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Scotland · Former constituency (1955–1974)

North Lanarkshire

Every general election in North Lanarkshire since 1955 (until 1974). Latest: Labour, majority 8,341.

October 1974 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won19,90246.3%
Scottish National Party11,56126.9%
Conservative9,66522.5%
Liberal1,8994.4%
Valid votes43,027
Majority8,34119.4%

Turnout 79.5% of 54,147 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970O1974Labour, 1955: 57.9%Labour, 1959: 58.7%Labour, 1964: 60.6%Labour, 1966: 60.9%Labour, 1970: 51.8%Labour, October 1974: 46.3%Conservative, 1955: 42.1%Conservative, 1959: 41.3%Conservative, 1964: 39.4%Conservative, 1966: 39.1%Conservative, 1970: 40.0%Conservative, October 1974: 22.5%Scottish National Party, 1970: 8.2%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 26.9%
Vote share in North Lanarkshire at each general election Lab Con SNP

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
October 1974LabSNP8,34119.479.5%
1970LabCon5,01911.877.7%Lab hold
1966LabCon8,30321.878.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,19321.280.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon6,26917.482.8%Lab hold
1955LabCon5,52315.781.5%

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 North Lanarkshire?

Labour won North Lanarkshire at the October 1974 general election with a majority of 8,341.

Which parties have won North Lanarkshire?

At the 6 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 6.

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