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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Dunbartonshire

Every general election in Dunbartonshire since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 747.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won28,38350.7%
Conservative27,63649.3%
Valid votes56,019
Majority7471.3%

Turnout 71.7% of 78,100 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 55.8%Conservative, 1922: 50.4%Conservative, 1923: 36.0%Conservative, 1924: 55.8%Conservative, 1929: 41.7%Conservative, 1931: 63.6%Conservative, 1935: 50.3%Conservative, 1945: 49.3%Labour, 1918: 30.9%Labour, 1922: 49.6%Labour, 1923: 43.0%Labour, 1924: 44.2%Labour, 1929: 45.6%Labour, 1931: 36.4%Labour, 1935: 42.0%Labour, 1945: 50.7%Liberal, 1918: 13.3%Liberal, 1923: 21.0%Liberal, 1929: 12.7%
Vote share in Dunbartonshire at each general election Con Lab Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon7471.371.7%
1935ConLab4,0978.380.5%Con hold
1931ConLab12,28827.282.8%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon1,5774.081.0%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab3,35111.575.6%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1,9037.070.7%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab1910.769.0%Con hold
1918ConLab5,69324.966.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Dunbartonshire?

Labour won Dunbartonshire at the 1945 general election with a majority of 747.

Which parties have won Dunbartonshire?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 5, Labour 3.

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