1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
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![]() Results of the 1970 election in Scotland |
These are the results of the 1970 United Kingdom general election in Scotland. The election was held on Thursday 18 June 1970 and all 71 seats in Scotland were contested.[1]
MPs[]
List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1970–February 1974)
Results[]
Party | Seats | Seats change |
Votes | % | % change | |
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Labour | 44 | ![]() |
1,197,068 | 44.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 23 | ![]() |
1,020,674 | 38.0 | ![]() | |
SNP | 1 | ![]() |
306,802 | 11.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 3 | ![]() |
147,667 | 5.5 | ![]() | |
Other | 0 | ![]() |
16,024 | 0.6 | ![]() | |
Turnout: | 2,688,235 |
Votes summary[]
References[]
- ^ "Commons results report" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2020.
Categories:
- 1970s elections in Scotland
- General elections in Scotland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- 1970 in Scotland
- 1970 United Kingdom general election