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Scotland, 1964 vs 1966: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Scotland compared between the 1964 and 1966 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19641966MajorityCon–Lab swing
Aberdeen NorthLabLab47.0%+4.6
Aberdeen SouthConLab gain3.6%+5.7
ArgyllConCon13.1%+2.6
AyrConCon1.2%+1.6
BanffConCon7.0%+2.0
Berwick and East LothianConLab gain3.9%+2.7
BothwellLabLab24.6%+1.9
Bute and North AyrshireConCon8.0%+2.9
Caithness and SutherlandLibLab gain0.3%+3.9
Central AyrshireLabLab15.4%+1.2
Clackmannan and East StirlingshireLabLab30.7%+2.1
Coatbridge and AirdrieLabLab28.4%+2.1
DumfriesConCon9.7%−0.1
Dundee EastLabLab12.6%+1.5
Dundee WestLabLab16.8%+3.9
Dunfermline BurghsLabLab31.8%+4.3
East AberdeenshireConCon13.9%+3.1
East DunbartonshireLabLab15.8%+1.4
East FifeConCon26.9%+1.1
East RenfrewshireConCon20.1%+0.6
Edinburgh CentralLabLab17.2%+4.6
Edinburgh EastLabLab21.0%+4.3
Edinburgh LeithLabLab14.6%+1.8
Edinburgh NorthConCon11.1%+2.7
Edinburgh PentlandsConCon0.1%+2.7
Edinburgh SouthConCon13.6%+2.9
Edinburgh WestConCon9.3%+3.0
GallowayConCon24.0%+2.8
Glasgow BridgetonLabLab48.5%+2.7
Glasgow CathcartConCon2.3%+1.7
Glasgow CentralLabLab49.7%+4.7
Glasgow CraigtonLabLab25.2%+4.2
Glasgow GorbalsLabLab50.2%+0.9
Glasgow GovanLabLab39.8%+2.7
Glasgow HillheadConCon25.8%+1.1
Glasgow KelvingroveLabLab15.6%+3.8
Glasgow MaryhillLabLab47.2%+3.2
Glasgow PollokLabLab4.9%+2.1
Glasgow ProvanLabLab36.1%+2.2
Glasgow ScotstounLabLab29.0%+2.9
Glasgow ShettlestonLabLab43.4%+3.7
Glasgow SpringburnLabLab48.8%+2.7
Glasgow WoodsideLabLab8.7%+1.7
GreenockLabLab33.9%+1.3
HamiltonLabLab42.3%+0.1
InvernessLibLib6.6%+1.2
KilmarnockLabLab37.1%+0.8
Kinross and West PerthshireConCon40.2%+2.9
Kirkcaldy BurghsLabLab32.6%+0.8
LanarkLabLab13.4%+1.9
MidlothianLabLab29.6%+3.5
Moray and NairnConCon14.1%+4.8
MotherwellLabLab25.7%+2.1
North Angus and MearnsConCon21.0%+1.2
North LanarkshireLabLab21.8%+0.3
Orkney and ZetlandLibLib36.8%−0.6
PaisleyLabLab36.8%−1.4
Perth and East PerthshireConCon28.6%+2.3
Ross and CromartyLibLib11.7%+3.6
Roxburgh Selkirk and PeeblesConLib gain4.9%−0.1
RutherglenLabLab14.6%+2.4
South AngusConCon40.9%−2.6
South AyrshireLabLab34.5%+0.6
Stirling and FalkirkLabLab21.4%+3.3
West AberdeenshireConLib gain3.4%+1.7
West DunbartonshireLabLab19.1%+2.8
West FifeLabLab43.8%+2.6
West LothianLabLab17.1%+4.4
West RenfrewshireLabLab8.6%+3.1
West StirlingshireLabLab22.6%+2.8
Western IslesLabLab40.9%−0.1

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