Scotland, 1966 vs 1970: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in Scotland compared between the 1966 and 1970 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1966 | 1970 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | Lab | 40.1% | −3.4 |
| Aberdeen South | Lab | Con gain | 2.1% | −2.8 |
| Argyll | Con | Con | 14.8% | −3.2 |
| Ayr | Con | Con | 10.6% | −4.7 |
| Banff | Con | Con | 15.8% | −2.1 |
| Berwick and East Lothian | Lab | Lab | 1.4% | −1.3 |
| Bothwell | Lab | Lab | 22.2% | −1.2 |
| Bute and North Ayrshire | Con | Con | 18.2% | −5.1 |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Lab | Lab | 11.3% | −1.4 |
| Central Ayrshire | Lab | Lab | 10.6% | −2.4 |
| Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire | Lab | Lab | 22.6% | −4.1 |
| Coatbridge and Airdrie | Lab | Lab | 23.8% | −2.3 |
| Dumfries | Con | Con | 19.6% | −5.0 |
| Dundee East | Lab | Lab | 6.0% | −3.3 |
| Dundee West | Lab | Lab | 13.4% | −1.7 |
| Dunfermline Burghs | Lab | Lab | 25.0% | −3.4 |
| East Aberdeenshire | Con | Con | 11.1% | −1.8 |
| East Dunbartonshire | Lab | Lab | 7.6% | −4.1 |
| East Fife | Con | Con | 29.9% | −1.5 |
| East Renfrewshire | Con | Con | 23.4% | −1.6 |
| Edinburgh Central | Lab | Lab | 7.5% | −4.8 |
| Edinburgh East | Lab | Lab | 12.9% | −4.0 |
| Edinburgh Leith | Lab | Lab | 5.3% | −4.7 |
| Edinburgh North | Con | Con | 15.8% | −2.3 |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Con | Con | 6.7% | −3.3 |
| Edinburgh South | Con | Con | 11.6% | +1.0 |
| Edinburgh West | Con | Con | 13.5% | −2.1 |
| Galloway | Con | Con | 29.7% | −3.0 |
| Glasgow Bridgeton | Lab | Lab | 41.3% | −3.6 |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Con | Con | 9.1% | −3.4 |
| Glasgow Central | Lab | Lab | 46.1% | −1.8 |
| Glasgow Craigton | Lab | Lab | 19.2% | −3.0 |
| Glasgow Gorbals | Lab | Lab | 48.6% | −0.8 |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | Lab | 31.9% | −3.9 |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Con | Con | 30.8% | −2.5 |
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | Lab | Lab | 7.3% | −4.2 |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | Lab | 42.6% | −2.3 |
| Glasgow Pollok | Lab | Lab | 1.4% | −1.7 |
| Glasgow Provan | Lab | Lab | 32.9% | −1.6 |
| Glasgow Scotstoun | Lab | Lab | 26.0% | −1.5 |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | Lab | 33.1% | −5.1 |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | Lab | 44.6% | −2.1 |
| Glasgow Woodside | Lab | Lab | 5.8% | −1.5 |
| Greenock | Lab | Lab | 9.0% | +7.1 |
| Hamilton | Lab | Lab | 17.9% | −0.4 |
| Inverness | Lib | Lib | 6.8% | −1.7 |
| Kilmarnock | Lab | Lab | 31.5% | −2.8 |
| Kinross and West Perthshire | Con | Con | 38.8% | −0.1 |
| Kirkcaldy Burghs | Lab | Lab | 23.9% | −4.4 |
| Lanark | Lab | Lab | 3.7% | −4.9 |
| Midlothian | Lab | Lab | 21.4% | −4.1 |
| Moray and Nairn | Con | Con | 21.6% | −6.3 |
| Motherwell | Lab | Lab | 21.0% | −2.3 |
| North Angus and Mearns | Con | Con | 34.7% | −2.2 |
| North Lanarkshire | Lab | Lab | 11.8% | −5.0 |
| Orkney and Zetland | Lib | Lib | 15.1% | −3.5 |
| Paisley | Lab | Lab | 21.7% | −7.6 |
| Perth and East Perthshire | Con | Con | 28.3% | +0.2 |
| Ross and Cromarty | Lib | Con gain | 4.1% | −5.0 |
| Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles | Lib | Lib | 1.2% | −2.1 |
| Rutherglen | Lab | Lab | 9.0% | −2.8 |
| South Angus | Con | Con | 33.0% | +2.8 |
| South Ayrshire | Lab | Lab | 31.6% | −1.4 |
| Stirling and Falkirk | Lab | Lab | 16.0% | −2.7 |
| West Aberdeenshire | Lib | Con gain | 14.1% | −4.2 |
| West Dunbartonshire | Lab | Lab | 13.8% | −2.7 |
| West Fife | Lab | Lab | 34.9% | −4.4 |
| West Lothian | Lab | Lab | 24.8% | −3.2 |
| West Renfrewshire | Lab | Lab | 4.8% | −1.9 |
| West Stirlingshire | Lab | Lab | 19.2% | −2.0 |
| Western Isles | Lab | SNP gain | 4.8% | −10.5 |
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