Scotland, 1983 vs 1987: seat-by-seat change
Every constituency in Scotland compared between the 1983 and 1987 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.
| Constituency | 1983 | 1987 | Majority | Con–Lab swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | Lab | 36.9% | +5.7 |
| Aberdeen South | Con | Lab gain | 2.8% | +5.9 |
| Angus East | Con | SNP gain | 3.4% | +3.9 |
| Argyll and Bute | Con | Alliance gain | 3.8% | +4.0 |
| Ayr | Con | Con | 0.3% | +7.8 |
| Banff and Buchan | Con | SNP gain | 5.6% | +0.4 |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Alliance | Alliance | 36.9% | +3.3 |
| Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | Lab | 39.3% | +6.0 |
| Clackmannan | Lab | Lab | 32.8% | +5.6 |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | Lab | 41.2% | +8.4 |
| Clydesdale | Lab | Lab | 21.8% | +5.6 |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | Lab | 40.4% | +7.7 |
| Cunninghame North | Con | Lab gain | 10.4% | +7.2 |
| Cunninghame South | Lab | Lab | 44.5% | +5.8 |
| Dumbarton | Lab | Lab | 11.4% | +3.2 |
| Dumfries | Con | Con | 16.7% | +3.5 |
| Dundee East | SNP | Lab gain | 2.2% | +6.0 |
| Dundee West | Lab | Lab | 35.4% | +6.8 |
| Dunfermline East | Lab | Lab | 50.0% | +8.6 |
| Dunfermline West | Lab | Lab | 23.9% | +8.5 |
| East Kilbride | Lab | Lab | 25.3% | +10.8 |
| East Lothian | Lab | Lab | 19.8% | +3.3 |
| Eastwood | Con | Con | 12.3% | +6.0 |
| Edinburgh Central | Con | Lab gain | 5.5% | +6.2 |
| Edinburgh East | Lab | Lab | 25.6% | +4.7 |
| Edinburgh Leith | Lab | Lab | 26.5% | +6.5 |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Con | Con | 8.3% | +3.5 |
| Edinburgh South | Con | Lab gain | 3.8% | +6.0 |
| Edinburgh West | Con | Con | 2.5% | +1.4 |
| Falkirk East | Lab | Lab | 35.6% | +4.4 |
| Falkirk West | Lab | Lab | 35.6% | +5.5 |
| Fife Central | Lab | Lab | 36.8% | +8.1 |
| Fife North East | Con | Alliance gain | 3.6% | +2.9 |
| Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | Con | 9.0% | +2.9 |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | Lab | 29.8% | +9.4 |
| Glasgow Central | Lab | Lab | 51.5% | +8.7 |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Lab | Lab | 55.4% | +8.1 |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | Lab | 52.5% | +8.7 |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Alliance | Lab gain | 7.8% | +9.3 |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | Lab | 54.8% | +8.3 |
| Glasgow Pollok | Lab | Lab | 48.8% | +8.5 |
| Glasgow Provan | Lab | Lab | 60.8% | +5.8 |
| Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab | Lab | 31.6% | +7.1 |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | Lab | 50.3% | +7.6 |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | Lab | 63.4% | +6.9 |
| Gordon | Alliance | Alliance | 17.6% | +6.6 |
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | Lab | Lab | 46.0% | +8.6 |
| Hamilton | Lab | Lab | 45.3% | +6.0 |
| Inverness Nairn and Lochaber | Alliance | Alliance | 11.5% | +8.9 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | Lab | 28.9% | +5.0 |
| Kincardine and Deeside | Con | Con | 4.3% | +3.9 |
| Kirkcaldy | Lab | Lab | 28.3% | +7.2 |
| Linlithgow | Lab | Lab | 22.5% | +3.3 |
| Livingston | Lab | Lab | 26.5% | +6.6 |
| Midlothian | Lab | Lab | 26.2% | +4.6 |
| Monklands East | Lab | Lab | 44.1% | +8.4 |
| Monklands West | Lab | Lab | 46.6% | +7.2 |
| Moray | Con | SNP gain | 8.2% | +4.1 |
| Motherwell North | Lab | Lab | 53.0% | +6.8 |
| Motherwell South | Lab | Lab | 43.0% | +5.7 |
| Orkney and Shetland | Alliance | Alliance | 18.4% | +4.0 |
| Paisley North | Lab | Lab | 39.7% | +7.8 |
| Paisley South | Lab | Lab | 41.0% | +10.4 |
| Perth and Kinross | Con | Con | 12.0% | +3.3 |
| Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Con | Lab gain | 9.0% | +6.3 |
| Ross Cromarty and Skye | Alliance | Alliance | 29.7% | +9.6 |
| Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Alliance | Alliance | 12.0% | +2.0 |
| Stirling | Con | Con | 2.1% | +5.0 |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Con | Lab gain | 4.8% | +7.8 |
| Tayside North | Con | Con | 12.4% | +4.5 |
| Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale | Alliance | Alliance | 20.3% | +1.5 |
| Western Isles | SNP | Lab gain | 14.2% | +7.1 |
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