Scotland: 1987 general election results
How Scotland voted at the 1987 general election: Labour won 50 of 72 seats with 42.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 50 | +9 | 1,258,177 | 42.4% | +7.3 | ||
| Conservative | 10 | −11 | 713,499 | 24.0% | −4.3 | ||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 9 | +1 | 570,043 | 19.2% | −5.3 | ||
| Scottish National Party | 3 | +1 | 416,473 | 14.0% | +2.3 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 10,069 | 0.3% | |||||
Change compared with the 1983 general election in Scotland.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | 16,278 | 36.9 | 69.9% | Lab hold |
| Aberdeen South | Lab | 1,198 | 2.8 | 67.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Angus East | SNP | 1,544 | 3.4 | 75.5% | SNP gain from Con |
| Argyll and Bute | Alliance | 1,394 | 3.8 | 75.5% | Alliance gain from Con |
| Ayr | Con | 182 | 0.3 | 79.9% | Con hold |
| Banff and Buchan | SNP | 2,441 | 5.6 | 70.8% | SNP gain from Con |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Alliance | 8,494 | 36.9 | 73.6% | Alliance hold |
| Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | 16,802 | 39.3 | 75.8% | Lab hold |
| Clackmannan | Lab | 12,401 | 32.8 | 77.0% | Lab hold |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | 16,304 | 41.2 | 78.9% | Lab hold |
| Clydesdale | Lab | 10,502 | 21.8 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | 14,403 | 40.4 | 78.5% | Lab hold |
| Cunninghame North | Lab | 4,467 | 10.4 | 78.3% | Lab gain from Con |
| Cunninghame South | Lab | 16,633 | 44.5 | 75.0% | Lab hold |
| Dumbarton | Lab | 5,222 | 11.4 | 77.9% | Lab hold |
| Dumfries | Con | 7,493 | 16.7 | 75.6% | Con hold |
| Dundee East | Lab | 1,015 | 2.2 | 75.9% | Lab gain from SNP |
| Dundee West | Lab | 16,526 | 35.4 | 75.4% | Lab hold |
| Dunfermline East | Lab | 19,589 | 50.0 | 76.6% | Lab hold |
| Dunfermline West | Lab | 9,402 | 23.9 | 77.0% | Lab hold |
| East Kilbride | Lab | 12,624 | 25.3 | 79.2% | Lab hold |
| East Lothian | Lab | 10,105 | 19.8 | 78.7% | Lab hold |
| Eastwood | Con | 6,014 | 12.3 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Edinburgh Central | Lab | 2,262 | 5.5 | 69.0% | Lab gain from Con |
| Edinburgh East | Lab | 9,295 | 25.6 | 74.1% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh Leith | Lab | 11,327 | 26.5 | 70.9% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Con | 3,745 | 8.3 | 77.7% | Con hold |
| Edinburgh South | Lab | 1,859 | 3.8 | 75.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Edinburgh West | Con | 1,234 | 2.5 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Falkirk East | Lab | 14,023 | 35.6 | 75.0% | Lab hold |
| Falkirk West | Lab | 13,552 | 35.6 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Fife Central | Lab | 15,709 | 36.8 | 76.2% | Lab hold |
| Fife North East | Alliance | 1,447 | 3.6 | 76.2% | Alliance gain from Con |
| Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | 3,673 | 9.0 | 76.8% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | 11,203 | 29.8 | 76.4% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Central | Lab | 17,253 | 51.5 | 65.6% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Lab | 18,977 | 55.4 | 71.4% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | 19,509 | 52.5 | 73.4% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Lab | 3,251 | 7.8 | 72.4% | Lab gain from Alliance |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | 19,364 | 54.8 | 67.5% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Pollok | Lab | 17,983 | 48.8 | 71.7% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Provan | Lab | 18,372 | 60.8 | 69.1% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab | 13,995 | 31.6 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | 18,981 | 50.3 | 70.4% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | 22,063 | 63.4 | 67.5% | Lab hold |
| Gordon | Alliance | 9,519 | 17.6 | 73.7% | Alliance hold |
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | Lab | 20,055 | 46.0 | 75.4% | Lab hold |
| Hamilton | Lab | 21,662 | 45.3 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Inverness Nairn and Lochaber | Alliance | 5,431 | 11.5 | 70.9% | Alliance hold |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | 14,127 | 28.9 | 78.0% | Lab hold |
| Kincardine and Deeside | Con | 2,063 | 4.3 | 75.2% | Con hold |
| Kirkcaldy | Lab | 11,570 | 28.3 | 76.5% | Lab hold |
| Linlithgow | Lab | 10,373 | 22.5 | 77.6% | Lab hold |
| Livingston | Lab | 11,105 | 26.5 | 74.1% | Lab hold |
| Midlothian | Lab | 12,253 | 26.2 | 77.2% | Lab hold |
| Monklands East | Lab | 16,389 | 44.1 | 74.8% | Lab hold |
| Monklands West | Lab | 18,333 | 46.6 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Moray | SNP | 3,685 | 8.2 | 72.6% | SNP gain from Con |
| Motherwell North | Lab | 23,595 | 53.0 | 77.3% | Lab hold |
| Motherwell South | Lab | 16,930 | 43.0 | 75.5% | Lab hold |
| Orkney and Shetland | Alliance | 3,922 | 18.4 | 68.7% | Alliance hold |
| Paisley North | Lab | 14,442 | 39.7 | 73.5% | Lab hold |
| Paisley South | Lab | 15,785 | 41.0 | 75.3% | Lab hold |
| Perth and Kinross | Con | 5,676 | 12.0 | 74.4% | Con hold |
| Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Lab | 4,053 | 9.0 | 80.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Ross Cromarty and Skye | Alliance | 11,319 | 29.7 | 72.7% | Alliance hold |
| Roxburgh and Berwickshire | Alliance | 4,008 | 12.0 | 77.2% | Alliance hold |
| Stirling | Con | 948 | 2.1 | 79.4% | Con hold |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | 2,452 | 4.8 | 82.2% | Lab gain from Con |
| Tayside North | Con | 5,016 | 12.4 | 74.7% | Con hold |
| Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale | Alliance | 5,942 | 20.3 | 77.2% | Alliance hold |
| Western Isles | Lab | 2,340 | 14.2 | 70.2% | Lab gain from SNP |
Questions and answers
Who won in Scotland at the 1987 general election?
Labour won 50 of the 72 seats in Scotland, with 42.4% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Scotland in 1987?
72 constituencies.
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