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Dunfermline Boroughs — UK General Election Results

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

Dunfermline Boroughs was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 9,993 votes over National Liberal. This page covers every general election in Dunfermline Boroughs from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Wallace (Liberal) 6,886 44.6% William McLean Watson (Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan Miners) 1,810 (11.7 pts) 55.2%
1922 William McLean Watson (Labour) 11,652 50.4% John Wallace (National Liberal) 201 (0.9 pts) 77.5%
1923 William McLean Watson (Labour) 12,606 53.6% John Wallace (Liberal) 1,675 (7.1 pts) 77.7%
1924 William McLean Watson (Labour) 13,887 57.9% Francis John Robertson (Liberal) 3,769 (15.7 pts) 78.7%
1929 William McLean Watson (Labour) 15,288 58.5% Allan Beaton (Unionist) 6,142 (23.5 pts) 74.1%
1931 John Wallace (National Liberal) 16,863 57.9% William McLean Watson (Labour) 4,616 (15.9 pts) 80.2%
1935 William McLean Watson (Labour) 16,271 52.3% John Wallace (National Liberal) 1,423 (4.6 pts) 81.6%
1945 William McLean Watson (Labour) 22,021 64.7% James Henderson (National Liberal) 9,993 (29.3 pts) 73.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wallace Liberal 6,88644.6% Yes
William McLean Watson Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan Miners 5,07632.8% No
Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby Independent Democrat 3,49122.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William McLean Watson Labour 11,65250.4% Yes
John Wallace National Liberal 11,45149.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William McLean Watson Labour 12,60653.6% Yes
John Wallace Liberal 10,93146.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William McLean Watson Labour 13,88757.9% Yes
Francis John Robertson Liberal 10,11842.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William McLean Watson Labour 15,28858.5% Yes
Allan Beaton Unionist 9,14635.0% No
John Villiers Leckie Communist 1,7126.5% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wallace National Liberal 16,86357.9% Yes
William McLean Watson Labour 12,24742.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William McLean Watson Labour 16,27152.3% Yes
John Wallace National Liberal 14,84847.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William McLean Watson Labour 22,02164.7% Yes
James Henderson National Liberal 12,02835.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 11.7 pts 1922: Labour margin 0.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 7.1 pts 1924: Labour margin 15.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 23.5 pts 1931: National Liberal margin 15.9 pts 1935: Labour margin 4.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 29.3 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Dunfermline Boroughs has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, National Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Dunfermline Boroughs in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Dunfermline Boroughs in 1945 with 22,021 votes (64.7%), a majority of 9,993 votes over National Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Dunfermline Boroughs since 1918?

Since 1918, Dunfermline Boroughs has been won by: Labour, Liberal, National Liberal.

What was the closest result in Dunfermline Boroughs?

The closest result on record for Dunfermline Boroughs was 1922, when Labour beat National Liberal by just 201 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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