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Scotland, 1918 vs 1922: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Scotland compared between the 1918 and 1922 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19181922MajorityCon–Lab swing
Aberdeen NorthInd LabLab gain22.1%+27.8
Aberdeen SouthConCon16.0%+2.2
Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire CentralConLib gain20.3%+6.4
Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire EasternCo LibLib gain21.1%0
Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Kincardine and WesternCo LibLib gain24.6%0
ArgyllCo LibNat Lib gain17.6%0
Ayr District of BurghsConCon15.0%+3.6
Ayrshire and Bute Bute and NorthernConCon21.3%+5.9
Ayrshire and Bute KilmarnockCo LibLib gain9.4%+6.2
Ayrshire and Bute South AyrshireLabLab11.3%+25.3
BanffshireCo LibLib gain—0
Berwickshire and HaddingtonshireCo LibNat Lib gain2.5%−0.3
Caithness and SutherlandCo LibNat Lib gain14.1%0
Dumbarton District of BurghsCo LibLab gain28.6%+8.5
DumfriesshireConLib gain9.2%+9.2
DunbartonshireConCon0.7%+12.1
Dunfermline District of BurghsCo LibLab gain0.9%+25.2
Edinburgh CentralLabLab15.8%+3.3
Edinburgh EastLibLib19.6%0
Edinburgh NorthConCon23.5%+0.6
Edinburgh SouthConCon33.4%+4.1
Edinburgh WestConLib gain2.8%−6.2
Fife EasternConLib gain12.0%+5.1
Fife WesternLabLab—−22.6
ForfarshireConLib gain9.6%+3.6
GallowayCo LibLib gain8.1%−23.0
Glasgow BridgetonCo LibLab gain27.4%+11.9
Glasgow CamlachieConLab gain13.0%+21.4
Glasgow CathcartCo LibLab gain0.1%−10.7
Glasgow CentralConCon8.1%+35.4
Glasgow GorbalsCo LabLab gain27.1%+10.1
Glasgow GovanLabLab24.6%+29.1
Glasgow HillheadConCon25.3%−6.0
Glasgow KelvingroveConCon9.6%+4.7
Glasgow MaryhillConLab gain7.6%+19.9
Glasgow PartickCo LibNat Lib gain30.3%−14.9
Glasgow PollokConCon39.3%−19.6
Glasgow ShettlestonConLab gain20.1%+29.7
Glasgow SpringburnConLab gain20.9%+17.3
Glasgow St RolloxConLab gain20.3%+22.8
Glasgow TradestonConLab gain16.5%+30.2
GreenockLibLib2.6%+12.7
Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty InvernessCo LibNat Lib gain5.4%0
Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Ross and CromartyCo LibNat Lib gain13.4%0
Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western IslesLibNat Lib gain8.2%0
Kirkcaldy District of BurghsCo LibNat Lib gain2.7%+24.3
Lanarkshire BothwellConLab gain13.9%+7.9
Lanarkshire CoatbridgeConLab gain9.4%+19.2
Lanarkshire HamiltonLabLab15.3%+1.1
Lanarkshire LanarkConCon10.1%+14.0
Lanarkshire MotherwellConCon4.2%−8.7
Lanarkshire NorthernConLab gain10.9%+10.0
Lanarkshire RutherglenCo LibLab gain10.2%+7.1
LeithLibLib23.6%+6.1
LinlithgowshireConLab gain13.3%+16.3
Midlothian and Peeblesshire NorthernConCon2.6%+29.7
Midlothian and Peeblesshire Peebles and SouthernLibLab gain2.3%−18.6
Montrose District of BurghsCo LibNat Lib gain8.8%+10.8
Moray and NairnshireCo LibNat Lib gain3.6%0
Orkney and ShetlandCo LibLib gain6.9%0
PaisleyLibLib1.1%+8.0
Perthshire and Kinross Shire Kinross and WesternLibNat Lib gain—+24.0
Perthshire and Kinross Shire PerthCo LibCon gain22.4%−13.7
Renfrewshire EasternCo LibLab gain2.4%−12.7
Renfrewshire WesternCo LibLab gain8.0%+7.9
Roxburghshire and SelkirkshireCo LibNat Lib gain3.3%−15.0
Stirling and Falkirk District of BurghsLibLab gain6.5%+8.8
Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Clackmannan and EasternConLab gain11.9%+9.9
Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire WesternConLab gain4.8%+14.0

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