Scotland, February 1974 vs October 1974: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in Scotland compared between the February 1974 and October 1974 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | February 1974 | October 1974 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | Lab | 21.2% | +4.3 |
| Aberdeen South | Con | Con | 0.7% | +2.9 |
| Argyll | SNP | SNP | 13.1% | +1.5 |
| Ayr | Con | Con | 7.8% | +2.1 |
| Ayrshire Central | Lab | Lab | 20.3% | +3.7 |
| Ayrshire South | Lab | Lab | 36.5% | +3.4 |
| Berwick and East Lothian | Con | Lab gain | 5.7% | +3.4 |
| Bothwell | Lab | Lab | 24.1% | +5.3 |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Lab | Lab | 11.4% | +0.9 |
| Coatbridge and Airdrie | Lab | Lab | 23.7% | +4.4 |
| Dumfries | Con | Con | 12.3% | +3.0 |
| Dunbartonshire Central | Lab | Lab | 11.1% | +3.3 |
| Dunbartonshire East | Con | SNP gain | 0.0% | +3.1 |
| Dunbartonshire West | Lab | Lab | 4.5% | +4.3 |
| Dundee East | SNP | SNP | 15.1% | +4.3 |
| Dundee West | Lab | Lab | 5.9% | +5.0 |
| Dunfermline | Lab | Lab | 11.5% | +4.0 |
| East Kilbride | Lab | Lab | 5.2% | +5.3 |
| Edinburgh Central | Lab | Lab | 14.3% | +5.5 |
| Edinburgh East | Lab | Lab | 19.3% | +4.9 |
| Edinburgh Leith | Lab | Lab | 11.7% | +4.7 |
| Edinburgh North | Con | Con | 13.4% | +3.1 |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Con | Con | 3.0% | +3.7 |
| Edinburgh South | Con | Con | 7.7% | +3.2 |
| Edinburgh West | Con | Con | 12.9% | +3.4 |
| Fife Central | Lab | Lab | 18.5% | +3.1 |
| Fife East | Con | Con | 7.0% | +5.6 |
| Galloway | Con | SNP gain | 0.1% | +1.3 |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Con | Con | 4.6% | +0.3 |
| Glasgow Central | Lab | Lab | 44.4% | +6.7 |
| Glasgow Craigton | Lab | Lab | 26.2% | +4.9 |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Lab | Lab | 19.7% | +5.0 |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | Lab | 8.5% | +6.0 |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Con | Con | 8.9% | +5.3 |
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | Lab | Lab | 15.2% | +3.6 |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | Lab | 27.7% | +5.1 |
| Glasgow Pollok | Lab | Lab | 16.5% | +4.5 |
| Glasgow Provan | Lab | Lab | 28.4% | +2.0 |
| Glasgow Queen'S Park | Lab | Lab | 34.3% | +4.7 |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | Lab | 25.7% | +5.4 |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | Lab | 26.3% | +4.9 |
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | Lab | Lab | 27.1% | +3.6 |
| Hamilton | Lab | Lab | 8.6% | +5.1 |
| Inverness | Lib | Lib | 2.8% | +1.2 |
| Kilmarnock | Lab | Lab | 15.5% | +3.6 |
| Kinross and West Perthshire | Con | Con | 0.2% | +4.5 |
| Lanark | Lab | Lab | 1.8% | +4.6 |
| Midlothian | Lab | Lab | 5.9% | +4.6 |
| Moray and Nairn | SNP | SNP | 1.2% | +3.2 |
| Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | Lab | 12.8% | +5.2 |
| Orkney and Shetland | Lib | Lib | 39.0% | +2.7 |
| Paisley | Lab | Lab | 11.7% | +5.6 |
| Perth and East Perthshire | Con | SNP gain | 1.9% | +3.4 |
| Renfrewshire East | Con | Con | 18.2% | +5.0 |
| Renfrewshire West | Lab | Lab | 9.9% | +3.4 |
| Ross and Cromarty | Con | Con | 3.2% | −2.9 |
| Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles | Lib | Lib | 16.3% | +4.5 |
| Rutherglen | Lab | Lab | 19.1% | +5.0 |
| Stirling Falkirk and Grangemouth | Lab | Lab | 3.5% | +5.5 |
| Stirlingshire West | Lab | Lab | 0.9% | +4.6 |
| West Lothian | Lab | Lab | 4.4% | +4.5 |
| Western Isles | SNP | SNP | 36.7% | +2.1 |
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