Scottish National Party election results

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

Summary of general election performance Year Number of Candidates Total votes Average votes per candidate % UK vote % Scottish vote Change (percentage points) Saved deposits Number of MPs 1935 8 29,517 3,690 0.2 1.3 N/A 3 01945 8 26,707 3,338 0.1 1.2 −0.1 2 01950 3 9,708 2,427 0.0 0.4 −0.1 0 01951 2 7,299 3,650 0.0 0.3 0.0 1 01955 2 12,112 6,056 0.1 0.5 +0.1 1 01959 5 21,738 4,348 0.1 0.5 0.0 2 01964 15 64,044 4,270 0.2 2.4 +0.1 3 01966 23 128,474 5,586 0.5 5.0 +0.3 13 01970 65 306,802 4,720 1.1 11.4 +0.6 22 11974 Feb 70 632,572 9,037 2.0 21.9 +0.9 63 71974 Oct 71 839,628 11,826 2.9 30.4 +0.9 71 111979 71 504,259 7,102 1.6 17.3 −1.3 29 21983 72 331,975 4,611 1.1 11.7 −0.5 19 21987 71 416,873 5,871 1.3 14.0 +0.2 70 31992 72 629,564 8,744 1.9 21.5 +0.6 72 31997 72 621,550 8,633 2.0 22.1 +0.1 72 62001 72 464,314 6,449 1.8 20.1 −0.2 72 52005 59 412,267 6,988 1.5 17.7 −0.3 59 62010 59 491,386 8,330 1.7 19.9 +0.2 59 62015 59 1,454,436 24,651 4.7 50.0 +3.0 59 562017 59 977,568 16,569 3.0 36.9 -1.7 59 352019 59 1,242,372 21,057 3.9 45.0 +1.9 59 482024 57 724,758 12,715 2.5 30.0 +15 59 9

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Election results

1935 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionCraig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. Combined Scottish Universities 3,865 14.2 4Dunbartonshire 3,841 7.1 3East Renfrewshire 6,593 10.4 3Greenock 1,286 3.3 3Kilmarnock 2,346 6.2 4Inverness 4,273 16.1 3Western Isles 3,704 28.1 3West Renfrewshire 3,697 11.5 3

By-elections, 1935–45 Election Candidate Votes % Position1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election 9,034 31.1 2 1936 Dunbartonshire by-election 2,599 6.2 31937 Glasgow Hillhead by-election 1,886 8.5 31938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election 5,246 18.2 31940 Argyll by-election 7,308 37.2 21942 Glasgow Cathcart by-election 1,000 5.5 41944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election 6,621 41.3 21945 Motherwell by-election 11,417 51.4 1

1945 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionAberdeen North 2,021 5.3 3Dundee 7,775 4.6 5Edinburgh East 2,149 6.3 3Glasgow Kelvingrove 1,314 4.9 3Kirkcaldy Burghs 5,811 17.0 3Motherwell 8,022 26.7 2Perth 1,547 4.3 3West Renfrewshire 1,955 6.3 3

By-elections, 1945–50 Election Candidate Votes % Position1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-election 2,700 10.4 31946 Kilmarnock by-election 2,932 7.8 31947 Edinburgh East by-election 1,682 5.0 41948 Glasgow Camlachie by-election 1,302 5.2 41948 Stirling and Falkirk by-election 2,831 8.1 3

1950 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionCraig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1950–1973 (2 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. Motherwell 3,892 9.3 3Perth and East Perthshire 4,118 9.3 3Stirling and Falkirk Burghs 1,698 3.8 3

1951 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionPerth and East Perthshire 6,479 14.9 3Western Isles 820 5.0 4

By-elections, 1951–55 Constituency Candidate Votes % Position1952 Dundee East by-election 2,931 7.5 3

1955 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionPerth and East Perthshire 9,227 22.8 2Stirling and Falkirk Burghs 2,885 6.6 3

1959 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionAberdeen North 2,964 5.8 3Hamilton 2,586 6.2 3Kinross and West Perthshire 3,568 15.0 3Perth and East Perthshire 9,637 23.1 2Stirling and Falkirk Burghs 2,983 6.6 3

By-elections, 1959–64 Constituency Candidate Votes % Position1961 Glasgow Bridgeton by-election 3,549 18.7 31962 West Lothian by-election 9,750 23.3 21962 Glasgow Woodside by-election 2,562 11.2 41963 Kinross and Western Perthshire by-election 1,801 7.3 41963 Dundee West by-election 3,285 7.4 31963 Dumfriesshire by-election 4,001 9.7 4

1964 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionAberdeen South 3,898 7.6 3Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire 5,106 12.2 3Dumfries 5,726 12.2 3East Aberdeenshire 1,925 6.3 4East Fife 2,635 6.8 4Glasgow Springburn 2,366 9.2 3Glasgow Woodside 1,600 5.1 4Kinross and West Perthshire 3,552 14.1 3Kirkcaldy Burghs 4,423 10.9 3Perth and East Perthshire 7,186 17.4 3Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 1,093 2.5 4Rutherglen 1,657 4.6 3Stirling and Falkirk 4,526 10.0 3West Dunbartonshire 5,004 12.1 3West Lothian 15,087 30.5 2

1966 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionClackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire 8,225 20.1 3Dumfries 5,727 12.6 3Dunfermline 5,304 15.0 3East Aberdeenshire 2,584 8.8 4East Dunbartonshire 5,715 9.0 3East Fife 5,394 14.4 3Edinburgh South 2,856 7.3 3Glasgow Craigton 3,425 9.4 3Glasgow Maryhill 3,387 11.5 3Glasgow Shettleston 3,732 12.1 3Glasgow Springburn 2,222 9.4 3Glasgow Woodside 1,916 7.2 3Kinross and West Perthshire 4,884 20.5 2Kirkcaldy Burghs 5,223 13.4 3Lanark 5,838 10.1 3Midlothian 7,794 16.4 3Perth and East Perthshire 6,128 15.6 3Rutherglen 2,194 6.4 3Stirling and Falkirk 6,322 14.4 3West Dunbartonshire 6,042 14.6 3West Fife 6,046 14.1 3West Lothian 17,955 35.3 2West Stirlingshire 9,381 26.0 2

By-elections, 1966–70 Constituency Candidate Votes % Position1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election 10,884 28.2 31967 Hamilton by-election 18,397 46.0 11969 Glasgow Gorbals by-election 3,671 25.0 21970 South Ayrshire by-election 7,785 19.9 3

1970 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionAberdeen North 3,756 8.4 3Aberdeen South 2,777 5.3 4Argyll 9,039 29.9 2Ayr 2,186 5.2 3Banffshire 5,006 22.9 2Berwick and East Lothian 4,735 10.2 3Bothwell 6,157 12.8 3Bute and North Ayrshire 3,852 10.9 3Caithness and Sutherland 3,690 15.4 4Central Ayrshire 2,383 5.1 3Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire 7,243 15.5 3Coatbridge and Airdrie 2,667 6.0 3Dumfriesshire 6,211 13.4 3Dundee East 4,181 8.9 3Dundee West 4,441 8.7 3Dunfermline Burghs 5,304 15.0 3East Aberdeenshire 9,377 29.8 2East Dunbartonshire 8,257 11.3 3East Fife 4,666 11.8 3East Renfrewshire 3,733 6.7 4Edinburgh Central 1,666 8.0 3Edinburgh East 3,502 8.2 3Edinburgh Leith 1,827 7.0 3Edinburgh Pentlands 2,814 5.9 4Edinburgh South 2,861 6.9 4Edinburgh West 3,711 6.8 4Galloway 5,723 20.6 2Glasgow Bridgeton 1,550 8.8 3Glasgow Central 1,688 14.1 3Glasgow Craigton 2,946 7.9 3Glasgow Gorbals 1,089 7.4 3Glasgow Govan 2,294 10.3 3Glasgow Hillhead 1,957 8.2 3Glasgow Maryhill 3,273 11.4 3Glasgow Pollok 3,733 8.9 3Glasgow Provan 4,181 9.8 3Glasgow Scotstoun 4,313 9.4 3Glasgow Shettleston 3,995 13.4 3Glasgow Springburn 3,323 14.3 3Glasgow Woodside 1,912 8.4 3Hamilton 16,849 35.1 2Inverness 2,781 7.1 4Kilmarnock 2,836 6.9 3Kinross and West Perthshire 4,670 18.6 2Kirkcaldy Burghs 4,863 11.9 3Lanark 7,859 11.7 3Midlothian 9,047 15.6 3Moray and Nairn 7,885 27.8 2Motherwell 3,861 9.9 3North Angus and Mearns 4,677 16.9 3North Lanarkshire 3,486 8.2 3Paisley 3,432 7.3 3Perth and East Perthshire 7,112 17.0 3Ross and Cromarty 2,268 11.7 4Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 3,147 6.8 4South Angus 8,406 23.1 2South Ayrshire 7,785 19.9 3Stirling and Falkirk 6,571 14.5 3West Aberdeenshire 2,112 5.3 4West Dunbartonshire 5,414 12.0 3Western Isles 6,568 43.1 1West Fife 5,286 11.0 3West Lothian 15,620 28.2 2West Renfrewshire 4,195 8.8 3West Stirlingshire 8,279 21.4 3

By-elections, 1970–74 By-election Candidate Votes % Position1971 Stirling and Falkirk by-election 13,048 34.6 21973 Dundee East by-election 13,270 30.2 21973 Edinburgh North by-election 3,526 19.1 31973 Glasgow Govan by-election 6,360 41.5 1

February 1974 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionCraig, F. W. S. (1984). British parliamentary election results, 1974–1983. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. .Aberdeen North 11,337 23.3 2Aberdeen South 7,599 13.7 3Argyll 15,646 48.9 1Ayr 4,706 11.0 3Banffshire 11,037 46.1 1Berwick and East Lothian 6,956 14.2 3Bothwell 6,710 14.1 3Bute and North Ayrshire 6,104 16.3 3Caithness and Sutherland 3,814 16.1 4Central Ayrshire 7,255 15.0 3Central Dunbartonshire 5,906 14.5 4Central Fife 10,324 22.5 2Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire 22,289 43.5 1Coatbridge and Airdrie 7,961 17.3 3Dumfriesshire 9,186 18.6 3Dundee East 20,066 39.5 1Dundee West 12,959 25.1 3Dunfermline 8,695 17.8 3East Aberdeenshire 18,333 50.8 1East Dunbartonshire 11,635 22.3 3East Fife 8,593 19.5 2East Kilbride 13,819 25.9 3East Renfrewshire 5,268 10.4 4Edinburgh Central 4,074 13.6 4Edinburgh East 7,128 15.4 3Edinburgh Leith 6,569 21.2 3Edinburgh North 4,550 12.7 4Edinburgh Pentlands 5,491 12.5 4Edinburgh South 5,770 12.8 4Edinburgh West 4,241 9.9 4Galloway 9,308 30.7 2Glasgow Cathcart 5,410 13.6 3Glasgow Central 2,211 13.8 3Glasgow Craigton 6,303 17.9 3Glasgow Garscadden 8,789 21.9 3Glasgow Govan 9,783 40.9 2Glasgow Hillhead 3,702 11.3 4Glasgow Kelvingrove 5,666 19.2 3Glasgow Maryhill 8,920 24.9 2Glasgow Pollok 6,584 14.4 3Glasgow Provan 7,367 19.6 2Glasgow Queen's Park 4,394 15.6 3Glasgow Shettleston 5,834 22.0 3Glasgow Springburn 7,672 22.8 2Greenock and Port Glasgow 4,881 11.5 4Hamilton 12,692 31.9 2Inverness 7,258 16.6 4Kilmarnock 7,644 15.3 3Kinross and Western Perthshire 6,274 23.1 2Kirkcaldy 12,311 25.7 3Lanark 8,803 21.8 3Midlothian 19,450 27.0 3Moray and Nairn 16,046 49.3 1Motherwell and Wishaw 7,852 20.0 3North Angus and Mearns 6,837 23.4 2North Lanarkshire 8,187 18.5 3Paisley 10,455 21.3 3Perth and Kinross 12,192 27.2 2Ross and Cromarty 5,037 23.0 2Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 3,953 8.0 3Rutherglen 6,089 15.2 3South Angus 15,179 36.6 2South Ayrshire 6,612 16.4 3Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth 17,836 34.5 2West Aberdeenshire 6,827 15.4 3West Dunbartonshire 11,144 27.2 3Western Isles 10,079 67.1 1West Lothian 21,690 35.0 2West Renfrewshire 8,394 15.2 3West Stirlingshire 12,886 29.7 2

October 1974 general election Constituency Candidate Votes % PositionAberdeen North 13,509 29.7 2Aberdeen South 10,481 20.1 3Argyll 14,967 49.7 1Ayr 6,902 16.7 3Banffshire 10,638 45.9 1Berwick and East Lothian 6,323 13.2 3Bothwell 11,138 24.5 2Bute and North Ayrshire 9,055 25.9 3Caithness and Sutherland 5,381 23.9 2Central Ayrshire 11,533 24.5 3Central Dunbartonshire 11,452 29.1 2Central Fife 14,414 33.4 2Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire 25,998 50.8 1Coatbridge and Airdrie 12,466 27.9 2Dumfriesshire 12,542 26.4 3Dundee East 22,120 47.7 1Dundee West 16,678 35.1 2Dunfermline 13,179 28.6 2East Aberdeenshire 16,304 48.5 1East Dunbartonshire 15,551 31.2 1East Fife 13,202 31.8 2East Kilbride 19,106 36.7 2East Renfrewshire 11,137 23.2 2Edinburgh Central 6,866 24.9 3Edinburgh East 11,213 25.6 2Edinburgh Leith 7,688 26.1 3Edinburgh North 7,681 23.5 3Edinburgh Pentlands 10,189 24.6 3Edinburgh South 9,034 21.7 3Edinburgh West 8,135 20.2 3Galloway 12,242 40.3 1Glasgow Cathcart 6,292 16.5 3Glasgow Central 2,790 19.2 3Glasgow Craigton 8,171 24.3 2Glasgow Garscadden 12,111 31.2 2Glasgow Govan 9,440 41.0 2Glasgow Hillhead 6,897 22.8 3Glasgow Kelvingrove 6,274 23.2 3Glasgow Maryhill 10,171 29.9 2Glasgow Pollok 10,441 24.3 3Glasgow Provan 10,268 30.2 2Glasgow Queen's Park 5,660 21.8 2Glasgow Shettleston 7,042 28,.6 2Glasgow Springburn 9,049 28.3 2Greenock and Port Glasgow 9,324 21.1 2Hamilton 15,155 39.0 2Inverness 11,994 29.6 2Kilmarnock 14,655 30.2 2Kinross and Western Perthshire 10,981 41.5 2Kirkcaldy 14,587 32.0 2Lanark 14,250 35.8 2Midlothian 24,568 35.6 2Moray and Nairn 12,667 41.2 1Motherwell and Wishaw 12,357 31.8 2North Angus and Mearns 9,284 34.2 2North Lanarkshire 11,561 26.9 2Orkney and Shetland 3,025 17.2 2Paisley 15,778 33.1 2Perth and Kinross 17,337 40.8 1Ross and Cromarty 7,291 35.7 2Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles 9,178 20.0 3Rutherglen 9,732 25.3 2South Angus 17,073 43.8 1South Ayrshire 7,851 19.8 2Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth 20,324 39.8 2West Aberdeenshire 9,409 22.2 3West Dunbartonshire 13,697 33.7 2Western Isles 8,758 61.5 1West Lothian 24,997 40.9 2West Renfrewshire 15,374 28.6 2West Stirlingshire 16,331 38.2 2

By-elections, 1974–79