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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles

Every general election in Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 1,330.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won8,03948.8%
National Liberal6,70940.7%
Liberal9165.6%
Scottish National Party8205.0%
Valid votes16,484
Majority1,3308.1%

Lab hold Turnout 60.5% of 27,263 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Liberal, 1918: 47.4%Liberal, 1922: 45.9%Liberal, 1923: 39.6%Liberal, 1924: 54.2%Liberal, 1929: 44.1%Liberal, 1945: 33.0%Liberal, 1950: 44.1%Liberal, 1951: 5.6%Labour, 1924: 17.2%Labour, 1929: 32.5%Labour, 1935: 41.1%Labour, 1945: 45.7%Labour, 1950: 53.2%Labour, 1951: 48.8%National Liberal, 1922: 54.1%National Liberal, 1931: 54.8%National Liberal, 1935: 30.9%National Liberal, 1951: 40.7%Conservative, 1923: 36.9%Conservative, 1924: 28.6%Conservative, 1929: 23.5%Conservative, 1931: 45.2%Conservative, 1945: 21.3%Others, 1918: 10.2%Others, 1923: 23.5%Others, 1935: 28.1%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 42.5%
Vote share in Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles at each general election Lib Lab Nat Lib Con Oth Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabNat Lib1,3308.160.5%Lab hold
1950LabLib1,4379.155.7%
1945LabLib1,63712.653.3%
1935LabNat Lib1,34510.246.8%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1931Nat LibCon1,0089.536.8%Nat Lib gain from Lib
1929LibLab1,28811.740.5%Lib hold
1924LibCon2,16125.639.1%Lib hold
1923LibCon2332.740.1%Lib gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibLib9398.254.1%Nat Lib gain from Lib
1918LibCo Lib3904.943.6%

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 Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles?

Labour won Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles at the 1951 general election with a majority of 1,330.

Which parties have won Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 4, Liberal 4, National Liberal 2.

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