Scottish National Party election results

This article lists the Scottish National Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

Year	Number of Candidates	Total votes	Average votes per candidate	% UK vote	% Scottish vote	Change (percentage points)	Saved deposits^[1]	Number of MPs
1935	8	29,517	3,690	0.2	1.3	N/A	3	0
1945	8	26,707	3,338	0.1	1.2	−0.1	2	0
1950	3	9,708	2,427	0.0	0.4	−0.1	0	0
1951	2	7,299	3,650	0.0	0.3	0.0	1	0
1955	2	12,112	6,056	0.1	0.5	+0.1	1	0
1959	5	21,738	4,348	0.1	0.5	0.0	2	0
1964	15	64,044	4,270	0.2	2.4	+0.1	3	0
1966	23	128,474	5,586	0.5	5.0	+0.3	13	0
1970	65	306,802	4,720	1.1	11.4	+0.6	22	1
1974 Feb	70	632,572	9,037	2.0	21.9	+0.9	63	7
1974 Oct	71	839,628	11,826	2.9	30.4	+0.9	71	11
1979	71	504,259	7,102	1.6	17.3	−1.3	29	2
1983	72	331,975	4,611	1.1	11.7	−0.5	19	2
1987	71	416,873	5,871	1.3	14.0	+0.2	70	3
1992	72	629,564	8,744	1.9	21.5	+0.6	72	3
1997	72	621,550	8,633	2.0	22.1	+0.1	72	6
2001	72	464,314	6,449	1.8	20.1	−0.2	72	5
2005	59	412,267	6,988	1.5	17.7	−0.3	59	6
2010	59	491,386	8,330	1.7	19.9	+0.2	59	6
2015	59	1,454,436	24,651	4.7	50.0	+3.0	59	56
2017	59	977,568	16,569	3.0	36.9	-1.7	59	35
2019	59	1,242,372	21,057	3.9	45.0	+1.9	59	48
2024	57	724,758	12,715	2.5	30.0	+15	59	9

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[3]
Combined Scottish Universities	Andrew Dewar Gibb	3,865	14.2	4
Dunbartonshire	Robert Gray	3,841	7.1	3
East Renfrewshire	Oliver Brown	6,593	10.4	3
Greenock	John L. Kinloch	1,286	3.3	3
Kilmarnock	T. W. Campbell	2,346	6.2	4
Inverness	John MacCormick	4,273	16.1	3
Western Isles	Alexander MacEwen	3,704	28.1	3
West Renfrewshire	Roland Muirhead	3,697	11.5	3

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[3]
1936 Combined Scottish Universities by-election	Andrew Dewar Gibb	9,034	31.1	2
1936 Dunbartonshire by-election	Robert Gray	2,599	6.2	3
1937 Glasgow Hillhead by-election	John MacCormick	1,886	8.5	3
1938 Combined Scottish Universities by-election	Andrew Dewar Gibb	5,246	18.2	3
1940 Argyll by-election	William Power	7,308	37.2	2
1942 Glasgow Cathcart by-election	William Whyte	1,000	5.5	4
1944 Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election	Douglas Young	6,621	41.3	2
1945 Motherwell by-election	Robert McIntyre	11,417	51.4	1

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[3]
Aberdeen North	Austin Walker	2,021	5.3	3
Dundee	Arthur Donaldson	7,775	4.6	5
Edinburgh East	Frederick Yeaman	2,149	6.3	3
Glasgow Kelvingrove	Christopher Murray Grieve	1,314	4.9	3
Kirkcaldy Burghs	Douglas Young	5,811	17.0	3
Motherwell	Robert McIntyre	8,022	26.7	2
Perth	James Blair Brown	1,547	4.3	3
West Renfrewshire	Robert Wilkie	1,955	6.3	3

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[3]
1946 Glasgow Cathcart by-election	William Taylor	2,700	10.4	3
1946 Kilmarnock by-election	George Dott	2,932	7.8	3
1947 Edinburgh East by-election	Mary Fraser Dott	1,682	5.0	4
1948 Glasgow Camlachie by-election	Robert Wilkie	1,302	5.2	4
1948 Stirling and Falkirk by-election	Robert Curran	2,831	8.1	3

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
Motherwell	Robert McIntyre	3,892	9.3	3
Perth and East Perthshire	Donald Stewart	4,118	9.3	3
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs	Robert Curran	1,698	3.8	3

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
Perth and East Perthshire	Robert McIntyre	6,479	14.9	3
Western Isles	Calum Maclean	820	5.0	4

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
Perth and East Perthshire	Robert McIntyre	9,227	22.8	2
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs	Jimmy Halliday	2,885	6.6	3

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
Aberdeen North	Sandy Milne	2,964	5.8	3
Hamilton	David Rollo	2,586	6.2	3
Kinross and West Perthshire	Arthur Donaldson	3,568	15.0	3
Perth and East Perthshire	Robert McIntyre	9,637	23.1	2
Stirling and Falkirk Burghs	Jimmy Halliday	2,983	6.6	3

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
1961 Glasgow Bridgeton by-election	Ian Macdonald	3,549	18.7	3
1962 West Lothian by-election	William Wolfe	9,750	23.3	2
1962 Glasgow Woodside by-election	Alan Niven	2,562	11.2	4
1963 Kinross and Western Perthshire by-election	Arthur Donaldson	1,801	7.3	4
1963 Dundee West by-election	James C. Lees	3,285	7.4	3
1963 Dumfriesshire by-election	John Gair	4,001	9.7	4

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
Aberdeen South	John B. Reid	3,898	7.6	3
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire	Douglas Drysdale	5,106	12.2	3
Dumfries	John Gair	5,726	12.2	3
East Aberdeenshire	Bruce Cockie	1,925	6.3	4
East Fife	James Braid	2,635	6.8	4
Glasgow Springburn	Angus McIntosh	2,366	9.2	3
Glasgow Woodside	David Stevenson	1,600	5.1	4
Kinross and West Perthshire	Arthur Donaldson	3,552	14.1	3
Kirkcaldy Burghs	James C. Lees	4,423	10.9	3
Perth and East Perthshire	Robert McIntyre	7,186	17.4	3
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles	Anthony J. C. Kerr	1,093	2.5	4
Rutherglen	R. N. Armstrong	1,657	4.6	3
Stirling and Falkirk	Sandy Milne	4,526	10.0	3
West Dunbartonshire	Alexander Gray	5,004	12.1	3
West Lothian	William Wolfe	15,087	30.5	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire	Douglas Drysdale	8,225	20.1	3
Dumfries	John Gair	5,727	12.6	3
Dunfermline	James A. Cook	5,304	15.0	3
East Aberdeenshire	Bruce Cockie	2,584	8.8	4
East Dunbartonshire	W. Johnston	5,715	9.0	3
East Fife	James Braid	5,394	14.4	3
Edinburgh South	H. M. Robertson	2,856	7.3	3
Glasgow Craigton	George Leslie	3,425	9.4	3
Glasgow Maryhill	Hugh MacDonald	3,387	11.5	3
Glasgow Shettleston	William Lindsay	3,732	12.1	3
Glasgow Springburn	William Morton	2,222	9.4	3
Glasgow Woodside	R. Fairlie	1,916	7.2	3
Kinross and West Perthshire	Arthur Donaldson	4,884	20.5	2
Kirkcaldy Burghs	James C. Lees	5,223	13.4	3
Lanark	Harry Rankin	5,838	10.1	3
Midlothian	Steven Rae	7,794	16.4	3
Perth and East Perthshire	Malcolm Shaw	6,128	15.6	3
Rutherglen	A. Peacock	2,194	6.4	3
Stirling and Falkirk	Sandy Milne	6,322	14.4	3
West Dunbartonshire	Robert Campbell	6,042	14.6	3
West Fife	R. Reid Patrick	6,046	14.1	3
West Lothian	William Wolfe	17,955	35.3	2
West Stirlingshire	Robert McIntyre	9,381	26.0	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election	George Leslie	10,884	28.2	3
1967 Hamilton by-election	Winifred Ewing	18,397	46.0	1
1969 Glasgow Gorbals by-election	Tom Brady	3,671	25.0	2
1970 South Ayrshire by-election	Sam Purdie	7,785	19.9	3

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
Aberdeen North	John McKenna	3,756	8.4	3
Aberdeen South	Bruce Cockie	2,777	5.3	4
Argyll	Iain MacCormick	9,039	29.9	2
Ayr	L. Anderson	2,186	5.2	3
Banffshire	Hamish Watt	5,006	22.9	2
Berwick and East Lothian	David Simpson	4,735	10.2	3
Bothwell	Thomas McAlpine	6,157	12.8	3
Bute and North Ayrshire	Peggy Macrae	3,852	10.9	3
Caithness and Sutherland	Donald Barr	3,690	15.4	4
Central Ayrshire	A. MacDonald	2,383	5.1	3
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire	Ian Macdonald	7,243	15.5	3
Coatbridge and Airdrie	Wolseley Brown	2,667	6.0	3
Dumfriesshire	John Gair	6,211	13.4	3
Dundee East	Ian Macaulay	4,181	8.9	3
Dundee West	J. A. Shepherd	4,441	8.7	3
Dunfermline Burghs	James Cook	5,304	15.0	3
East Aberdeenshire	Alex Farquhar	9,377	29.8	2
East Dunbartonshire	Gordon Murray	8,257	11.3	3
East Fife	James Braid	4,666	11.8	3
East Renfrewshire	J. M. Buchanan	3,733	6.7	4
Edinburgh Central	C. Moore	1,666	8.0	3
Edinburgh East	Helena Davidson	3,502	8.2	3
Edinburgh Leith	M. G. Thomson	1,827	7.0	3
Edinburgh Pentlands	Steven Rae	2,814	5.9	4
Edinburgh South	David Stevenson	2,861	6.9	4
Edinburgh West	Muriel Gibson	3,711	6.8	4
Galloway	Arthur Donaldson	5,723	20.6	2
Glasgow Bridgeton	G. E. J. Wallace	1,550	8.8	3
Glasgow Central	Angus McIntosh	1,688	14.1	3
Glasgow Craigton	R. Edwards	2,946	7.9	3
Glasgow Gorbals	Tom Brady	1,089	7.4	3
Glasgow Govan	Michael Grieve	2,294	10.3	3
Glasgow Hillhead	George Wotherspoon	1,957	8.2	3
Glasgow Maryhill	Cameron Aitken	3,273	11.4	3
Glasgow Pollok	George Leslie	3,733	8.9	3
Glasgow Provan	Willie McRae	4,181	9.8	3
Glasgow Scotstoun	A. Mitchell	4,313	9.4	3
Glasgow Shettleston	William Lindsay	3,995	13.4	3
Glasgow Springburn	William J. Morton	3,323	14.3	3
Glasgow Woodside	David Rollo	1,912	8.4	3
Hamilton	Winifred Ewing	16,849	35.1	2
Inverness	A. C. Cameron	2,781	7.1	4
Kilmarnock	Alistair MacInnes	2,836	6.9	3
Kinross and West Perthshire	Elizabeth Whitley	4,670	18.6	2
Kirkcaldy Burghs	James C. Lees	4,863	11.9	3
Lanark	Harry Rankin	7,859	11.7	3
Midlothian	George Park	9,047	15.6	3
Moray and Nairn	Thomas Howe	7,885	27.8	2
Motherwell	Isobel Lindsay	3,861	9.9	3
North Angus and Mearns	James McGuigan	4,677	16.9	3
North Lanarkshire	John Hutchison	3,486	8.2	3
Paisley	Margo MacDonald	3,432	7.3	3
Perth and East Perthshire	Duncan Murray	7,112	17.0	3
Ross and Cromarty	George Nicholson	2,268	11.7	4
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles	H. Hastie	3,147	6.8	4
South Angus	Malcolm Slesser	8,406	23.1	2
South Ayrshire	Sam Purdie	7,785	19.9	3
Stirling and Falkirk	Iain Murray	6,571	14.5	3
West Aberdeenshire	John McKinlay	2,112	5.3	4
West Dunbartonshire	Robert Campbell	5,414	12.0	3
Western Isles	Donald Stewart	6,568	43.1	1
West Fife	Jimmy Halliday	5,286	11.0	3
West Lothian	William Wolfe	15,620	28.2	2
West Renfrewshire	Allan Macartney	4,195	8.8	3
West Stirlingshire	Robert McIntyre	8,279	21.4	3

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[4]
1971 Stirling and Falkirk by-election	Robert McIntyre	13,048	34.6	2
1973 Dundee East by-election	Gordon Wilson	13,270	30.2	2
1973 Edinburgh North by-election	William Wolfe	3,526	19.1	3
1973 Glasgow Govan by-election	Margo MacDonald	6,360	41.5	1

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[5]
1980 Glasgow Central by-election	Gil Paterson	2,122	26.3	2
1982 Glasgow Hillhead by-election	George Leslie	3,416	11.3	4
1982 Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election	Ron Wyllie	3,652	10.5	3
1982 Glasgow Queen's Park by-election	Peter Mallan	3,157	20.0	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[6]
Aberdeen North	James McGugan	3,790	9.3	4
Aberdeen South	Sam Coull	1,974	5.0	4
Argyll and Bute	Ian Smith	8,514	24.6	3
Ayr	I. Goldie	2,431	4.9	4
Banff and Buchan	Douglas Henderson	15,135	37.4	2
Caithness and Sutherland	Jim Ingram	2,568	11.0	4
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	Ron Wyllie	2,694	6.5	4
Central Fife	J. Taggart	4,039	10.2	4
Clackmannan	Janette Jones	6,839	19.0	2
Clydebank and Milngavie	A. Aitken	3,566	9.2	4
Clydesdale	Thomas McAlpine	5,271	11.4	4
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Gordon Murray	5,875	17.4	3
Cunninghame North	Colin Cameron	3,460	8.6	4
Cunninghame South	Kay Ullrich	2,451	6.9	4
Dumbarton	I. O. Bayne	3,768	8.7	4
Dumfriesshire	E. Gibson	4,527	10.8	4
Dundee East	Gordon Wilson	20,276	43.8	1
Dundee West	James Lynch	7,973	17.1	4
Dunfermline East	G. A. Hunter	2,573	7.2	4
Dunfermline West	Jim Fairlie	2,798	7.8	4
East Angus	Andrew Welsh	15,691	36.0	2
East Kilbride	D. M. Urquhart	4,795	10.2	4
East Lothian	Roger Knox	2,083	4.4	4
Eastwood	J. Herriot	2,618	5.8	4
Edinburgh Central	R. Halliday	1,810	4.9	4
Edinburgh East	P. Scott	1,976	5.5	4
Edinburgh Leith	J. Young	2,646	6.5	4
Edinburgh Pentlands	Donald Neil MacCormick	2,642	6.1	4
Edinburgh South	Neil MacCallum	2,256	5.0	4
Edinburgh West	J. Nicoll	2,126	4.6	4
Falkirk East	John McGregor	4,490	11.9	4
Falkirk West	Brian Cochrane	4,739	13.0	4
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	George Thompson	12,118	30.8	2
Glasgow Cathcart	W. Steven	2,151	5.6	4
Glasgow Central	P. Mallam	3,300	10.3	4
Glasgow Garscadden	N. MacLeod	3,566	10.2	4
Glasgow Govan	P. Kindlen	2,207	6.0	4
Glasgow Hillhead	George Andrew Leslie	2,203	5.4	4
Glasgow Maryhill	I. Morrison	2,408	7.1	4
Glasgow Pollok	F. Hanningan	3,585	9.9	4

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[6]
Aberdeen North	Philip Bowers Greenhorn	5,827	13.2	4
Aberdeen South	Michael Fraser Weir	2,776	6.6	4
Argyll	Robert Richard Shaw	6,297	17.1	3
Ayr	Colin Traynor Weir	3,548	6.7	4
Banff and Buchan	Alex Salmond	19,462	44.3	1
Caithness and Sutherland	Archibal William Kerr MacGregor	2,371	10.3	4
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	Charles Duncan Calman	4,094	9.6	4
Central Fife	Daniel Hood	6,296	14.7	4
Clackmannan	Allan Macartney	7,916	20.9	2
Clydebank and Milngavie	Stanley Finlayson Fisher	4,935	12.5	4
Clydesdale	Michael Russell	7,125	14.8	4
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Thomas Ross Johnston	6,982	19.6	2
Cunninghame North	Matthew Brown	4,076	9.5	4
Cunninghame South	Kay Ullrich	4,115	11.0	4
Dumbarton	Jenny Herriot	5,564	12.1	4
Dumfriesshire	Thomas McAlpine	6,391	14.2	4
Dundee East	Gordon Wilson	18,524	40.1	2
Dundee West	Alasdair Neil Morgan	7,164	15.3	3
Dunfermline East	Alice McGarry	3,901	10.0	4
Dunfermline West	Gordon John Hughes	3,435	8.7	4
East Angus	Andrew Welsh	19,536	42.4	1
East Kilbride	James Hand Taggart	6,275	12.6	4
East Lothian	Alexander Burgon-Lyon	3,727	7.3	4
Eastwood	James Alexander May Findlay	4,033	8.2	4
Edinburgh Central	Brian Shaw	2,559	6.2	4
Edinburgh East	Mungo Bovey	3,434	9.5	4
Edinburgh Leith	William Scott Morrison	4,045	9.5	4
Edinburgh Pentlands	Donald Neil MacCormick	3,264	7.2	4
Edinburgh South	Catherina McMillan Moore	2,455	5.0	4
Edinburgh West	Norman Irons	2,774	5.6	4
Falkirk East	Ronald Neil Forbes Halliday	6,056	15.4	3
Falkirk West	Ian Roy Goldie	6,696	17.4	3
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	Stephen Frederick Norris	12,919	31.5	2
Glasgow Cathcart	William Alexander Steven	3,883	10.3	4
Glasgow Central	Alexander Bloomfield Wilson	3,339	10.0	4
Glasgow Garscadden	Andrew Brophy	4,201	12.3	2
Glasgow Govan	Felix McCabe	3,851	10.4	4
Glasgow Hillhead	Bill Kidd	2,713	6.5	4
Glasgow Maryhill	Gavin Roberts	3,895	11.0	3
Glasgow Pollok	Andrew Doig	3,528	9.6	4

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[6]
Aberdeen North	James McGugan	9,608	24.0	2
Aberdeen South	James Davidson	6,223	15.1	3
Argyll	Neil MacCormick	8,689	23.8	3
Ayr	Barbara Mullin	5,949	10.9	3
Banff and Buchan	Alex Salmond	21,954	47.5	1
Caithness and Sutherland	Archibal William Kerr MacGregor	4,049	18.2	3
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	Charles Douglas	6,910	16.2	3
Central Fife	Tricia Marwick	10,458	25.1	2
Clackmannan	Andrew Brophy	10,326	26.9	2
Clydebank and Milngavie	Gordon Hughes	7,207	19.6	2
Clydesdale	Iain Gray	11,084	23.1	3
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Thomas Johnston	10,640	28.9	2
Cunninghame North	David Crossan	7,813	18.2	3
Cunninghame South	Ricky Bell	9,007	24.2	2
Dumbarton	Bill McKechnie	8,127	18.4	3
Dumfriesshire	Alasdair Morgan	6,971	14.3	3
Dundee East	David Coutts	14,197	33.4	2
Dundee West	Keith Brown	9,894	23.6	2
Dunfermline East	John Lloyd	5,746	15.1	3
Dunfermline West	Jay Smith	7,563	19.4	3
East Angus	Andrew Welsh	19,006	40.1	1
East Kilbride	Kathleen McAlorum	12,063	23.5	2
East Lothian	George R. Thomson	7,776	14.2	3
Eastwood	Paul H. Scott	6,372	12.4	4
Edinburgh Central	Lynne Devine	5,539	14.2	3
Edinburgh East	Debin McKinney	6,225	18.4	3
Edinburgh Leith	Fiona Hyslop	8,805	21.8	2
Edinburgh Pentlands	Kathleen Caskie	6,882	15.4	3
Edinburgh South	Roger Knox	5,727	12.8	4
Edinburgh West	Graham Sutherland	4,117	8.4	4
Falkirk East	Ronald Halliday	10,454	26.2	2
Falkirk West	William Houston	9,350	24.3	2
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	Matt Brown	16,213	36.5	2
Glasgow Cathcart	William Steven	6,107	18.1	3
Glasgow Central	Brendan O'Hara	6,322	20.8	2
Glasgow Garscadden	Dick Douglas	5,580	19.0	2
Glasgow Govan	Jim Sillars	12,926	37.1	2
Glasgow Hillhead	Sandra White	6,484	16.5	4
Glasgow Maryhill	Clifford Williamson	6,033	19.1	2
Glasgow Pollok	George Leslie	5,107	15.7	4

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[5]
Aberdeen North	James McGugan	11,337	23.3	2
Aberdeen South	Sandy Stronach	7,599	13.7	3
Argyll	Iain MacCormick	15,646	48.9	1
Ayr	C. D. Caldman	4,706	11.0	3
Banffshire	Hamish Watt	11,037	46.1	1
Berwick and East Lothian	David Simpson	6,956	14.2	3
Bothwell	Gerry Fisher	6,710	14.1	3
Bute and North Ayrshire	John Murphy	6,104	16.3	3
Caithness and Sutherland	Eric Sutherland	3,814	16.1	4
Central Ayrshire	Leslie Anderson	7,255	15.0	3
Central Dunbartonshire	Andrew Welsh	5,906	14.5	4
Central Fife	David Livingstone	10,324	22.5	2
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire	George Reid	22,289	43.5	1
Coatbridge and Airdrie	R. Hill	7,961	17.3	3
Dumfriesshire	L. A. B. Whitley	9,186	18.6	3
Dundee East	Gordon Wilson	20,066	39.5	1
Dundee West	Jim Fairlie	12,959	25.1	3
Dunfermline	R. R. Patrick	8,695	17.8	3
East Aberdeenshire	Douglas Henderson	18,333	50.8	1
East Dunbartonshire	Margaret Bain	11,635	22.3	3
East Fife	James Braid	8,593	19.5	2
East Kilbride	D. P. MacQuarie	13,819	25.9	3
East Renfrewshire	S. Watterson	5,268	10.4	4
Edinburgh Central	A. W. S. Rae	4,074	13.6	4
Edinburgh East	G. MacDougall	7,128	15.4	3
Edinburgh Leith	H. Miller	6,569	21.2	3
Edinburgh North	J. Lynch	4,550	12.7	4
Edinburgh Pentlands	T. Forrest	5,491	12.5	4
Edinburgh South	R. Shirley	5,770	12.8	4
Edinburgh West	R. Moore	4,241	9.9	4
Galloway	George Thompson	9,308	30.7	2
Glasgow Cathcart	Alex Ewing	5,410	13.6	3
Glasgow Central	S. Ewing	2,211	13.8	3
Glasgow Craigton	G. Hooston	6,303	17.9	3
Glasgow Garscadden	M. McRury	8,789	21.9	3
Glasgow Govan	Margo MacDonald	9,783	40.9	2
Glasgow Hillhead	Keith Bovey	3,702	11.3	4
Glasgow Kelvingrove	C. MacKellar	5,666	19.2	3
Glasgow Maryhill	A. MacIntosh	8,920	24.9	2
Glasgow Pollok	M. D'Arcy Conyers	6,584	14.4	3
Glasgow Provan	R. Edwards	7,367	19.6	2
Glasgow Queen's Park	David MacKellar	4,394	15.6	3
Glasgow Shettleston	W. Lindsay	5,834	22.0	3
Glasgow Springburn	William J. Morton	7,672	22.8	2
Greenock and Port Glasgow	J. K. Wright	4,881	11.5	4
Hamilton	Ian Macdonald	12,692	31.9	2
Inverness	Rob Gibson	7,258	16.6	4
Kilmarnock	A. MacInnes	7,644	15.3	3
Kinross and Western Perthshire	Duncan Murray	6,274	23.1	2
Kirkcaldy	Roger Knox	12,311	25.7	3
Lanark	Thomas McAlpine	8,803	21.8	3
Midlothian	John McKinlay	19,450	27.0	3
Moray and Nairn	Winnie Ewing	16,046	49.3	1
Motherwell and Wishaw	G. Nicholson	7,852	20.0	3
North Angus and Mearns	Harry Rankin	6,837	23.4	2
North Lanarkshire	P. Watt	8,187	18.5	3
Paisley	David Rollo	10,455	21.3	3
Perth and Kinross	Douglas Crawford	12,192	27.2	2
Ross and Cromarty	Willie McRae	5,037	23.0	2
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles	D. Purves	3,953	8.0	3
Rutherglen	L. Leslie	6,089	15.2	3
South Angus	Malcolm Slesser	15,179	36.6	2
South Ayrshire	Roger Mullin	6,612	16.4	3
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth	Robert McIntyre	17,836	34.5	2
West Aberdeenshire	M. Suttar	6,827	15.4	3
West Dunbartonshire	Stan Stratton	11,144	27.2	3
Western Isles	Donald Stewart	10,079	67.1	1
West Lothian	William Wolfe	21,690	35.0	2
West Renfrewshire	Charles Cameron	8,394	15.2	3
West Stirlingshire	Janette Jones	12,886	29.7	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[5]
Aberdeen North	James McGugan	13,509	29.7	2
Aberdeen South	Sandy Stronach	10,481	20.1	3
Argyll	Iain MacCormick	14,967	49.7	1
Ayr	E. Robinson	6,902	16.7	3
Banffshire	Hamish Watt	10,638	45.9	1
Berwick and East Lothian	R. Macleod	6,323	13.2	3
Bothwell	J. McCool	11,138	24.5	2
Bute and North Ayrshire	John Murphy	9,055	25.9	3
Caithness and Sutherland	Eric Sutherland	5,381	23.9	2
Central Ayrshire	Leslie Anderson	11,533	24.5	3
Central Dunbartonshire	C. Aitken	11,452	29.1	2
Central Fife	David Livingstone	14,414	33.4	2
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire	George Reid	25,998	50.8	1
Coatbridge and Airdrie	R. Hill	12,466	27.9	2
Dumfriesshire	L. A. B. Whitley	12,542	26.4	3
Dundee East	Gordon Wilson	22,120	47.7	1
Dundee West	Jim Fairlie	16,678	35.1	2
Dunfermline	A. C. Cameron	13,179	28.6	2
East Aberdeenshire	Douglas Henderson	16,304	48.5	1
East Dunbartonshire	Margaret Bain	15,551	31.2	1
East Fife	James Braid	13,202	31.8	2
East Kilbride	Gordon Murray	19,106	36.7	2
East Renfrewshire	I. Jenkins	11,137	23.2	2
Edinburgh Central	Steven Rae	6,866	24.9	3
Edinburgh East	G. MacDougall	11,213	25.6	2
Edinburgh Leith	R. Scott	7,688	26.1	3
Edinburgh North	J. Lynch	7,681	23.5	3
Edinburgh Pentlands	J. Hutchinson	10,189	24.6	3
Edinburgh South	R. Shirley	9,034	21.7	3
Edinburgh West	C. M. Moore	8,135	20.2	3
Galloway	George Thompson	12,242	40.3	1
Glasgow Cathcart	Alex Ewing	6,292	16.5	3
Glasgow Central	B. Nugent	2,790	19.2	3
Glasgow Craigton	R. G. Houston	8,171	24.3	2
Glasgow Garscadden	Keith Bovey	12,111	31.2	2
Glasgow Govan	Margo MacDonald	9,440	41.0	2
Glasgow Hillhead	G. Borthwick	6,897	22.8	3
Glasgow Kelvingrove	C. Calman	6,274	23.2	3
Glasgow Maryhill	A. MacIntosh	10,171	29.9	2
Glasgow Pollok	D. P. Macquarrie	10,441	24.3	3
Glasgow Provan	R. Edwards	10,268	30.2	2
Glasgow Queen's Park	David MacKellar	5,660	21.8	2
Glasgow Shettleston	R. Hamilton	7,042	28,.6	2
Glasgow Springburn	William J. Morton	9,049	28.3	2
Greenock and Port Glasgow	J. K. Wright	9,324	21.1	2
Hamilton	Ian Macdonald	15,155	39.0	2
Inverness	Donald Barr	11,994	29.6	2
Kilmarnock	Alistair MacInnes	14,655	30.2	2
Kinross and Western Perthshire	Derek Cameron	10,981	41.5	2
Kirkcaldy	Roger Knox	14,587	32.0	2
Lanark	Thomas McAlpine	14,250	35.8	2
Midlothian	John McKinlay	24,568	35.6	2
Moray and Nairn	Winnie Ewing	12,667	41.2	1
Motherwell and Wishaw	J. MacKay	12,357	31.8	2
North Angus and Mearns	I. Murray	9,284	34.2	2
North Lanarkshire	P. Watt	11,561	26.9	2
Orkney and Shetland	Howard Firth	3,025	17.2	2
Paisley	David Rollo	15,778	33.1	2
Perth and Kinross	Douglas Crawford	17,337	40.8	1
Ross and Cromarty	Willie McRae	7,291	35.7	2
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles	A. Edmonds	9,178	20.0	3
Rutherglen	I. O. Bayne	9,732	25.3	2
South Angus	Andrew Welsh	17,073	43.8	1
South Ayrshire	Roger Mullin	7,851	19.8	2
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth	Robert McIntyre	20,324	39.8	2
West Aberdeenshire	Nicol Suttar	9,409	22.2	3
West Dunbartonshire	A. Murray	13,697	33.7	2
Western Isles	Donald Stewart	8,758	61.5	1
West Lothian	William Wolfe	24,997	40.9	2
West Renfrewshire	Charles Cameron	15,374	28.6	2
West Stirlingshire	Janette Jones	16,331	38.2	2

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[5]
1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-election	Keith Bovey	11,955	32.9	2
1978 Hamilton by-election	Margo MacDonald	12,388	33.4	2
1978 Berwick and East Lothian by-election	Isobel Lindsay	3,799	8.8	3

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[5]
Aberdeen North	M. Watt	5,796	12.9	3
Aberdeen South	A. Stronach	4,361	8.5	4
Argyll	Iain MacCormick	10,545	31.8	2
Ayr	J. McGill	3,998	9.2	4
Banffshire	Hamish Watt	9,781	41.2	2
Berwick and East Lothian	A. McCartney	3,300	6.5	4
Bothwell	J. F. McCool	5,202	10.8	4
Bute and North Ayrshire	M. Brown	5,272	13.9	3
Caithness and Sutherland	Robin Shaw	6,487	28.0	3
Central Ayrshire	Ian Macdonald	5,596	10.4	3
Central Dunbartonshire	W. Lindsay	6,055	15.3	3
Central Fife	J. Lynch	9,208	19.4	3
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire	George Reid	21,796	40.1	2
Coatbridge and Airdrie	M. Johnston	3,652	10.5	3
Dumfriesshire	E. Gibson	6,647	13.2	4
Dundee East	Gordon Wilson	20,497	41.7	1
Dundee West	Jim Fairlie	13,197	26.4	2
Dunfermline	A. C. Cameron	7,351	14.3	3
East Aberdeenshire	Douglas Henderson	16,269	41.4	2
East Dunbartonshire	Margaret Bain	12,654	20.6	3
East Fife	J. Marshall	6,612	14.1	4
East Kilbride	Gordon Murray	9,090	15.6	3
East Renfrewshire	J. Pow	3,989	7.7	4
Edinburgh Central	G. Kennedy	2,486	9.8	4
Edinburgh East	G. MacDougall	5,296	12.1	3
Edinburgh Leith	W. R. Platt	2,706	9.7	4
Edinburgh North	Neil MacCormick	3,521	10.8	4
Edinburgh Pentlands	Stephen Maxwell	4,934	11.0	4
Edinburgh South	R. Shirley	3,800	8.4	4
Edinburgh West	Colin Bell	3,904	9.2	4
Galloway	George Thompson	12,384	37.1	2
Glasgow Cathcart	Alex Ewing	2,653	6.9	3
Glasgow Central	S. Bird	1,308	11.1	3
Glasgow Craigton	R. Silver	3,881	11.7	3
Glasgow Garscadden	J. Bain	6,012	15.7	3
Glasgow Govan	T. Wilson	2,340	13.6	3
Glasgow Hillhead	G. Borthwick	3,050	10.1	4
Glasgow Kelvingrove	I. O. Bayne	2,199	9.9	4
Glasgow Maryhill	D. McGlashan	3,812	11.2	3
Glasgow Pollok	A. McIntosh	4,187	9.6	3
Glasgow Provan	R. Cunning	4,767	13.8	3
Glasgow Queen's Park	P. Greene	2,276	9.7	3
Glasgow Shettleston	Margo MacDonald	3,022	13.9	3
Glasgow Springburn	William J. Morton	3,587	12.6	3
Greenock and Port Glasgow	J. K. Wright	3,435	7.6	4
Hamilton	C. Stoddart	6,842	16.6	3
Inverness	Donald Barr	9,603	20.6	3
Kilmarnock	A. MacInnes	8,963	18.3	3
Kinross and Western Perthshire	Ian Smith	9,045	29.4	2
Kirkcaldy	A. Currie	9,416	19.9	3
Lanark	Thomas McAlpine	7,902	18.8	3
Midlothian	G. A. F. Spiers	13,260	16.8	3
Moray and Nairn	Winnie Ewing	13,800	38.9	2
Motherwell and Wishaw	J. MacKay	4,817	12.3	3
North Angus and Mearns	I. Murray	7,387	23.2	2
North Lanarkshire	J. Ralston	5,887	13.1	3
Orkney and Shetland	M. Spens	935	4.8	4
Paisley	David Rollo	7,305	15.7	3
Perth and Kinross	Douglas Crawford	17,050	35.5	2
Ross and Cromarty	Willie McRae	5,915	23.6	2
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles	Angus Stewart	3,502	7.2	4
Rutherglen	Michael Grieve	3,325	8.4	4
South Angus	Andrew Welsh	19,066	41.5	2
South Ayrshire	C. Cameron	3,233	8.0	4
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth	J. Donarchy	8,856	17.0	2
West Aberdeenshire	J. Hulbert	4,260	8.3	4
West Dunbartonshire	Stan Stratton	7,835	17.9	3
Western Isles	Donald Stewart	7,941	52.5	1
West Lothian	William Wolfe	16,631	24.9	2
West Renfrewshire	Charles Cameron	8,333	13.1	3
West Stirlingshire	Janette Jones	8,627	18.3	3

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[6]
1988 Glasgow Govan by-election	Jim Sillars	14,677	48.8	1
1989 Glasgow Central by-election	Alex Neil	8,018	30.2	2
1990 Paisley North by-election	Roger Mullin	7,583	29.4	2
1990 Paisley South by-election	Iain Lawson	7,455	27.5	2
1991 Kincardine and Deeside by-election	Allan Macartney	4,705	11.1	3

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[6]
1994 Monklands East by-election	Kay Ullrich	15,320	44.9	2
1995 Perth and Kinross by-election	Roseanna Cunningham	16,931	40.4	1

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[7]
Aberdeen Central	Brian Topping	5,767	16.2	3
Aberdeen North	Brian Adam	8,379	21.8	2
Aberdeen South	Jim Towers	4,299	11.6	4
Airdrie and Shotts	Keith Robertson	10,048	24.4	2
Angus	Andrew Welsh	20,792	48.3	1
Argyll and Bute	Neil MacCormick	8,278	23.2	2
Ayr	Ian Blackford	5,625	12.6	3
Banff and Buchan	Alex Salmond	22,409	55.8	1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Euan Harper	6,710	23.0	3
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	Christine Hutchison	8,190	16.7	3
Central Fife	Tricia Marwick	10,199	25.0	2
Clydebank and Milngavie	Jim Yuill	8,263	21.1	2
Clydesdale	Andrew Doig	10,050	22.1	2
Coatbridge and Chryston	Brian Nugent	6,402	17.0	2
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Colin Barrie	10,013	27.8	2
Cunninghame North	Kim Nicoll	7,584	18.4	3
Cunninghame South	Margaret Burgess	7,364	20.8	2
Dumbarton	Bill McKechnie	9,587	23.2	2
Dumfriesshire	Robert Higgins	5,977	12.1	3
Dundee East	Shona Robison	10,757	26.5	2
Dundee West	John Dorward	9,016	23.2	2
Dunfermline East	John Ramage	5,690	15.6	2
Dunfermline West	John Lloyd	6,984	19.2	2
East Kilbride	George Gebbie	10,200	20.9	2
East Lothian	David McCarthy	6,825	15.7	3
Eastwood	Douglas Yates	6,826	13.1	3
Edinburgh Central	Fiona Hyslop	6,750	15.8	3
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Derrick White	8,034	19.1	2
Edinburgh North and Leith	Anne Dana	8,231	20.1	2
Edinburgh Pentlands	Stewart Gibb	6,882	13.0	3
Edinburgh South	John Hargreaves	5,791	12.9	4
Edinburgh West	Graham Sutherland	4,210	8.8	4
Falkirk East	Keith Brown	9,959	23.9	2
Falkirk West	David Alexander	8,989	23.4	2
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	Alasdair Morgan	18,449	43.9	1
Glasgow Anniesland	Bill Wilson	5,797	17.1	2
Glasgow Baillieston	Patsy Thomson	6,085	19.1	2
Glasgow Cathcart	Maire Whitehead	6,913	18.5	2
Glasgow Govan	Nicola Sturgeon	11,302	35.1	2
Glasgow Kelvin	Sandra White	6,978	21.4	2
Glasgow Maryhill	John Wailes	5,037	16.9	2
Glasgow Pollok	David Logan	5,862	17.9	2
Glasgow Shettleston	Humayun Hanif	3,748	14.0	2
Glasgow Springburn	John Brady	5,208	16.5	2
Gordon	Rhona Kemp	5,760	15.6	3
Greenock and Inverclyde	Richard Lochhead	8,435	20.0	3
Hamilton North and Bellshill	Michael Matheson	7,255	19.1	2
Hamilton South	Ian Black	5,831	17.6	2
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	Fergus Ewing	13,848	29.0	2
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Alex Neil	16,365	34.5	2
Kirkcaldy	Stewart Hosie	8,020	22.9	2
Linlithgow	Kenny MacAskill	10,631	26.8	2
Livingston	Peter Johnston	11,763	27.5	2
Midlothian	Lawrence Millar	8,991	25.5	2
Moray	Margaret Ewing	16,529	41.6	1
Motherwell and Wishaw	James McGuigan	8,229	22.5	2
North East Fife	Colin Welsh	4,545	10.8	3
North Tayside	John Swinney	20,447	44.8	1
Ochil	George Reid	15,055	34.4	2
Orkney and Shetland	Willie Ross	2,624	12.7	3
Paisley North	Ian Mackay	7,481	21.9	2
Paisley South	William Martin	8,732	23.4	2
Perth	Roseanna Cunningham	16,209	36.4	1
Ross, Skye and Inverness West	Margaret Paterson	7,821	19.6	3
Roxburgh and Berwickshire	Malcolm Balfour	3,959	11.3	4
Rutherglen	Ian Gray	5,423	15.3	2
Stirling	Ewan Dow	5,752	13.4	3
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	Graeme McCormick	8,111	16.3	3
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale	Ian Goldie	6,671	17.1	4
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Joy Mowatt	5,649	13.1	3
West Renfrewshire	Colin Campbell	10,546	26.5	2
Western Isles	Anne Lorne Gillies	5,379	33.4	2

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
1997 Paisley South by-election	Ian Blackford	7,615	32.5	2
1999 Hamilton South by-election	Annabelle Ewing	6,616	34.0	2
2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-election	Grant Thoms	4,202	21.0	2
2000 Falkirk West by-election	David Kerr	7,787	39.9	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position^[8]
Aberdeen Central	Wayne Gault	5,379	20.4	2
Aberdeen North	Alasdair Allan	8,708	28.7	2
Aberdeen South	Ian Angus	4,293	11.6	4
Airdrie and Shotts	Alison Lindsay	6,138	19.3	2
Angus	Mike Weir	12,347	35.3	1
Argyll and Bute	Agnes Samuel	6,433	20.8	4
Ayr	Jim Mather	4,621	12.0	3
Banff and Buchan	Alex Salmond	16,710	54.2	1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	John MacAdam	5,273	21.2	3
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	Tom Wilson	6,258	15.6	3
Central Fife	David Alexander	8,235	25.3	2
Clydebank and Milngavie	Jim Yuill	6,525	20.1	2
Clydesdale	Jim Wright	10,028	26.2	2
Coatbridge and Chryston	Peter Kearney	4,493	14.8	2
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	David McGlashan	8,624	29.0	2
Cunninghame North	Campbell Martin	7,173	21.2	2
Cunninghame South	Bill Kidd	5,194	18.5	2
Dumbarton	Iain Robertson	6,576	19.3	2
Dumfriesshire	Gerard Fisher	4,103	9.6	4
Dundee East	Stewart Hosie	10,169	31.4	2
Dundee West	Gordon Archer	7,987	27.3	2
Dunfermline East	Johnny Mellon	4,424	14.7	2
Dunfermline West	Brian Goodall	5,390	17.4	2
East Kilbride	Archie Buchanan	9,450	22.7	2
East Lothian	Hilary Brown	5,381	14.6	4
Eastwood	Stewart Maxwell	4,137	8.6	4
Edinburgh Central	Ian McKee	4,832	14.1	4
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Rob Munn	5,956	17.3	2
Edinburgh North and Leith	Kaukab Stewart	5,290	15.9	3
Edinburgh Pentlands	Stewart Gibb	4,210	10.8	4
Edinburgh South	Heather Williams	3,683	9.9	4
Edinburgh West	Alyn Smith	4,047	10.3	4
Falkirk East	Isobel Hutton	7,824	23.2	2
Falkirk West	David Kerr	7,490	24.2	2
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	Malcolm Fleming	12,148	33.8	2
Glasgow Anniesland	Grant Thoms	4,048	15.1	2
Glasgow Baillieston	Lachlan McNeill	4,361	18.7	2
Glasgow Cathcart	Josephine Docherty	4,086	14.9	2
Glasgow Govan	Karen Neary	6,064	24.0	2
Glasgow Kelvin	Frances Rankin	4,513	16.8	3
Glasgow Maryhill	Alex Dingwall	3,532	15.9	2
Glasgow Pollok	David Ritchie	4,229	16.7	2
Glasgow Shettleston	Jim Byrne	3,417	16.7	2
Glasgow Springburn	Sandy Bain	4,675	19.4	2
Gordon	Rhona Kemp	5,760	15.6	3
Greenock and Inverclyde	Andrew Murie	4,248	14.9	3
Hamilton North and Bellshill	Chris Stephens	5,225	17.2	2
Hamilton South	John Wilson	5,190	19.4	2
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	Angus MacNeil	10,889	25.6	2
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	John Brady	9,592	25.5	2
Kirkcaldy	Shirley-Anne Somerville	6,264	22.2	2
Linlithgow	James Sibbald	8,078	25.5	2
Livingston	Graham Sutherland	8,492	23.6	2
Midlothian	Ian Goldie	6,131	21.3	2
Moray	Angus Robertson	10,076	30.3	1
Motherwell and Wishaw	James McGuigan	5,725	19.3	2
North East Fife	Kris Murray-Browne	3,596	10.4	4
North Tayside	Pete Wishart	15,441	40.1	1
Ochil	Keith Brown	10,655	30.2	2
Orkney and Shetland	John Mowat	2,473	14.8	4
Paisley North	George Adam	5,737	21.1	2
Paisley South	Brian Lawson	5,920	19.4	2
Perth	Annabelle Ewing	11,237	29.7	1
Ross, Skye and Inverness West	Jean Urquhart	4,901	14.1	3
Roxburgh and Berwickshire	Roderick Campbell	2,806	9.7	4
Rutherglen	Anne McLaughlin	4,135	14.2	2
Stirling	Fiona Macaulay	5,877	16.4	3
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	Calum Smith	6,675	16.1	3
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale	Richard Thomson	4,108	12.4	4
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	John Green	4,634	12.2	4
West Renfrewshire	Carol Puthucheary	7,145	21.3	2
Western Isles	Alasdair Nicholson	4,850	36.9	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Aberdeen North	Kevin Stewart	8,168	22.3	3
Aberdeen South	Maureen Watt	4,120	9.9	4
Airdrie and Shotts	Malcolm Balfour	5,484	16.5	2
Angus	Mike Weir	12,840	33.7	1
Argyll and Bute	Isobel Strong	6,716	15.5	4
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Chic Brodie	5,932	13.2	4
Banff and Buchan	Alex Salmond	19,044	51.2	1
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Aileen Orr	3,885	8.6	4
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Karen Shirron	3,686	13.3	3
Central Ayrshire	Jahangir Shanif	4,969	11.6	4
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Duncan Ross	5,206	13.6	2
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	Jamie Hepburn	8,689	22.2	2
Dumfries and Galloway	Douglas Henderson	6,182	12.1	3
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Andrew Wood	4,075	9.1	4
Dundee East	Stewart Hosie	14,708	37.2	1
Dundee West	Joe Fitzpatrick	11,089	30.0	2
Dunfermline and West Fife	Douglas Chapman	8,026	18.9	3
East Dunbartonshire	Chris Sagan	2,716	5.8	4
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	Douglas Edwards	8,541	17.9	2
East Lothian	Paul McLennan	5,995	13.1	4
East Renfrewshire	Osama Bhutta	3,245	6.8	4
Edinburgh East	Stefan Tymkewycz	6,760	17.0	3
Edinburgh North and Leith	Davie Hutchison	4,344	10.2	4
Edinburgh South	Graham Sutherland	2,635	6.2	4
Edinburgh South West	Nick Elliott-Cannon	4,654	10.6	4
Edinburgh West	Sheena Cleland	4,124	9.1	4
Falkirk	Laura Love	9,789	21.4	2
Glasgow Central	Bill Kidd	4,148	14.8	3
Glasgow East	Lachlan McNeill	5,268	17.0	2
Glasgow North	Kenneth McLean	3,614	12.9	3
Glasgow North East	John McLaughlin	5,019	17.7	2
Glasgow North West	Graeme Hendry	4,676	13.7	3
Glasgow South	Finlay MacLean	4,860	12.6	3
Glasgow South West	James Dornan	4,757	15.4	2
Glenrothes	John Beare	8,731	23.4	2
Gordon	Joanna Strathdee	7,098	16.0	4
Inverclyde	Stuart McMillan	7,059	19.6	2
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Dave Thompson	5,992	13.5	3
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Daniel Coffey	12,273	27.7	2
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Alan Bath	6,062	14.5	2
Lanark and Hamilton East	John Wilson	7,746	17.8	3
Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Gordon Guthrie	10,919	23.5	2
Livingston	Angela Constance	9,560	21.6	2
Midlothian	Colin Beattie	6,400	17.0	3
Moray	Angus Robertson	14,196	36.6	1
Motherwell and Wishaw	Ian MacQuarrie	6,105	16.5	2
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Angus MacNeil	6,213	44.9	1
North Ayrshire and Arran	Tony Gurney	7,938	18.4	2
North East Fife	Roderick Campbell	4,011	10.4	4
Ochil and South Perthshire	Annabelle Ewing	13,957	29.9	2
Orkney and Shetland	John Mowat	1,833	10.3	4
Paisley and Renfrew North	Bill Wilson	7,696	18.8	2
Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Andrew Doig	6,653	17.6	3
Perth and North Perthshire	Pete Wishart	15,469	33.7	1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Mhairi Will	3,119	9.6	4
Rutherglen and Hamilton West	Margaret Park	6,023	13.9	3
Stirling	Frances McGlinchey	5,503	12.6	4
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Caroline Little	4,700	11.3	4
West Dunbartonshire	Tom Chalmers	9,047	21.8	2

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By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
2005 Livingston by-election	Angela Constance	9,639	32.7	2
2006 Dunfermline and West Fife by-election	Douglas Chapman	7,261	21.0	3
2008 Glasgow East by-election	John Mason	11,277	43.1	1
2008 Glenrothes by-election	Peter Grant	13,209	36.5	2
2009 Glasgow North East by-election	David Kerr	4,120	20.0	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Aberdeen North	Joanna Strathdee	8,385	22.2	2
Aberdeen South	Mark McDonald	5,102	11.9	4
Airdrie and Shotts	Sophia Coyle	8,441	23.5	2
Angus	Mike Weir	15,020	39.6	1
Argyll and Bute	Mike MacKenzie	8,563	18.9	4
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Chic Brodie	8,276	18.0	3
Banff and Buchan	Eilidh Whiteford	15,868	41.3	1
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Paul Wheelhouse	4,497	9.2	4
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Jean Urquhart	5,516	19.2	3
Central Ayrshire	John Mullen	8,364	19.0	3
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Frances McGlinchey	7,014	16.9	2
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	Julie Hepburn	9,794	23.8	2
Dumfries and Galloway	Andrew Wood	6,419	12.3	3
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Aileen Orr	4,945	10.8	4
Dundee East	Stewart Hosie	15,350	37.8	1
Dundee West	Jim Barrie	10,716	28.9	2
Dunfermline and West Fife	Joe McCall	5,201	10.6	3
East Dunbartonshire	Iain White	5,054	10.5	4
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	John McKenna	11,738	23.0	2
East Lothian	Andrew Sharp	7,883	16.0	4
East Renfrewshire	Gordon Archer	4,535	8.9	4
Edinburgh East	George Kerevan	8,133	20.4	2
Edinburgh North and Leith	Calum Cashley	4,568	9.6	4
Edinburgh South	Sandy Howat	3,354	7.7	4
Edinburgh South West	Kaukab Stewart	5,530	12.2	4
Edinburgh West	Sheena Cleland	6,115	13.2	4
Falkirk	John McNally	15,364	30.3	2
Glasgow Central	Osama Saeed	5,357	17.5	2
Glasgow East	John Mason	7,957	24.7	2
Glasgow North	Patrick Grady	3,530	11.9	3
Glasgow North East	Billy McAllister	4,158	14.1	2
Glasgow North West	Margaret Park	5,430	15.3	3
Glasgow South	Malcolm Fleming	8,078	20.1	2
Glasgow South West	Chris Stephens	5,192	16.3	2
Glenrothes	David Alexander	8,799	21.7	2
Gordon	Richard Thomson	10,827	22.2	2
Inverclyde	Innes Nelson	6,577	17.5	2
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	John Finnie	8,803	18.7	3
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	George Leslie	12,082	26.0	2
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Douglas Chapman	6,550	14.3	2
Lanark and Hamilton East	Clare Adamson	9,780	21.0	2
Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Tam Smith	13,081	25.4	2
Livingston	Lis Bardell	12,424	25.9	2
Midlothian	Colin Beattie	8,100	20.6	2
Moray	Angus Robertson	16,273	39.7	1
Motherwell and Wishaw	Marion Fellows	7,104	18.2	2
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Angus MacNeil	6,723	45.7	1
North Ayrshire and Arran	Patricia Gibson	11,965	25.9	2
North East Fife	Roderick Campbell	5,685	14.2	4
Ochil and South Perthshire	Annabelle Ewing	13,944	27.6	2
Orkney and Shetland	John Mowat	2,042	10.6	3
Paisley and Renfrew North	Mags MacLaren	8,333	19.1	2
Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Andrew Doig	7,228	18.1	2
Perth and North Perthshire	Pete Wishart	19,118	39.6	1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Alasdair Stephen	5,263	15.1	3
Rutherglen and Hamilton West	Graeme Horne	7,564	16.1	2
Stirling	Alison Lindsay	8,091	17.3	3
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Dennis Robertson	7,086	15.7	3
West Dunbartonshire	Graeme McCormick	8,497	20.1	2

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Aberdeen North	Kirsty Blackman	24,793	56.4	1
Aberdeen South	Callum McCaig	20,221	41.6	1
Airdrie and Shotts	Neil Gray	23,887	53.9	1
Angus	Mike Weir	24,130	54.2	1
Argyll and Bute	Brendan O'Hara	22,959	44.3	1
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Corri Wilson	25,492	48.8	1
Banff and Buchan	Eilidh Whiteford	27,487	60.2	1
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Calum Kerr	20,145	36.6	1
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Paul Monaghan	15,831	46.3	1
Central Ayrshire	Philippa Whitford	26,999	53.2	1
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Phil Boswell	28,696	56.6	1
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	Stuart McDonald	29,572	59.9	1
Dumfries and Galloway	Richard Arkless	23,440	41.4	1
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Emma Harper	19,961	38.3	2
Dundee East	Stewart Hosie	28,765	59.7	1
Dundee West	Chris Law	27,684	61.9	1
Dunfermline and West Fife	Douglas Chapman	28,096	50.3	1
East Dunbartonshire	John Nicolson	22,093	40.3	1
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	Lisa Cameron	33,678	55.6	1
East Lothian	George Kerevan	25,104	42.5	1
East Renfrewshire	Kirsten Oswald	23,013	40.6	1
Edinburgh East	Tommy Sheppard	23,188	49.2	1
Edinburgh North and Leith	Deidre Brock	23,742	40.9	1
Edinburgh South	Neil Hay	16,656	33.8	2
Edinburgh South West	Joanna Cherry	22,168	43.0	1
Edinburgh West	Michelle Thomson	21,378	39.0	1
Falkirk	John McNally	34,831	57.7	1
Glasgow Central	Alison Thewliss	20,658	52.5	1
Glasgow East	Natalie McGarry	24,116	56.9	1
Glasgow North	Patrick Grady	19,610	53.1	1
Glasgow North East	Anne McLaughlin	21,976	58.1	1
Glasgow North West	Carol Monaghan	23,908	54.5	1
Glasgow South	Stewart McDonald	26,773	54.9	1
Glasgow South West	Chris Stephens	23,388	57.2	1
Glenrothes	Peter Grant	28,459	59.8	1
Gordon	Alex Salmond	27,717	47.7	1
Inverclyde	Ronnie Cowan	24,585	55.1	1
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Drew Hendry	28,838	50.1	1
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Alan Brown	30,000	55.7	1
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Roger Mullin	27,628	52.2	1
Lanark and Hamilton East	Angela Crawley	29,976	48.8	1
Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Martyn Day	32,055	52.0	1
Livingston	Hannah Bardell	32,736	56.9	1
Midlothian	Owen Thompson	24,453	50.6	1
Moray	Angus Robertson	24,384	49.5	1
Motherwell and Wishaw	Marion Fellows	27,275	56.5	1
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Angus MacNeil	8,662	54.3	1
North Ayrshire and Arran	Patricia Gibson	28,641	53.2	1
North East Fife	Stephen Gethins	18,523	40.9	1
Ochil and South Perthshire	Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh	26,620	46.0	1
Orkney and Shetland	Danus Skene	8,590	37.8	2
Paisley and Renfrew North	Gavin Newlands	25,601	50.7	1
Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Mhairi Black	23,548	50.9	1
Perth and North Perthshire	Pete Wishart	27,379	50.5	1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Ian Blackford	20,119	48.1	1
Rutherglen and Hamilton West	Margaret Ferrier	30,279	52.6	1
Stirling	Steven Paterson	23,783	45.6	1
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Stuart Donaldson	22,949	41.6	1
West Dunbartonshire	Martin Docherty	30,198	59.0	1

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Aberdeen North	Kirsty Blackman	15,170	41.3	1
Aberdeen South	Callum McCaig	13,994	31.5	2
Airdrie and Shotts	Neil Gray	14,291	37.6	1
Angus	Mike Weir	15,503	38.6	2
Argyll and Bute	Brendan O'Hara	17,304	36.0	2
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Corri Wilson	15,776	34.1	2
Banff and Buchan	Eilidh Whiteford	16,283	39.1	2
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Calum Kerr	17,153	32.8	2
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Paul Monaghan	9,017	29.2	2
Central Ayrshire	Philippa Whitford	16,771	37.2	1
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Phil Boswell	17,607	39.1	2
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	Stuart McDonald	19,122	43.6	1
Dumfries and Galloway	Richard Arkless	16,701	32.4	2
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Mairi McAllan	14,736	30.1	2
Dundee East	Stewart Hosie	18,391	42.8	1
Dundee West	Chris Law	18,045	46.7	1
Dunfermline and West Fife	Douglas Chapman	18,121	35.5	1
East Dunbartonshire	John Nicolson	15,684	30.3	2
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	Lisa Cameron	21,023	38.9	1
East Lothian	George Kerevan	17,075	30.6	2
East Renfrewshire	Kirsten Oswald	16,784	31.2	2
Edinburgh East	Tommy Sheppard	18,509	42.5	1
Edinburgh North and Leith	Deidre Brock	19,243	34.0	1
Edinburgh South	Jim Eadie	10,755	22.5	2
Edinburgh South West	Joanna Cherry	17,575	35.6	1
Edinburgh West	Toni Giugliano	15,120	28.6	2
Falkirk	John McNally	20,952	38.9	1
Glasgow Central	Alison Thewliss	16,096	44.7	1
Glasgow East	David Linden	14,024	38.8	1
Glasgow North	Patrick Grady	12,597	37.6	1
Glasgow North East	Anne McLaughlin	13,395	42.2	2
Glasgow North West	Carol Monaghan	16,508	42.5	1
Glasgow South	Stewart McDonald	18,312	41.1	1
Glasgow South West	Chris Stephens	14,386	40.7	1
Glenrothes	Peter Grant	17,291	42.8	1
Gordon	Alex Salmond	19,254	35.9	2
Inverclyde	Ronnie Cowan	15,050	38.5	1
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Drew Hendry	21,042	39.9	1
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Alan Brown	19,690	42.3	1
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Roger Mullin	16,757	36.3	2
Lanark and Hamilton East	Angela Crawley	16,444	32.6	1
Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Martyn Day	20,388	36.3	1
Livingston	Hannah Bardell	21,036	40.1	1
Midlothian	Owen Thompson	15,573	34.4	2
Moray	Angus Robertson	18,478	38.8	2
Motherwell and Wishaw	Marion Fellows	16,150	38.5	1
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Angus MacNeil	6,013	40.6	1
North Ayrshire and Arran	Patricia Gibson	18,451	38.9	1
North East Fife	Stephen Gethins	13,743	32.9	1
Ochil and South Perthshire	Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh	19,110	35.3	2
Orkney and Shetland	Miriam Brett	6,749	29.0	2
Paisley and Renfrew North	Gavin Newlands	17,455	37.4	1
Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Mhairi Black	16,964	40.7	1
Perth and North Perthshire	Pete Wishart	21,804	42.3	1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Ian Blackford	15,480	40.2	1
Rutherglen and Hamilton West	Margaret Ferrier	18,836	37.0	2
Stirling	Steven Paterson	18,143	36.8	2
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Stuart Donaldson	16,755	32.5	2
West Dunbartonshire	Martin Docherty-Hughes	18,890	42.9	1

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Aberdeen North	Kirsty Blackman	20,205	54.0	1
Aberdeen South	Stephen Flynn	20,388	44.7	1
Airdrie and Shotts	Neil Gray	17,929	45.0	1
Angus	Dave Doogan	21,216	49.1	1
Argyll and Bute	Brendan O'Hara	21,040	43.8	1
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Allan Dorans	20,272	43.5	1
Banff and Buchan	Paul Robertson	17,064	40.4	2
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Calum Kerr	20,599	38.8	2
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Karl Rosie	11,501	36.6	2
Central Ayrshire	Philippa Whitford	21,483	46.2	1
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill	Steven Bonnar	22,680	46.9	1
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East	Stuart McDonald	24,158	52.7	1
Dumfries and Galloway	Richard Arkless	20,873	40.6	2
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Amanda Burgauer	18,830	38.3	2
Dundee East	Stewart Hosie	24,361	53.8	1
Dundee West	Chris Law	22,355	53.8	1
Dunfermline and West Fife	Douglas Chapman	23,727	44.4	1
East Dunbartonshire	Amy Callaghan	19,672	37.1	1
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow	Lisa Cameron	26,113	46.4	1
East Lothian	Kenny MacAskill	21,156	36.2	1
East Renfrewshire	Kirsten Oswald	24,877	44.9	1
Edinburgh East	Tommy Sheppard	23,165	48.4	1
Edinburgh North and Leith	Deidre Brock	25,925	43.7	1
Edinburgh South	Catriona McDonald	12,650	25.4	2
Edinburgh South West	Joanna Cherry	24,830	47.6	1
Edinburgh West	Sarah Masson	17,997	33.0	2
Falkirk	John McNally	29,351	52.5	1
Glasgow Central	Alison Thewliss	19,750	49.2	1
Glasgow East	David Linden	18,357	47.7	1
Glasgow North	Patrick Grady	16,982	46.9	1
Glasgow North East	Anne McLaughlin	15,911	46.9	1
Glasgow North West	Carol Monaghan	19,678	49.5	1
Glasgow South	Stewart McDonald	22,829	48.1	1
Glasgow South West	Chris Stephens	17,643	47.9	1
Glenrothes	Peter Grant	21,234	51.1	1
Gordon	Richard Thomson	23,885	42.7	1
Inverclyde	Ronnie Cowan	19,295	48.4	1
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Drew Hendry	26,247	47.9	1
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Alan Brown	24,216	50.8	1
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Neale Hanvey	16,568	35.2	1
Lanark and Hamilton East	Angela Crawley	22,243	41.9	1
Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Martyn Day	25,551	44.2	1
Livingston	Hannah Bardell	25,617	46.9	1
Midlothian	Owen Thompson	20,033	41.5	1
Moray	Laura Mitchell	21,599	44.2	2
Motherwell and Wishaw	Marion Fellows	20,622	46.4	1
Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Angus MacNeil	6,531	45.1	1
North Ayrshire and Arran	Patricia Gibson	23,376	48.5	1
North East Fife	Stephen Gethins	18,447	40.2	2
Ochil and South Perthshire	John Nicolson	26,882	46.5	1
Orkney and Shetland	Robert Leslie	7,874	34.0	2
Paisley and Renfrew North	Gavin Newlands	23,353	47.0	1
Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Mhairi Black	21,637	50.2	1
Perth and North Perthshire	Pete Wishart	27,362	50.6	1
Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Ian Blackford	19,263	48.3	1
Rutherglen and Hamilton West	Margaret Ferrier	23,775	44.2	1
Stirling	Alyn Smith	26,895	51.1	1
West Aberdeenshire	Fergus Mutch	21,909	41.1	2
West Dunbartonshire	Martin Docherty-Hughes	22,396	49.6	1

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election	Anum Qaisar	10,129	46.4	1
2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election	Katy Loudon	8,399	27.6	2