February 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland explained

Election Name:February 1974 United Kingdom general election
Turnout:78.86%, 4.95%
Leader1:Harold Wilson
Leader Since1:14 February 1963
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:44 seats, 44.5%
Seats1:40
Seat Change1:4
Popular Vote1:1,057,601
Percentage1:36.6%
Swing1:7.9%
Election Date:28 February 1974
Country:Scotland
Leader Since2:28 July 1965
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
Previous Year:1970
Previous Mps:List of MPs elected in the 1970 United Kingdom general election
Next Election:October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
Next Year:Oct. 1974
Seats For Election:All 71 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
Elected Mps:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, February 1974
Leader2:Edward Heath
Last Election2:23 seats, 38.0%
Leader Since5:18 January 1967
Popular Vote4:633,180
Percentage4:21.9%
Seat Change2:2
Party5:Scottish Liberal Party
Last Election5:3 seats, 5.5%
Seats5:3
Swing4:10.5%
Image5: Liberal
Leader5:Jeremy Thorpe
Popular Vote5:229,162
Percentage5:7.9%
Seats2:21
Swing5:2.4%
Map Size:400px
Popular Vote2:950,668
Percentage2:32.9%
Swing2:5.1%
Image4: SNP
Leader4:William Wolfe
Leader Since4:1 June 1969
Party4:Scottish National Party
Last Election4:1 seat, 11.4%
Seats4:7
Seat Change4:6

See main article: February 1974 United Kingdom general election.

A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 28 February 1974 and all 71 seats in Scotland were contested.[1]

MPs

List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (February 1974–October 1974)

Results

PartySeatsSeats
change
Votes%%
change
40 41,057,60136.6 7.9
21 2950,66832.9 5.1
7 6633,18021.9 10.5
3229,1627.9 2.4
016,4640.6 0.1
Turnout: 2,887,075 78.86

Votes summary

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commons results report.