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Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 984 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Ralph George Campbell Glyn (Unionist) 6,771 38.6% Henry John May (Co-operative) 1,018 (5.8 pts) 55.0%
1922 Lauchlin MacNeill Weir (Labour) 10,312 42.0% Craigie Mason Aitchison (Liberal) 2,933 (11.9 pts) 77.9%
1923 Lauchlin MacNeill Weir (Labour) 10,492 51.1% Craigie Mason Aitchison (Liberal) 449 (2.2 pts) 64.2%
1924 Lauchlan MacNeill Weir (Labour) 13,032 52.6% Edwin James Donaldson (Liberal) 1,280 (5.2 pts) 77.0%
1929 Lauchlin MacNeill Weir (Labour) 17,667 53.2% Harold Paton Mitchell (Unionist) 8,889 (26.8 pts) 78.0%
1931 James Wellwood Johnston (Unionist) 20,425 59.9% Lauchlan MacNeill Weir (Labour) 6,756 (19.8 pts) 77.7%
1935 Lauchlin MacNeill Weir (Labour) 14,881 42.3% James Wellwood Johnston (Unionist) 1,143 (3.2 pts) 76.2%
1945 Arthur Woodburn (Labour) 24,622 62.9% John Edward Gilmour (Unionist) 10,100 (25.8 pts) 71.7%
1950 Arthur Woodburn (Labour) 22,980 56.5% Spencer Douglas Loch (Unionist) 9,350 (23.0 pts) 83.4%
1951 Arthur Woodburn (Labour) 25,231 58.7% Spencer Douglas Loch (Unionist) 7,504 (17.5 pts) 85.7%
1955 Arthur Woodburn (Labour) 23,588 77.1% Raymond Craigie Aitchison (Unionist) 7,009 (22.9 pts) 79.8%
1959 Arthur Woodburn (Labour) 25,004 59.3% Raymond Craigie Aitchison (Unionist) 7,872 (18.7 pts) 80.7%
1964 Arthur Woodburn (Labour) 23,927 57.2% Angus MacDonald (Unionist) 11,112 (26.6 pts) 79.8%
1966 Arthur Woodburn (Labour) 22,557 55.3% Angus MacDonald (Conservative) 12,520 (30.7 pts) 77.5%
1970 Richard Douglas (Labour) 23,729 50.7% James Fairlie (Conservative) 10,551 (22.6 pts) 75.7%
Oct 1974 George Reid (SNP) 25,998 50.8% Richard Douglas (Labour) 7,341 (14.3 pts) 81.8%
Feb 1974 George Reid (SNP) 22,289 43.5% Richard Douglas (Labour) 3,610 (7.0 pts) 82.6%
1979 Martin O'Neill (Labour) 22,780 41.9% George Reid (SNP) 984 (1.8 pts) 81.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ralph George Campbell Glyn Unionist 6,77138.6% Yes
Henry John May Co-operative 5,75332.8% No
William Allan Chapple Liberal 5,04028.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lauchlin MacNeill Weir Labour 10,31242.0% Yes
Craigie Mason Aitchison Liberal 7,37930.0% No
Ralph George Campbell Glyn Unionist 6,88828.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lauchlin MacNeill Weir Labour 10,49251.1% Yes
Craigie Mason Aitchison Liberal 10,04348.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lauchlan MacNeill Weir Labour 13,03252.6% Yes
Edwin James Donaldson Liberal 11,75247.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lauchlin MacNeill Weir Labour 17,66753.2% Yes
Harold Paton Mitchell Unionist 8,77826.4% No
Edwin James Donaldson Liberal 6,76020.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Wellwood Johnston Unionist 20,42559.9% Yes
Lauchlan MacNeill Weir Labour 13,66940.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lauchlin MacNeill Weir Labour 14,88142.3% Yes
James Wellwood Johnston Unionist 13,73839.0% No
George Gordon Honeyman Liberal 5,06214.4% No
David Gibson Independent Labour 1,5134.3% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Woodburn Labour 24,62262.9% Yes
John Edward Gilmour Unionist 14,52237.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Woodburn Labour 22,98056.5% Yes
Spencer Douglas Loch Unionist 13,63033.5% No
Charles Hampton Johnston Liberal 4,07810.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Woodburn Labour 25,23158.7% Yes
Spencer Douglas Loch Unionist 17,72741.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Woodburn Labour 23,58877.1% Yes
Raymond Craigie Aitchison Unionist 16,57954.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Woodburn Labour 25,00459.3% Yes
Raymond Craigie Aitchison Unionist 17,13240.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Woodburn Labour 23,92757.2% Yes
Angus MacDonald Unionist 12,81530.6% No
Charles Douglas Drysdale SNP 5,10612.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Woodburn Labour 22,55755.3% Yes
Angus MacDonald Conservative 10,03724.6% No
Charles Drysdale SNP 8,22520.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Douglas Labour 23,72950.7% Yes
James Fairlie Conservative 13,17828.2% No
Ian Macdonald SNP 7,24315.5% No
Robert Bell Liberal 2,6405.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Reid SNP 25,99850.8% Yes
Richard Douglas Labour 18,65736.4% No
Thomas Notman Alexander Begg Conservative 5,36910.5% No
David Cathro Shields Liberal 1,2682.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Reid SNP 22,28943.5% Yes
Richard Douglas Labour 18,67936.4% No
Anthony Henderson Lester Conservative 9,99419.5% No
George Bolton Communist 3220.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin O'Neill Labour 22,78041.9% Yes
George Reid SNP 21,79640.1% No
Thomas Notman Alexander Begg Conservative 9,77818.0% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 5.8 pts 1922: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 2.2 pts 1924: Labour margin 5.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 26.8 pts 1931: Unionist margin 19.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 3.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 25.8 pts 1950: Labour margin 23.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 17.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 22.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 18.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 26.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 30.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 22.6 pts Oct 1974: SNP margin 14.3 pts Feb 1974: SNP margin 7.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 1.8 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire in 1979 with 22,780 votes (41.9%), a majority of 984 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire since 1918?

Since 1918, Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire has been won by: Labour, SNP, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire?

The closest result on record for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire was 1979, when Labour beat SNP by just 984 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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