Election Results 1945 to 1979

Year Electorate Candidate Party Votes % Share  

Election Results
Year Electorate Candidate Party Votes % Share
1945  

Major D McCallum

Lt. A M Weir

J M Bannerman

Conservative

Labour

Liberal

15,791

8,889

3,228

56.6

31.9

11.6

1950 38,563

Major D McCallum

I W Nicolson

Mrs M S M Holt

Conservative

Labour

Home Rule

19,259

9,215

490

66.5

31.8

1.7

1951 46,357

Major D McCallum

R Young

Conservative

Labour

21,191

9,925

68.1

31.9

1955 42,182

Major (Sir) D McCallum

R Young

Conservative

Labour

19,006

9,091

67.6

32.4

1958

By-Election

39,962

M A C Noble

W D MacKean

R Young

Conservative

Liberal

Labour

12,541

7,375

6,884

46.8

27.5

25.7

1959 40,015

Rt Hon. M A C Noble

D Nisbet

Hon. G E Noel

Conservative

Labour

Liberal

16,599

7,356

4,469

58.4

25.9

15.7

1964 39,965

Rt Hon. M A C Noble

D L MacMillan

J J MacKay

Conservative

Labour

Liberal

13,277

8,120

6,707

47.2

28.9

23.9

1966 38,949

Rt Hon. M A C Noble

J McFadden

J J MacKay

Conservative

Labour

Liberal

12,178

8,486

7,512

43.2

30.1

26.7

1970 40,879

M A C Noble

I MacCormack

J McFadden

Conservative

SN

Labour

13,521

9,039

7,633

44.8

29.9

25.3

1974

(28/02)

41,473

I MacCormick

P C Hutchison

M J N MacGregor

SN

Conservative

Labour

15,646

12,358

4,027

48.9

38.6

12.6

1974

(10/10)

 

41,814

I MacCormick

J J MacKay

M MacGregor

SN

Conservative

Labour

14,967

11,036

4,103

49.7

36.7

13.6

1979

43,563

 

J J MacKay

I S M MacCormick

M J N MacGregor

Janet R Michie

Conservative

SNP

Labour

Liberal

12,191

10,545

5,283

5,113

36.8

31.8

16.0

15.4

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