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Dundee West — UK General Election Results

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

Dundee West was won by SNP at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 12,259 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Dundee West from 1950 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1950–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (Labour) 28,386 53.5% Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn (Conservative) 4,701 (8.9 pts) 88.1%
1951 Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (Labour) 29,020 51.6% John Donald Brown Junor (Liberal) 3,306 (5.9 pts) 86.8%
1955 Eveleyn John St Loe Strachey (Labour) 26,082 50.5% Gordon HM Pirie (Conservative) 1,874 (3.6 pts) 82.7%
1959 Evelyn John St Loe Strachey (Labour) 25,857 49.6% Dr Robert R Tayor (Unionist) 714 (1.4 pts) 82.9%
1964 Peter Muir Doig (Labour) 27,090 53.3% Henry Campbell Scarlett (Conservative) 4,617 (9.1 pts) 81.5%
1966 Peter Doig (Labour) 26,705 53.7% Colin Archibald MacNab (Conservative) 8,360 (16.8 pts) 79.9%
1970 Peter Doig (Labour) 26,271 51.5% John Bertram Armstrong Payne (Conservative) 6,822 (13.4 pts) 76.3%
Feb 1974 Peter Doig (Labour) 22,193 43.0% Maureen Tomison (Conservative) 6,448 (12.5 pts) 81.2%
Oct 1974 Peter Doig (Labour) 19,480 41.0% Jim Fairlie (SNP) 2,802 (5.9 pts) 74.3%
1979 Ernie Ross (Labour) 23,654 47.3% Jim Fairlie (SNP) 10,457 (20.9 pts) 78.4%
1983 Ernie Ross (Labour) 20,288 43.5% David Norman Senior (Conservative) 10,150 (21.8 pts) 74.4%
1987 Ernie Ross (Labour) 24,916 53.4% John Donnelly (Conservative) 16,526 (35.4 pts) 75.4%
1992 Ernie Ross (Labour) 20,498 49.0% Keith Brown (SNP) 10,604 (25.3 pts) 69.8%
1997 Ernie Ross (Labour) 20,875 53.9% John Dorward (SNP) 11,859 (30.6 pts) 67.5%
2001 Ernie Ross (Labour) 14,787 50.6% Gordon Archer (SNP) 6,800 (23.2 pts) 54.4%
2005 Jim McGovern (Labour) 16,468 44.6% Joe Fitzpatrick (SNP) 5,379 (14.6 pts) 56.1%
2010 Jim McGovern (Labour) 17,994 48.5% James Barrie (SNP) 7,278 (19.6 pts) 59.0%
2015 Chris Law (SNP) 27,684 61.9% Michael Marra (Labour) 17,092 (38.2 pts) 67.9%
2017 Chris Law (SNP) 18,045 46.7% Alan Cowan (Labour) 5,262 (13.6 pts) 61.9%
2019 Chris Law (SNP) 22,355 53.8% Jim Malone (Labour) 12,259 (29.5 pts) 64.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey Labour 28,38653.5% Yes
Henry James Scrymgeour-Wedderburn Conservative 23,68544.6% No
Colin James Canning Liberal 9861.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey Labour 29,02051.6% Yes
John Donald Brown Junor Liberal 25,71445.7% No
David Bowman Communist 1,5082.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eveleyn John St Loe Strachey Labour 26,08250.5% Yes
Gordon HM Pirie Conservative 24,20846.9% No
David P Bowman Communist 1,3352.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evelyn John St Loe Strachey Labour 25,85749.6% Yes
Dr Robert R Tayor Unionist 25,14348.3% No
David P Bowman Communist 1,0862.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Muir Doig Labour 27,09053.3% Yes
Henry Campbell Scarlett Conservative 22,47344.2% No
David P Bowman Communist 1,2282.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Doig Labour 26,70553.7% Yes
Colin Archibald MacNab Conservative 18,34536.9% No
John Wilfred Cruddas Liberal 3,4546.9% No
David Bowman Communist 1,2172.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Doig Labour 26,27151.5% Yes
John Bertram Armstrong Payne Conservative 19,44938.2% No
James Alexander Shepherd SNP 4,4418.7% No
Henry McLevy Communist 8091.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Doig Labour 22,19343.0% Yes
Maureen Tomison Conservative 15,74530.5% No
Jim Fairlie SNP 12,95925.1% No
Henry McLevy Communist 6751.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Doig Labour 19,48041.0% Yes
Jim Fairlie SNP 16,67835.1% No
Charles George Findlay Conservative 8,76918.5% No
Richard Edward Lane Hewett Liberal 2,1954.6% No
Henry McLevy Communist 3810.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Ross Labour 23,65447.3% Yes
Jim Fairlie SNP 13,19726.4% No
Ian William Stevenson Conservative 12,89225.8% No
Raymond Mennie Communist 3160.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Ross Labour 20,28843.5% Yes
David Norman Senior Conservative 10,13821.7% No
Elizabeth Dick Social Democratic Party 7,97617.1% No
James Lynch SNP 7,97317.1% No
Patrick Stewart Harris Marks Green 3020.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Ross Labour 24,91653.4% Yes
John Donnelly Conservative 8,39018.0% No
Alasdair Morgan SNP 7,16415.3% No
Rosemary Lonie Social Democratic Party 5,92212.7% No
Stephen Matthewson Communist 3080.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Ross Labour 20,49849.0% Yes
Keith Brown SNP 9,89423.6% No
Andrew Spearman Conservative 7,74618.5% No
Dr Elizabeth Dick Liberal Democrat 3,1327.5% No
Elly Hood Green 4321.0% No
Donald Arnold Natural Law 1590.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Ross Labour 20,87553.9% Yes
John Dorward SNP 9,01623.3% No
Neil Powrie Conservative 5,01513.0% No
Elizabeth Dick Liberal Democrat 2,9727.7% No
Mary Ward Scottish Socialist Alliance 4281.1% No
John MacMillan Referendum Party 4111.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Ross Labour 14,78750.6% Yes
Gordon Archer SNP 7,98727.3% No
Ian Hail Conservative 2,6569.1% No
Elizabeth Dick Liberal Democrat 2,6209.0% No
Jim McFarlane Scottish Socialist 1,1924.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim McGovern Labour 16,46844.6% Yes
Joe Fitzpatrick SNP 11,08930.0% No
Nykoma Garry Liberal Democrat 5,32314.4% No
Christopher McKinlay Conservative 3,0628.3% No
Jim McFarlane Scottish Socialist 9942.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim McGovern Labour 17,99448.5% Yes
James Barrie SNP 10,71628.9% No
John Barnett Liberal Democrat 4,23311.4% No
Colin Stewart Conservative 3,4619.3% No
Andy McBride Independent 3651.0% No
Jim McFarlane Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3571.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Law SNP 27,68461.9% Yes
Michael Marra Labour 10,59223.7% No
Nicola Ross Conservative 3,8528.6% No
Pauline Hinchion Green 1,2252.7% No
Daniel Coleman Liberal Democrat 1,0572.4% No
Jim McFarlane Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3040.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Law SNP 18,04546.7% Yes
Alan Cowan Labour 12,78333.1% No
Darren Cormack Conservative 6,25716.2% No
Jenny Blain Liberal Democrat 1,1893.1% No
Sean Dobson Independent 4031.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Law SNP 22,35553.8% Yes
Jim Malone Labour 10,09624.3% No
Tess White Conservative 5,14912.4% No
Daniel Coleman Liberal Democrat 2,4685.9% No
Stuart Waiton Brexit Party 1,2713.1% No
Quinta Arrey Christian Peoples Alliance 2400.6% 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 5.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 1.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 9.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 16.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 13.4 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 12.5 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 5.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 20.9 pts 1983: Labour margin 21.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 35.4 pts 1992: Labour margin 25.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 30.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 23.2 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 19.6 pts 2015: SNP margin 38.2 pts 2017: SNP margin 13.6 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 West 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 West in the 2019 general election?

SNP won Dundee West in 2019 with 22,355 votes (53.8%), a majority of 12,259 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Dundee West since 1950?

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

What was the closest result in Dundee West?

The closest result on record for Dundee West was 1959, when Labour beat Unionist by just 714 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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