Scotland: 1929 general election results
How Scotland voted at the 1929 general election: Labour won 36 of 71 seats with 43.1% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 36 | +10 | 931,432 | 43.1% | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | 20 | −16 | 776,397 | 35.9% | −4.7 | |
| Liberal | 13 | +6 | 390,896 | 18.1% | +1.6 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 37,756 | 1.8% | +0.8 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 24,868 | 1.2% | +0.9 |
Change compared with the 1924 general election in Scotland.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | 8,027 | 27.4 | 62.5% | Lab hold |
| Aberdeen South | Con | 7,680 | 21.7 | 67.2% | Con hold |
| Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Central | Con | 1,233 | 5.0 | 63.0% | Con hold |
| Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Eastern | Con | 3,244 | 13.8 | 67.0% | Con hold |
| Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire Kincardine and Western | Lib | 668 | 3.5 | 66.3% | Lib gain from Con |
| Argyll | Con | 3,019 | 12.0 | 62.7% | Con hold |
| Ayr District of Burghs | Con | 3,445 | 9.4 | 74.8% | Con hold |
| Ayrshire and Bute Bute and Northern | Con | 4,037 | 12.4 | 65.2% | Con hold |
| Ayrshire and Bute Kilmarnock | Lab | 6,429 | 17.9 | 77.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Ayrshire and Bute South Ayrshire | Lab | 4,741 | 16.2 | 73.9% | Lab hold |
| Banffshire | Lib | 2,558 | 12.2 | 63.8% | Lib gain from Con |
| Berwickshire and Haddingtonshire | Lab | 326 | 1.0 | 69.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Lib | 10,421 | 57.2 | 66.5% | Lib hold |
| Dumbarton District of Burghs | Lab | 7,968 | 26.2 | 77.1% | Lab hold |
| Dumfriesshire | Lib | 3,190 | 8.9 | 81.4% | Lib gain from Con |
| Dunbartonshire | Lab | 1,577 | 4.0 | 81.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Dundee | 2-member seat: not split by party in the source | — | — | 82.5% | |
| Dunfermline District of Burghs | Lab | 6,142 | 23.5 | 74.1% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh Central | Lab | 10,017 | 35.3 | 69.3% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh East | Lab | 5,246 | 17.8 | 76.5% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh North | Con | 2,653 | 7.5 | 73.8% | Con hold |
| Edinburgh South | Con | 9,692 | 28.1 | 75.2% | Con hold |
| Edinburgh West | Lab | 2,829 | 6.9 | 74.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Fife Eastern | Lib | 581 | 1.7 | 73.3% | Lib gain from Con |
| Fife Western | Lab | 11,628 | 39.5 | 69.7% | Lab hold |
| Forfarshire | Con | 1,951 | 9.3 | 70.7% | Con hold |
| Galloway | Lib | 101 | 0.3 | 80.1% | Lib gain from Con |
| Glasgow Bridgeton | Lab | 10,984 | 35.3 | 71.6% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Camlachie | Lab | 3,785 | 11.2 | 78.6% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Con | 2,452 | 6.9 | 78.6% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Central | Con | 673 | 1.9 | 72.0% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Gorbals | Lab | 16,677 | 49.7 | 68.5% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | 4,648 | 15.4 | 75.1% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Con | 7,330 | 26.7 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | Con | 1,858 | 5.3 | 74.9% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | 3,389 | 9.4 | 79.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Glasgow Partick | Lab | 409 | 1.4 | 78.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Glasgow Pollok | Con | 12,392 | 38.4 | 71.8% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | 6,724 | 20.7 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | 9,969 | 31.0 | 73.6% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow St Rollox | Lab | 8,015 | 25.5 | 72.0% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Tradeston | Lab | 4,872 | 15.8 | 75.7% | Lab hold |
| Greenock | Lib | 1,493 | 4.3 | 78.7% | Lib gain from Lab |
| Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Inverness | Lib | 2,673 | 10.5 | 58.6% | Lib hold |
| Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty | Lib | 2,854 | 17.5 | 55.6% | Lib hold |
| Inverness Shire and Ross and Cromarty Western Isles | Lib | 1,288 | 11.7 | 40.5% | Lib hold |
| Kirkcaldy District of Burghs | Lab | 5,605 | 19.2 | 72.2% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Bothwell | Lab | 4,929 | 16.0 | 72.7% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Coatbridge | Lab | 7,669 | 25.0 | 82.3% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Hamilton | Lab | 8,843 | 35.7 | 72.2% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Lanark | Lab | 2,402 | 7.8 | 78.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lanarkshire Motherwell | Lab | 9,148 | 31.8 | 79.6% | Lab hold |
| Lanarkshire Northern | Lab | 4,204 | 11.8 | 78.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Lanarkshire Rutherglen | Lab | 5,289 | 15.8 | 75.7% | Lab hold |
| Leith | Lib | 4,898 | 13.5 | 71.5% | Lib hold |
| Linlithgowshire | Lab | 6,822 | 19.5 | 77.9% | Lab gain from Con |
| Midlothian and Peeblesshire Northern | Con | 440 | 1.5 | 78.8% | Con hold |
| Midlothian and Peeblesshire Peebles and Southern | Lab | 3,425 | 14.0 | 75.7% | Lab hold |
| Montrose District of Burghs | Lib | 2,334 | 11.1 | 71.3% | Lib hold |
| Moray and Nairnshire | Con | 2,330 | 11.5 | 68.6% | Con hold |
| Orkney and Shetland | Lib | 2,852 | 20.9 | 43.1% | Lib hold |
| Paisley | Lab | 11,785 | 29.4 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Perthshire and Kinross Shire Kinross and Western | Con | 3,117 | 12.4 | 75.5% | Con hold |
| Perthshire and Kinross Shire Perth | Con | 1,530 | 4.3 | 76.7% | Con hold |
| Renfrewshire Eastern | Con | 1,563 | 4.4 | 77.8% | Con hold |
| Renfrewshire Western | Lab | 2,236 | 7.2 | 81.6% | Lab gain from Con |
| Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire | Con | 1,278 | 3.6 | 78.5% | Con hold |
| Stirling and Falkirk District of Burghs | Lab | 5,244 | 16.2 | 79.1% | Lab hold |
| Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Clackmannan and Eastern | Lab | 8,899 | 26.8 | 78.0% | Lab hold |
| Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire Western | Lab | 3,590 | 13.4 | 82.7% | Lab gain from Con |
Questions and answers
Who won in Scotland at the 1929 general election?
Labour won 36 of the 71 seats in Scotland, with 43.1% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Scotland in 1929?
71 constituencies.
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