Scotland: 1992 general election results
How Scotland voted at the 1992 general election: Labour won 49 of 72 seats with 39.0% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 49 | −1 | 1,142,866 | 39.0% | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | 11 | +1 | 751,954 | 25.7% | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | new | 383,846 | 13.1% | — | |
| Scottish National Party | 3 | 0 | 629,552 | 21.5% | +7.5 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 23,327 | 0.8% | +0.5 |
Change compared with the 1987 general election in Scotland.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Lab | 9,237 | 23.1 | 66.5% | Lab hold |
| Aberdeen South | Con | 1,517 | 3.7 | 69.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Angus East | SNP | 954 | 2.0 | 75.0% | SNP hold |
| Argyll and Bute | LD | 2,622 | 7.2 | 76.2% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Ayr | Con | 85 | 0.2 | 83.1% | Con hold |
| Banff and Buchan | SNP | 4,108 | 8.9 | 71.2% | SNP hold |
| Caithness and Sutherland | LD | 5,365 | 24.1 | 71.9% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Carrick Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | 16,626 | 39.1 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Clackmannan | Lab | 8,503 | 22.2 | 78.3% | Lab hold |
| Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | 12,430 | 33.8 | 77.8% | Lab hold |
| Clydesdale | Lab | 10,187 | 21.2 | 77.6% | Lab hold |
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | 9,215 | 25.1 | 79.1% | Lab hold |
| Cunninghame North | Lab | 2,939 | 6.9 | 78.2% | Lab hold |
| Cunninghame South | Lab | 10,680 | 28.7 | 75.9% | Lab hold |
| Dumbarton | Lab | 6,129 | 13.9 | 77.1% | Lab hold |
| Dumfries | Con | 6,415 | 13.1 | 80.0% | Con hold |
| Dundee East | Lab | 4,564 | 10.7 | 72.1% | Lab hold |
| Dundee West | Lab | 10,604 | 25.3 | 69.8% | Lab hold |
| Dunfermline East | Lab | 17,444 | 46.0 | 75.6% | Lab hold |
| Dunfermline West | Lab | 7,484 | 19.2 | 76.4% | Lab hold |
| East Kilbride | Lab | 11,992 | 23.4 | 80.0% | Lab hold |
| East Lothian | Lab | 10,036 | 18.3 | 82.4% | Lab hold |
| Eastwood | Con | 11,688 | 22.7 | 81.0% | Con hold |
| Edinburgh Central | Lab | 2,126 | 5.4 | 69.3% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh East | Lab | 7,211 | 21.4 | 73.9% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh Leith | Lab | 4,985 | 12.4 | 71.3% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Con | 4,290 | 9.6 | 80.2% | Con hold |
| Edinburgh South | Lab | 4,176 | 9.4 | 72.7% | Lab hold |
| Edinburgh West | Con | 879 | 1.8 | 82.7% | Con hold |
| Falkirk East | Lab | 7,969 | 20.0 | 76.9% | Lab hold |
| Falkirk West | Lab | 9,812 | 25.5 | 76.8% | Lab hold |
| Fife Central | Lab | 10,578 | 25.3 | 74.3% | Lab hold |
| Fife North East | LD | 3,308 | 7.9 | 77.8% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | 2,468 | 5.6 | 81.7% | Con hold |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | 8,001 | 23.8 | 75.4% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Central | Lab | 11,019 | 36.3 | 63.1% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Lab | 13,340 | 45.4 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Govan | Lab | 4,125 | 11.8 | 76.0% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Lab | 4,826 | 12.3 | 68.8% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | 13,419 | 42.5 | 65.2% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Pollok | Lab | 7,883 | 24.2 | 70.7% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Provan | Lab | 10,703 | 44.8 | 65.3% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab | 15,270 | 38.5 | 75.2% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | 14,834 | 41.5 | 68.9% | Lab hold |
| Glasgow Springburn | Lab | 14,506 | 48.2 | 65.7% | Lab hold |
| Gordon | LD | 274 | 0.5 | 73.9% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | Lab | 14,979 | 39.0 | 73.7% | Lab hold |
| Hamilton | Lab | 16,603 | 35.4 | 76.2% | Lab hold |
| Inverness Nairn and Lochaber | LD | 458 | 0.9 | 73.3% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | 6,979 | 14.1 | 80.0% | Lab hold |
| Kincardine and Deeside | Con | 4,495 | 8.6 | 78.7% | Con hold |
| Kirkcaldy | Lab | 9,126 | 23.5 | 75.1% | Lab hold |
| Linlithgow | Lab | 7,026 | 14.6 | 78.7% | Lab hold |
| Livingston | Lab | 8,105 | 17.8 | 74.6% | Lab hold |
| Midlothian | Lab | 10,334 | 22.0 | 77.9% | Lab hold |
| Monklands East | Lab | 15,712 | 43.3 | 75.1% | Lab hold |
| Monklands West | Lab | 17,065 | 44.7 | 77.5% | Lab hold |
| Moray | SNP | 2,844 | 6.2 | 72.5% | SNP hold |
| Motherwell North | Lab | 18,910 | 43.0 | 76.7% | Lab hold |
| Motherwell South | Lab | 14,013 | 36.8 | 76.2% | Lab hold |
| Orkney and Shetland | LD | 5,033 | 24.4 | 65.5% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Paisley North | Lab | 9,329 | 27.4 | 73.4% | Lab hold |
| Paisley South | Lab | 9,549 | 26.6 | 75.0% | Lab hold |
| Perth and Kinross | Con | 2,094 | 4.2 | 76.9% | Con hold |
| Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Lab | 1,744 | 3.7 | 80.3% | Lab hold |
| Ross Cromarty and Skye | LD | 7,630 | 18.6 | 73.9% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LD | 4,257 | 12.6 | 77.7% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Stirling | Con | 703 | 1.5 | 82.3% | Con hold |
| Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | 3,162 | 6.3 | 82.3% | Lab hold |
| Tayside North | Con | 3,995 | 9.2 | 77.6% | Con hold |
| Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale | LD | 2,520 | 8.2 | 78.0% | LD gain from Alliance |
| Western Isles | Lab | 1,703 | 10.6 | 70.4% | Lab hold |
Questions and answers
Who won in Scotland at the 1992 general election?
Labour won 49 of the 72 seats in Scotland, with 39.0% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Scotland in 1992?
72 constituencies.
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