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Scotland · Former constituency (1955–1979)

West Stirlingshire

Every general election in West Stirlingshire since 1955 (until 1979). Latest: Labour, majority 10,356.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won22,51647.7%
Conservative12,16025.8%
Scottish National Party8,62718.3%
Liberal3,9058.3%
Valid votes47,208
Majority10,35621.9%

Turnout — of 57,602 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519591964196619701979Labour, 1955: 54.6%Labour, 1959: 57.6%Labour, 1964: 58.8%Labour, 1966: 48.6%Labour, 1970: 48.9%Labour, 1979: 47.7%Conservative, 1955: 45.4%Conservative, 1959: 42.5%Conservative, 1964: 41.2%Conservative, 1966: 25.4%Conservative, 1970: 29.7%Conservative, 1979: 25.8%Scottish National Party, 1966: 26.0%Scottish National Party, 1970: 21.4%Scottish National Party, 1979: 18.3%
Vote share in West Stirlingshire at each general election Lab Con SNP

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979LabCon10,35621.9—
1970LabCon7,41919.278.9%Lab hold
1966LabSNP8,13222.682.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,31017.581.2%Lab hold
1959LabCon5,51115.183.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,2149.380.4%

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 West Stirlingshire?

Labour won West Stirlingshire at the 1979 general election with a majority of 10,356.

Which parties have won West Stirlingshire?

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

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