Political Parties
| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Coalition Liberal | 16310 | Elected |
| Labour | 4899 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 9137 | Elected |
| National Liberal | 9104 | |
| Conservative | 8661 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 10817 | Elected |
| Labour | 8884 | |
| Liberal | 5894 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 18440 | Elected |
| Labour | 9915 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 15435 | Elected |
| Labour | 12983 | |
| Liberal | 7388 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 26642 | Elected |
| Labour | 8919 | |
| New Party | 529 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 21331 | Elected |
| Labour | 12995 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Apr, 1942 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 10786 | Elected |
| Independent Progressive | 3807 | |
| Independent Labour Party | 2493 | |
| Independent | 1000 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 18472 | Elected |
| Labour | 12923 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Feb, 1946 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 13696 | Elected |
| Labour | 9689 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2700 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 24341 | Elected |
| Labour | 10269 | |
| Liberal | 2984 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 26125 | Elected |
| Labour | 10912 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 25265 | Elected |
| Labour | 9514 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 30743 | Elected |
| Labour | 21169 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 27299 | Elected |
| Labour | 24294 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 26549 | Elected |
| Labour | 25330 | |
| Independent | 516 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 29093 | Elected |
| Labour | 24188 | |
| Independent Labour | 419 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 18247 | Elected |
| Labour | 16152 | |
| Scottish National Party | 5410 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 16301 | Elected |
| Labour | 14544 | |
| Scottish National Party | 6292 | |
| Liberal | 1058 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17550 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15950 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2653 | |
| Liberal | 2042 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16037 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11807 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 8710 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2151 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19623 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8420 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5722 | |
| Scottish National Party | 3883 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16265 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8264 | |
| Scottish National Party | 6107 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2614 | |
| Green | 441 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19158 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 6193 | |
| Conservative | 4248 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2302 | |
| People's Labour Party | 687 | |
| Scottish Socialist Alliance | 458 | |
| Referendum Party | 344 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14902 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 4086 | |
| Conservative | 3662 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3006 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 1730 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
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