ShottsNeil Gray23,88753.91
AngusMike Weir24,13054.21
Argyll and ButeBrendan O'Hara22,95944.31
Ayr, Carrick and CumnockCorri Wilson25,49248.81
Banff and BuchanEilidh Whiteford27,48760.21
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkCalum Kerr20,14536.61
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossPaul Monaghan15,83146.31
Central AyrshirePhilippa Whitford26,99953.21
Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillPhil Boswell28,69656.61
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastStuart McDonald29,57259.91
Dumfries and GallowayRichard Arkless23,44041.41
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleEmma Harper19,96138.32
Dundee EastStewart Hosie28,76559.71
Dundee WestChris Law27,68461.91
Dunfermline and West FifeDouglas Chapman28,09650.31
East DunbartonshireJohn Nicolson22,09340.31
East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowLisa Cameron33,67855.61
East LothianGeorge Kerevan25,10442.51
East RenfrewshireKirsten Oswald23,01340.61
Edinburgh EastTommy Sheppard23,18849.21
Edinburgh North and LeithDeidre Brock23,74240.91
Edinburgh SouthNeil Hay16,65633.82
Edinburgh South WestJoanna Cherry22,16843.01
Edinburgh WestMichelle Thomson21,37839.01
FalkirkJohn McNally34,83157.71
Glasgow CentralAlison Thewliss20,65852.51
Glasgow EastNatalie McGarry24,11656.91
Glasgow NorthPatrick Grady19,61053.11
Glasgow North EastAnne McLaughlin21,97658.11
Glasgow North WestCarol Monaghan23,90854.51
Glasgow SouthStewart McDonald26,77354.91
Glasgow South WestChris Stephens23,38857.21
GlenrothesPeter Grant28,45959.81
GordonAlex Salmond27,71747.71
InverclydeRonnie Cowan24,58555.11
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyDrew Hendry28,83850.11
Kilmarnock and LoudounAlan Brown30,00055.71
Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathRoger Mullin27,62852.21
Lanark and Hamilton EastAngela Crawley29,97648.81
Linlithgow and East FalkirkMartyn Day32,05552.01
LivingstonHannah Bardell32,73656.91
MidlothianOwen Thompson24,45350.61
MorayAngus Robertson24,38449.51
Motherwell and WishawMarion Fellows27,27556.51
Na h-Eileanan an IarAngus MacNeil8,66254.31
North Ayrshire and ArranPatricia Gibson28,64153.21
North East FifeStephen Gethins18,52340.91
Ochil and South PerthshireTasmina Ahmed-Sheikh26,62046.01
Orkney and ShetlandDanus Skene8,59037.82
Paisley and Renfrew NorthGavin Newlands25,60150.71
Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthMhairi Black23,54850.91
Perth and North PerthshirePete Wishart27,37950.51
Ross, Skye and LochaberIan Blackford20,11948.11
Rutherglen and Hamilton WestMargaret Ferrier30,27952.61
StirlingSteven Paterson23,78345.61
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineStuart Donaldson22,94941.61
West DunbartonshireMartin Docherty30,19859.01

2017 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Aberdeen NorthKirsty Blackman15,17041.31
Aberdeen SouthCallum McCaig13,99431.52
Airdrie and ShottsNeil Gray14,29137.61
AngusMike Weir15,50338.62
Argyll and ButeBrendan O'Hara17,30436.02
Ayr, Carrick and CumnockCorri Wilson15,77634.12
Banff and BuchanEilidh Whiteford16,28339.12
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkCalum Kerr17,15332.82
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossPaul Monaghan9,01729.22
Central AyrshirePhilippa Whitford16,77137.21
Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillPhil Boswell17,60739.12
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastStuart McDonald19,12243.61
Dumfries and GallowayRichard Arkless16,70132.42
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleMairi McAllan14,73630.12
Dundee EastStewart Hosie18,39142.81
Dundee WestChris Law18,04546.71
Dunfermline and West FifeDouglas Chapman18,12135.51
East DunbartonshireJohn Nicolson15,68430.32
East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowLisa Cameron21,02338.91
East LothianGeorge Kerevan17,07530.62
East RenfrewshireKirsten Oswald16,78431.22
Edinburgh EastTommy Sheppard18,50942.51
Edinburgh North and LeithDeidre Brock19,24334.01
Edinburgh SouthJim Eadie10,75522.52
Edinburgh South WestJoanna Cherry17,57535.61
Edinburgh WestToni Giugliano15,12028.62
FalkirkJohn McNally20,95238.91
Glasgow CentralAlison Thewliss16,09644.71
Glasgow EastDavid Linden14,02438.81
Glasgow NorthPatrick Grady12,59737.61
Glasgow North EastAnne McLaughlin13,39542.22
Glasgow North WestCarol Monaghan16,50842.51
Glasgow SouthStewart McDonald18,31241.11
Glasgow South WestChris Stephens14,38640.71
GlenrothesPeter Grant17,29142.81
GordonAlex Salmond19,25435.92
InverclydeRonnie Cowan15,05038.51
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyDrew Hendry21,04239.91
Kilmarnock and LoudounAlan Brown19,69042.31
Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathRoger Mullin16,75736.32
Lanark and Hamilton EastAngela Crawley16,44432.61
Linlithgow and East FalkirkMartyn Day20,38836.31
LivingstonHannah Bardell21,03640.11
MidlothianOwen Thompson15,57334.42
MorayAngus Robertson18,47838.82
Motherwell and WishawMarion Fellows16,15038.51
Na h-Eileanan an IarAngus MacNeil6,01340.61
North Ayrshire and ArranPatricia Gibson18,45138.91
North East FifeStephen Gethins13,74332.91
Ochil and South PerthshireTasmina Ahmed-Sheikh19,11035.32
Orkney and ShetlandMiriam Brett6,74929.02
Paisley and Renfrew NorthGavin Newlands17,45537.41
Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthMhairi Black16,96440.71
Perth and North PerthshirePete Wishart21,80442.31
Ross, Skye and LochaberIan Blackford15,48040.21
Rutherglen and Hamilton WestMargaret Ferrier18,83637.02
StirlingSteven Paterson18,14336.82
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineStuart Donaldson16,75532.52
West DunbartonshireMartin Docherty-Hughes18,89042.91

2019 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %Position
Aberdeen NorthKirsty Blackman20,20554.01
Aberdeen SouthStephen Flynn20,38844.71
Airdrie and ShottsNeil Gray17,92945.01
AngusDave Doogan21,21649.11
Argyll and ButeBrendan O'Hara21,04043.81
Ayr, Carrick and CumnockAllan Dorans20,27243.51
Banff and BuchanPaul Robertson17,06440.42
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkCalum Kerr20,59938.82
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossKarl Rosie11,50136.62
Central AyrshirePhilippa Whitford21,48346.21
Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillSteven Bonnar22,68046.91
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastStuart McDonald24,15852.71
Dumfries and GallowayRichard Arkless20,87340.62
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleAmanda Burgauer18,83038.32
Dundee EastStewart Hosie24,36153.81
Dundee WestChris Law22,35553.81
Dunfermline and West FifeDouglas Chapman23,72744.41
East DunbartonshireAmy Callaghan19,67237.11
East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowLisa Cameron26,11346.41
East LothianKenny MacAskill21,15636.21
East RenfrewshireKirsten Oswald24,87744.91
Edinburgh EastTommy Sheppard23,16548.41
Edinburgh North and LeithDeidre Brock25,92543.71
Edinburgh SouthCatriona McDonald12,65025.42
Edinburgh South WestJoanna Cherry24,83047.61
Edinburgh WestSarah Masson17,99733.02
FalkirkJohn McNally29,35152.51
Glasgow CentralAlison Thewliss19,75049.21
Glasgow EastDavid Linden18,35747.71
Glasgow NorthPatrick Grady16,98246.91
Glasgow North EastAnne McLaughlin15,91146.91
Glasgow North WestCarol Monaghan19,67849.51
Glasgow SouthStewart McDonald22,82948.11
Glasgow South WestChris Stephens17,64347.91
GlenrothesPeter Grant21,23451.11
GordonRichard Thomson23,88542.71
InverclydeRonnie Cowan19,29548.41
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyDrew Hendry26,24747.91
Kilmarnock and LoudounAlan Brown24,21650.81
Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathNeale Hanvey16,56835.21
Lanark and Hamilton EastAngela Crawley22,24341.91
Linlithgow and East FalkirkMartyn Day25,55144.21
LivingstonHannah Bardell25,61746.91
MidlothianOwen Thompson20,03341.51
MorayLaura Mitchell21,59944.22
Motherwell and WishawMarion Fellows20,62246.41
Na h-Eileanan an IarAngus MacNeil6,53145.11
North Ayrshire and ArranPatricia Gibson23,37648.51
North East FifeStephen Gethins18,44740.22
Ochil and South PerthshireJohn Nicolson26,88246.51
Orkney and ShetlandRobert Leslie7,87434.02
Paisley and Renfrew NorthGavin Newlands23,35347.01
Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthMhairi Black21,63750.21
Perth and North PerthshirePete Wishart27,36250.61
Ross, Skye and LochaberIan Blackford19,26348.31
Rutherglen and Hamilton WestMargaret Ferrier23,77544.21
StirlingAlyn Smith26,89551.11
West AberdeenshireFergus Mutch21,90941.12
West DunbartonshireMartin Docherty-Hughes22,39649.61

By-elections, 2019–present

By-electionCandidateVotes %Position
2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-electionAnum Qaisar10,12946.41
2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-electionKaty Loudon8,39927.62

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