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Dundee East — UK General Election Results

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

Dundee East was won by SNP at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 13,375 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Dundee East from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Thomas Fotheringham Cook (Labour) 26,005 53.3% James Henderson (Conservative) 4,347 (8.9 pts) 88.6%
1951 Thomas Fotheringham Cook (Labour) 26,668 53.8% Janet Sutherland Murray (Unionist) 3,805 (7.7 pts) 87.2%
1955 George Morgan Thomson (Labour) 25,646 54.3% Robert R Taylor (Conservative) 4,040 (8.6 pts) 82.3%
1959 George Morgan Thomson (Labour) 26,263 54.3% Robert A McCrindle (Conservative) 4,181 (8.6 pts) 82.6%
1964 George Morgan Thomson (Labour) 26,062 54.8% John Leslie Marshall (Conservative) 4,563 (9.6 pts) 80.0%
1966 George Thomson (Labour) 25,530 56.3% John Marshall (Conservative) 5,726 (12.6 pts) 78.8%
1970 George Thomson (Labour) 22,630 48.3% Allan Stewart (Conservative) 2,798 (6.0 pts) 76.1%
Feb 1974 Robert Wilson (SNP) 20,066 39.5% George Machin (Labour) 2,966 (5.8 pts) 81.1%
Oct 1974 Robert Wilson (SNP) 22,120 47.7% George Machin (Labour) 6,983 (15.1 pts) 73.4%
1979 Robert Wilson (SNP) 20,497 41.0% Jimmy Reid (Labour) 2,519 (5.0 pts) 77.7%
1983 Gordon Wilson (SNP) 20,276 43.3% Charles Bowman (Labour) 5,016 (10.7 pts) 73.7%
1987 John McAllion (Labour) 19,539 42.3% Gordon Wilson (SNP) 1,015 (2.2 pts) 75.9%
1992 John McAllion (Labour) 18,761 44.1% David Coutts (SNP) 4,564 (10.7 pts) 72.1%
1997 John McAllion (Labour) 20,718 51.1% Shona Robison (SNP) 9,961 (24.6 pts) 69.4%
2001 Iain Luke (Labour) 14,635 45.2% Stewart Hosie (SNP) 4,466 (13.8 pts) 57.3%
2005 Stewart Hosie (SNP) 14,708 37.2% Ian Luke (Labour) 383 (1.0 pts) 62.4%
2010 Stewart Hosie (SNP) 15,350 37.8% Katrina Murray (Labour) 1,821 (4.5 pts) 62.1%
2015 Stewart Hosie (SNP) 28,765 59.7% Lesley Brennan (Labour) 19,162 (39.8 pts) 71.2%
2017 Stewart Hosie (SNP) 18,391 42.8% Eleanor Price (Conservative) 6,645 (15.5 pts) 65.3%
2019 Stewart Hosie (SNP) 24,361 53.8% Philip Scott (Conservative) 13,375 (29.5 pts) 68.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Fotheringham Cook Labour 26,00553.3% Yes
James Henderson Conservative 21,65844.4% No
David Bowman Communist 1,0932.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Fotheringham Cook Labour 26,66853.8% Yes
Janet Sutherland Murray Unionist 22,86346.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Morgan Thomson Labour 25,64654.3% Yes
Robert R Taylor Conservative 21,60645.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Morgan Thomson Labour 26,26354.3% Yes
Robert A McCrindle Conservative 22,08245.7% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Morgan Thomson Labour 26,06254.8% Yes
John Leslie Marshall Conservative 21,49945.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Thomson Labour 25,53056.3% Yes
John Marshall Conservative 19,80443.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Thomson Labour 22,63048.3% Yes
Allan Stewart Conservative 19,83242.4% No
Ian Macaulay SNP 4,1818.9% No
Edward Graham Macfarlane World Government Radical 1760.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wilson SNP 20,06639.5% Yes
George Machin Labour 17,10033.7% No
James Clyde Conservative 13,37126.3% No
James Gourlay Christian Democratic Socialist 2200.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wilson SNP 22,12047.7% Yes
George Machin Labour 15,13732.7% No
William Walker Conservative 7,78416.8% No
Charles Brodie Liberal 1,3022.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Wilson SNP 20,49741.0% Yes
Jimmy Reid Labour 17,97836.0% No
Brian Townsend Conservative 9,07218.2% No
Charles Brodie Liberal 2,3174.6% No
Roy Battersby Workers Revolutionary 950.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gordon Wilson SNP 20,27643.3% Yes
Charles Bowman Labour 15,26032.6% No
Barbara Vaughan Conservative 7,71216.5% No
Stephen Rottger Liberal 3,5467.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McAllion Labour 19,53942.3% Yes
Gordon Wilson SNP 18,52440.1% No
Paul Cook Conservative 5,93812.9% No
Margo Kerr von Romberg Liberal 2,1434.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McAllion Labour 18,76144.1% Yes
David Coutts SNP 14,19733.4% No
Steve Blackwood Conservative 7,54917.8% No
Ian Yuill Liberal Democrat 1,7254.1% No
Shiona Baird Green 2050.5% No
Ronald Baxter Natural Law 770.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McAllion Labour 20,71851.1% Yes
Shona Robison SNP 10,75726.5% No
Bruce Mackie Conservative 6,39715.8% No
Gurudeo Saluja Liberal Democrat 1,6774.1% No
Edward Galloway Referendum Party 6011.5% No
Harvey Duke Scottish Socialist Alliance 2320.6% No
Elisabeth Mackenzie Natural Law 1460.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Luke Labour 14,63545.2% Yes
Stewart Hosie SNP 10,16931.4% No
Alan Donnelly Conservative 3,90012.0% No
Raymond Lawrie Liberal Democrat 2,7848.6% No
Harvey Duke Scottish Socialist 8792.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stewart Hosie SNP 14,70837.2% Yes
Ian Luke Labour 14,32536.2% No
Chris Bustin Conservative 5,06112.8% No
Clive Sneddon Liberal Democrat 4,49811.4% No
Harvey Duke Scottish Socialist 5371.4% No
Donald Low UKIP 2920.7% No
David Allison Independent 1190.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stewart Hosie SNP 15,35037.8% Yes
Katrina Murray Labour 13,52933.3% No
Chris Bustin Conservative 6,17715.2% No
Clive Sneddon Liberal Democrat 4,28510.6% No
Shiona Baird Green 5421.3% No
Michael Arthur UKIP 4311.1% No
Angela Gorrie Scottish Socialist Party 2540.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stewart Hosie SNP 28,76559.7% Yes
Lesley Brennan Labour 9,60319.9% No
Bill Bowman Conservative 7,20615.0% No
Craig Duncan Liberal Democrat 1,3872.9% No
Helen Grayshan Green 8951.9% No
Lesley Parker Hamilton Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 2250.5% No
Carlo Morelli Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1040.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stewart Hosie SNP 18,39142.8% Yes
Eleanor Price Conservative 11,74627.4% No
Lesley Brennan Labour 11,17626.0% No
Christopher McIntyre Liberal Democrat 1,6153.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stewart Hosie SNP 24,36153.8% Yes
Philip Scott Conservative 10,98624.3% No
Rosalind Garton Labour 6,04513.4% No
Michael Crichton Liberal Democrat 3,5737.9% No
George Morton Independent 3120.7% No

Margin Over Time

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

1950: Labour margin 8.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 7.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 8.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 8.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 9.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 12.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 6.0 pts Feb 1974: SNP margin 5.8 pts Oct 1974: SNP margin 15.1 pts 1979: SNP margin 5.0 pts 1983: SNP margin 10.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 2.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 10.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 24.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 13.8 pts 2005: SNP margin 1.0 pts 2010: SNP margin 4.5 pts 2015: SNP margin 39.8 pts 2017: SNP margin 15.5 pts 2019: SNP margin 29.5 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Dundee East has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Dundee East in the 2019 general election?

SNP won Dundee East in 2019 with 24,361 votes (53.8%), a majority of 13,375 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Dundee East since 1950?

Since 1950, Dundee East has been won by: Labour, SNP.

What was the closest result in Dundee East?

The closest result on record for Dundee East was 2005, when SNP beat Labour by just 383 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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