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East Renfrewshire — UK General Election Results

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

East Renfrewshire was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,421 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in East Renfrewshire from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 James Finlayson (Liberal) 3,642 53.7% Allan Gilmour (Conservative) 498 (7.3 pts) 81.8%
1886 Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart (Conservative) 3,806 61.0% James Samuelson (Liberal-Labour) 1,368 (21.9 pts) 75.3%
1892 Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart (Conservative) 4,484 56.9% John Gloag Murdoch (Liberal) 1,087 (13.8 pts) 80.5%
1895 Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Robert Laidlaw (Liberal) 6,896 50.3% Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart (Conservative) 95 (0.7 pts) 81.5%
Jan 1910 John Gilmour (Conservative) 9,645 52.4% Robert Laidlaw (Liberal) 874 (4.8 pts) 87.9%
Dec 1910 John Gilmour (Conservative) 10,063 53.1% James Ian Stewart Macpherson (Liberal) 1,180 (6.2 pts) 88.9%
1918 Joseph Johnstone (Liberal) 13,107 72.2% Robert Spence (Labour) 8,059 (44.4 pts) 64.7%
1922 Robert Nichol (Labour) 9,708 42.4% Frederick Lobnitz (Unionist) 550 (2.4 pts) 80.6%
1923 Robert Nichol (Labour) 9,857 44.6% Frederick Lobnitz (Unionist) 508 (2.3 pts) 75.9%
1924 Alexander Munro MacRobert (Unionist) 13,716 55.7% Robert Nichol (Labour) 2,813 (11.4 pts) 83.5%
1929 Alexander Munro MacRobert (Unionist) 18,487 52.2% John Martin Munro (Labour) 1,563 (4.4 pts) 77.8%
1931 Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (Unionist) 27,740 59.4% James Strain (Labour) 15,263 (32.7 pts) 80.7%
1935 Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (Unionist) 35,121 55.6% James Barr (Labour) 13,646 (21.6 pts) 75.9%
1945 Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd (Unionist) 42,310 53.6% Daniel McArthur (Labour) 5,676 (7.2 pts) 67.2%
1950 Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd (Unionist) 31,650 65.4% William Taylor (Labour) 14,934 (30.9 pts) 78.9%
1951 Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd (Unionist) 31,908 65.8% David Phillips (Labour) 15,320 (31.6 pts) 81.7%
1955 Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd (Unionist) 30,959 68.3% David Phillips (Labour) 16,588 (36.6 pts) 78.1%
1959 Betty Harvie Anderson (Unionist) 29,672 58.7% Arthur J Houston (Labour) 15,093 (29.8 pts) 82.9%
1964 Betty Harvie Anderson (Unionist) 27,846 52.5% James Stuart Gordon (Labour) 11,343 (21.4 pts) 82.6%
1966 Betty Anderson (Conservative) 28,017 53.2% Robert Lochrie (Labour) 10,591 (20.1 pts) 79.9%
1970 Betty Anderson (Conservative) 29,163 52.1% Jessie Arbuckle Carnegie (Labour) 13,101 (23.4 pts) 76.2%
Feb 1974 Betty Anderson (Conservative) 25,713 50.6% Robin Stirling Stewart (Labour) 15,486 (30.5 pts) 82.9%
Oct 1974 Betty Anderson (Conservative) 19,847 41.4% Ian Stewart Jenkins (SNP) 8,710 (18.1 pts) 77.7%
1979 Allan Stewart (Conservative) 25,910 49.9% Ellen Sullivan (Labour) 13,238 (25.5 pts) 80.6%
2005 Jim Murphy (Labour) 20,815 43.9% Richard Cook (Conservative) 6,657 (14.0 pts) 72.1%
2010 Jim Murphy (Labour) 25,987 50.8% Richard Cook (Conservative) 10,420 (20.4 pts) 77.4%
2015 Kirsten Oswald (SNP) 23,013 40.6% Jim Murphy (Labour) 3,718 (6.6 pts) 81.2%
2017 Paul Masterton (Conservative) 21,496 40.0% Kirsten Oswald (SNP) 4,712 (8.8 pts) 76.8%
2019 Kirsten Oswald (SNP) 24,877 44.9% Paul Masterton (Conservative) 5,426 (9.8 pts) 76.9%
2024 Blair McDougall (Labour) 21,935 43.7% Kirsten Oswald (SNP) 8,421 (16.8 pts) 67.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Finlayson Liberal 3,64253.7% Yes
Allan Gilmour Conservative 3,14446.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart Conservative 3,80661.0% Yes
James Samuelson Liberal-Labour 2,43839.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart Conservative 4,48456.9% Yes
John Gloag Murdoch Liberal 3,39743.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Laidlaw Liberal 6,89650.3% Yes
Michael Hugh Shaw-Stewart Conservative 6,80149.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Conservative 9,64552.4% Yes
Robert Laidlaw Liberal 8,77147.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Gilmour Conservative 10,06353.1% Yes
James Ian Stewart Macpherson Liberal 8,88346.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Johnstone Liberal 13,10772.2% Yes
Robert Spence Labour 5,04827.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Nichol Labour 9,70842.4% Yes
Frederick Lobnitz Unionist 9,15840.0% No
Joseph Johnstone Liberal 4,01317.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Nichol Labour 9,85744.6% Yes
Frederick Lobnitz Unionist 9,34942.3% No
William Crawford Liberal 2,88713.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Munro MacRobert Unionist 13,71655.7% Yes
Robert Nichol Labour 10,90344.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Munro MacRobert Unionist 18,48752.2% Yes
John Martin Munro Labour 16,92447.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton Unionist 27,74059.4% Yes
James Strain Labour 12,47726.7% No
William Oliver Brown National Party of Scotland 6,49813.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton Unionist 35,12155.6% Yes
James Barr Labour 21,47534.0% No
William Oliver Brown SNP 6,59310.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd Unionist 42,31053.6% Yes
Daniel McArthur Labour 36,63446.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd Unionist 31,65065.4% Yes
William Taylor Labour 16,71634.6% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd Unionist 31,90865.8% Yes
David Phillips Labour 16,58834.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Guy Richard Lloyd Unionist 30,95968.3% Yes
David Phillips Labour 14,37131.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Harvie Anderson Unionist 29,67258.7% Yes
Arthur J Houston Labour 14,57928.8% No
Derek MH Starforth Liberal 6,33912.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Harvie Anderson Unionist 27,84652.5% Yes
James Stuart Gordon Labour 16,50331.1% No
Derek MH Starforth Liberal 8,65516.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Anderson Conservative 28,01753.2% Yes
Robert Lochrie Labour 17,42633.1% No
James McHardy Liberal 7,25213.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Anderson Conservative 29,16352.1% Yes
Jessie Arbuckle Carnegie Labour 16,06228.7% No
Olivia Watt Liberal 7,05312.6% No
John Macalister Buchanan SNP 3,7336.7% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Anderson Conservative 25,71350.6% Yes
Robin Stirling Stewart Labour 10,22720.1% No
William Gourlay Adam Craig Liberal 9,58818.9% No
Sheila Mary Watterson SNP 5,26810.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Betty Anderson Conservative 19,84741.4% Yes
Ian Stewart Jenkins SNP 11,13723.2% No
Colin James Roberts Labour 9,99720.8% No
William Gourlay Adam Craig Liberal 7,01514.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Stewart Conservative 25,91049.9% Yes
Ellen Sullivan Labour 12,67224.4% No
William Gourlay Adam Craig Liberal 9,36618.0% No
James Bovaird Pow SNP 3,9897.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Murphy Labour 20,81543.9% Yes
Richard Cook Conservative 14,15829.9% No
Gordon MacDonald Liberal Democrat 8,65918.3% No
Osama Bhutta SNP 3,2456.8% No
Ian Henderson Scottish Socialist 5281.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jim Murphy Labour 25,98750.8% Yes
Richard Cook Conservative 15,56730.4% No
Gordon Macdonald Liberal Democrat 4,7209.2% No
Gordon Archer SNP 4,5358.9% No
Donald MacKay UKIP 3720.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kirsten Oswald SNP 23,01340.6% Yes
Jim Murphy Labour 19,29534.0% No
David Montgomery Conservative 12,46522.0% No
Graeme Cowie Liberal Democrat 1,0691.9% No
Robert Malyn UKIP 8881.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Masterton Conservative 21,49640.0% Yes
Kirsten Oswald SNP 16,78431.2% No
Blair McDougall Labour 14,34626.7% No
Aileen Morton Liberal Democrat 1,1122.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kirsten Oswald SNP 24,87744.9% Yes
Paul Masterton Conservative 19,45135.1% No
Carolann Davidson Labour 6,85512.4% No
Andrew McGlynn Liberal Democrat 4,1747.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Blair McDougall Labour 21,93543.7% Yes
Kirsten Oswald SNP 13,51426.9% No
Sandesh Gulhane Conservative 8,49416.9% No
Matt Alexander Reform UK 2,3604.7% No
Karen Sharkey Green 1,5103.0% No
Alan Grant Liberal Democrat 1,1502.3% No
Maria Reid Scottish Family Party 4871.0% No
Allan Steele Liberal 4811.0% No
Colette Walker Independence for Scotland Party 2960.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 21.9 pts 1892: Conservative margin 13.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 0.7 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 4.8 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1918: Liberal margin 44.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 2.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 2.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 11.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 4.4 pts 1931: Unionist margin 32.7 pts 1935: Unionist margin 21.6 pts 1945: Unionist margin 7.2 pts 1950: Unionist margin 30.9 pts 1951: Unionist margin 31.6 pts 1955: Unionist margin 36.6 pts 1959: Unionist margin 29.8 pts 1964: Unionist margin 21.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 20.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 23.4 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 30.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 18.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 25.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 14.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 20.4 pts 2015: SNP margin 6.6 pts 2017: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 2019: SNP margin 9.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 16.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

East Renfrewshire has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour, Unionist, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Renfrewshire in the 2024 general election?

Labour won East Renfrewshire in 2024 with 21,935 votes (43.7%), a majority of 8,421 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won East Renfrewshire since 1885?

Since 1885, East Renfrewshire has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, SNP, Unionist.

What was the closest result in East Renfrewshire?

The closest result on record for East Renfrewshire was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 95 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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