Scotland, October 1974 vs 1979: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in Scotland compared between the October 1974 and 1979 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | October 1974 | 1979 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | Lab | 42.4% | +1.4 |
| Aberdeen South | Con | Con | 1.5% | −0.4 |
| Argyll | SNP | Con gain | 5.0% | +1.1 |
| Ayr | Con | Con | 6.3% | +0.7 |
| Ayrshire Central | Lab | Lab | 21.8% | +0.7 |
| Ayrshire South | Lab | Lab | 3.8% | −13.9 |
| Banff | SNP | Con gain | 3.4% | +0.1 |
| Berwick and East Lothian | Lab | Lab | 3.3% | −1.2 |
| Bothwell | Lab | Lab | 31.6% | +0.4 |
| Bute and North Ayrshire | Con | Con | 11.4% | −0.7 |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Lab | Lab | 11.0% | −2.7 |
| Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire | SNP | Lab gain | 1.8% | −1.0 |
| Coatbridge and Airdrie | Lab | Lab | 33.5% | −0.5 |
| Dumfries | Con | Con | 17.9% | −2.8 |
| Dunbartonshire Central | Lab | Lab | 30.4% | +3.7 |
| Dunbartonshire East | SNP | Lab gain | 3.8% | +2.3 |
| Dunbartonshire West | Lab | Lab | 14.8% | −0.1 |
| Dundee East | SNP | SNP | 5.0% | +1.0 |
| Dundee West | Lab | Lab | 20.9% | −0.5 |
| Dunfermline | Lab | Lab | 14.2% | −1.4 |
| East Aberdeenshire | SNP | Con gain | 1.4% | −0.5 |
| East Kilbride | Lab | Lab | 24.5% | −0.5 |
| Edinburgh Central | Lab | Lab | 18.3% | +2.0 |
| Edinburgh East | Lab | Lab | 20.2% | −0.8 |
| Edinburgh Leith | Lab | Lab | 14.4% | +1.3 |
| Edinburgh North | Con | Con | 13.5% | 0 |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Con | Con | 2.7% | +0.2 |
| Edinburgh South | Con | Con | 5.4% | +1.2 |
| Edinburgh West | Con | Con | 17.3% | −2.2 |
| Fife Central | Lab | Lab | 37.9% | −0.9 |
| Fife East | Con | Con | 20.0% | −0.6 |
| Galloway | SNP | Con gain | 8.8% | −3.1 |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Con | Lab gain | 4.2% | +4.4 |
| Glasgow Central | Lab | Lab | 56.0% | +2.7 |
| Glasgow Craigton | Lab | Lab | 31.4% | +0.5 |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Lab | Lab | 39.6% | +0.8 |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | Lab | 49.3% | +3.4 |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Con | Con | 6.6% | +1.1 |
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | Lab | Lab | 21.5% | +3.1 |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | Lab | 51.3% | +1.5 |
| Glasgow Pollok | Lab | Lab | 19.5% | +1.5 |
| Glasgow Provan | Lab | Lab | 54.4% | +2.8 |
| Glasgow Queen'S Park | Lab | Lab | 40.4% | +0.7 |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | Lab | 42.1% | +1.1 |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | Lab | 44.7% | +1.7 |
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | Lab | Lab | 24.9% | +2.6 |
| Hamilton | Lab | Lab | 35.9% | −1.1 |
| Inverness | Lib | Lib | 8.9% | +1.1 |
| Kilmarnock | Lab | Lab | 23.4% | −1.6 |
| Kinross and West Perthshire | Con | Con | 21.1% | −4.0 |
| Lanark | Lab | Lab | 12.3% | −1.1 |
| Midlothian | Lab | Lab | 21.5% | −2.0 |
| Moray and Nairn | SNP | Con gain | 1.2% | −0.5 |
| Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | Lab | 27.9% | +0.8 |
| North Angus and Mearns | Con | Con | 34.3% | −3.5 |
| Paisley | Lab | Lab | 29.6% | +0.2 |
| Perth and East Perthshire | SNP | Con gain | 6.5% | −1.7 |
| Ross and Cromarty | Con | Con | 18.9% | −0.1 |
| Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles | Lib | Lib | 21.8% | −2.2 |
| Rutherglen | Lab | Lab | 20.2% | −0.1 |
| South Angus | SNP | Con gain | 2.1% | −2.5 |
| Stirling Falkirk and Grangemouth | Lab | Lab | 29.9% | +0.4 |
| West Aberdeenshire | Con | Con | 5.4% | −1.1 |
| West Lothian | Lab | Lab | 30.0% | −0.1 |
| Western Isles | SNP | SNP | 20.3% | +2.6 |
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