Scotland: 1923 general election results
How Scotland voted at the 1923 general election: Labour won 33 of 71 seats with 36.6% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33 | +5 | 531,994 | 36.6% | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | 22 | +7 | 412,548 | 28.3% | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | 14 | 0 | 459,475 | 31.6% | +6.0 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 27,597 | 1.9% | −0.3 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 24,088 | 1.7% | +1.5 |
Change compared with the 1922 general election in Scotland.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | 4,318 | 23.9 | 53.0% | Lab hold |
| Aberdeen South | Con | 4,347 | 18.3 | 60.7% | Con hold |
| Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Central | Lib | 1,311 | 7.2 | 64.7% | Lib hold |
| Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Eastern | Lib | 1,844 | 11.7 | 57.6% | Lib hold |
| Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Kincardine and Western | Con | 270 | 2.1 | 57.8% | Con gain from Lib |
| Argyll | Lib | 920 | 5.4 | 53.3% | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Ayr District of Burghs | Con | 2,474 | 10.1 | 70.0% | Con hold |
| Ayrshire and Bute Bute and Northern | Con | 2,465 | 11.1 | 55.9% | Con hold |
| Ayrshire and Bute Kilmarnock | Lab | 2,807 | 11.0 | 75.7% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Ayrshire and Bute South Ayrshire | Lab | 2,362 | 11.8 | 65.7% | Lab hold |
| Banffshire | Lib | unopposed | — | — | Lib hold |
| Berwickshire and Haddingtonshire | Lab | 68 | 0.3 | 69.4% | Lab gain from Nat Lib |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Lib | unopposed | — | — | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Dumbarton District of Burghs | Lab | 4,952 | 22.5 | 68.0% | Lab hold |
| Dumfriesshire | Lib | 1,727 | 7.1 | 72.6% | Lib hold |
| Dunbartonshire | Lab | 1,903 | 7.0 | 70.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Dundee | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 72.7% | |
| Dunfermline District of Burghs | Lab | 1,675 | 7.1 | 77.7% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh Central | Lab | 6,961 | 35.9 | 59.7% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh East | Lib | 5,831 | 36.6 | 58.5% | Lib hold |
| Edinburgh North | Lib | 2,835 | 11.5 | 66.3% | Lib gain from Con |
| Edinburgh South | Con | 2,610 | 11.4 | 70.2% | Con hold |
| Edinburgh West | Lib | 2,232 | 8.4 | 74.4% | Lib hold |
| Fife Eastern | Lib | 2,550 | 11.0 | 67.8% | Lib hold |
| Fife Western | Lab | 5,745 | 30.8 | 57.4% | Lab hold |
| Forfarshire | Lib | 847 | 5.9 | 60.3% | Lib hold |
| Galloway | Lib | unopposed | — | — | Lib hold |
| Glasgow Bridgeton | Lab | 9,634 | 39.7 | 66.5% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Camlachie | Lab | 3,116 | 12.4 | 71.8% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Con | 1,933 | 7.6 | 77.5% | Con gain from Lab |
| Glasgow Central | Con | 416 | 1.4 | 67.5% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Gorbals | Lab | 8,819 | 34.5 | 63.5% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | 6,892 | 32.7 | 68.5% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Con | 4,698 | 24.5 | 73.2% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | Con | 1,004 | 3.9 | 68.2% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | 2,166 | 8.3 | 77.1% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Partick | Lab | 2,082 | 10.9 | 71.1% | Lab gain from Nat Lib |
| Glasgow Pollok | Con | 7,177 | 34.4 | 66.0% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | 4,153 | 19.7 | 71.0% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | 5,721 | 24.5 | 68.1% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow St Rollox | Lab | 6,036 | 24.7 | 65.6% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Tradeston | Lab | 4,308 | 20.3 | 63.1% | Lab hold |
| Greenock | Lib | 6,002 | 22.5 | 78.4% | Lib hold |
| Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Inverness | Lib | 4,809 | 30.9 | 46.9% | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty | Lib | unopposed | — | — | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles | Lib | 233 | 2.7 | 40.1% | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Kirkcaldy District of Burghs | Lab | 2,284 | 8.7 | 81.7% | Lab gain from Nat Lib |
| Lanarkshire Bothwell | Lab | 6,642 | 28.1 | 73.1% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Coatbridge | Lab | 2,427 | 11.0 | 71.7% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Hamilton | Lab | 3,422 | 16.9 | 73.5% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Lanark | Lab | 230 | 1.0 | 74.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lanarkshire Motherwell | Con | 1,081 | 4.6 | 77.4% | Con hold |
| Lanarkshire Northern | Lab | 3,361 | 16.1 | 65.3% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Rutherglen | Lab | 5,369 | 22.5 | 72.3% | Lab hold |
| Leith | Lib | 6,737 | 29.0 | 59.1% | Lib hold |
| Linlithgowshire | Lab | 5,155 | 19.7 | 71.7% | Lab hold |
| Midlothian and Peeblesshire Northern | Lab | 1,839 | 9.7 | 74.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Midlothian and Peeblesshire Peebles and Southern | Lab | 1,679 | 9.2 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Montrose District of Burghs | Lib | 1,685 | 10.7 | 62.9% | Lib gain from Nat Lib |
| Moray and Nairnshire | Con | 1,027 | 6.8 | 61.3% | Con gain from Nat Lib |
| Orkney and Shetland | Lib | 811 | 8.6 | 39.1% | Lib hold |
| Paisley | Lib | 1,746 | 6.0 | 77.1% | Lib hold |
| Perthshire and Kinross Shire Kinross and Western | Con | 150 | 0.8 | 72.6% | Con gain from Nat Lib |
| Perthshire and Kinross Shire Perth | Lib | 1,521 | 6.4 | 68.7% | Lib gain from Con |
| Renfrewshire Eastern | Lab | 508 | 2.3 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Renfrewshire Western | Lab | 3,302 | 14.6 | 77.0% | Lab hold |
| Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire | Con | 3,212 | 12.3 | 78.7% | Con gain from Nat Lib |
| Stirling and Falkirk District of Burghs | Lib | 156 | 0.7 | 71.7% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Clackmannan and Eastern | Lab | 449 | 2.2 | 64.2% | Lab hold |
| Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Western | Lab | 3,060 | 17.2 | 74.7% | Lab hold |
Questions and answers
Who won in Scotland at the 1923 general election?
Labour won 33 of the 71 seats in Scotland, with 36.6% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Scotland in 1923?
71 constituencies.
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