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Falkirk — UK General Election Results

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

Falkirk was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,996 votes over SNP. This page covers every general election in Falkirk from 1832 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 William Downe Gillon (Radical) 505 58.3% Charles Augustus Murray (Whig) 144 (16.6 pts) 89.4%
1835 William Downe Gillon (Radical) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 William Downe Gillon (Radical) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 William Baird (Conservative) 484 52.8% William Downe Gillon (Radical) 51 (5.6 pts) 67.0%
1847 Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (Conservative) 522 51.5% William Sprott Boyd (Whig) 31 (3.1 pts) 70.5%
1852 James Baird (Conservative) 579 52.3% James Anderson (Whig) 50 (4.5 pts) 58.2%
1857 James Merry (Radical) 770 61.1% George Baird (Conservative) 279 (22.1 pts) 85.6%
1859 James Merry (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 James Merry (Liberal) 683 62.0% Frederick James Halliday (Conservative) 264 (24.0 pts) 73.0%
1868 James Merry (Liberal) 1,724 99.1% Edward Horsman (Independent Liberal) 1,708 (98.2 pts) 37.0%
1874 John Ramsay (Liberal) 2,583 56.9% Alexander Baird (Conservative) 625 (13.8 pts) 87.9%
1880 John Ramsay (Liberal) 3,270 74.1% William Bell McTaggart (Conservative) 2,130 (48.3 pts) 82.7%
1885 John Ramsay (Liberal) 3,104 50.6% Samuel Leck Mason (Conservative) 900 (14.7 pts) 85.9%
1886 William Pirrie Sinclair (Liberal Unionist) 2,712 50.2% Harry Smith (Liberal) 19 (0.4 pts) 75.7%
1892 Harry Smith (Liberal) 3,816 54.6% William Pirrie Sinclair (Liberal Unionist) 639 (9.1 pts) 83.1%
1895 John Wilson (Liberal Unionist) 4,075 51.6% Harry Smith (Liberal) 253 (3.2 pts) 84.3%
1900 John Wilson (Liberal Unionist) 4,222 51.2% John Archibald Murray Macdonald (Liberal) 200 (2.4 pts) 79.4%
1906 John Archibald Murray Macdonald (Liberal) 5,158 51.1% Henry Shanks Keith (Conservative) 1,982 (19.6 pts) 83.7%
Dec 1910 John Archibald Murray Macdonald (Liberal) 6,276 59.7% Daniel Henderson Lusk Young (Conservative) 2,031 (19.3 pts) 80.0%
Jan 1910 John Archibald Murray Macdonald (Liberal) 6,524 59.9% Henry Shanks Keith (Conservative) 2,149 (19.7 pts) 84.6%
2005 Eric Joyce (Labour) 23,264 50.9% Laura Love (SNP) 13,475 (29.4 pts) 59.6%
2010 Eric Joyce (Labour) 23,207 45.7% John McNally (SNP) 7,843 (15.4 pts) 62.1%
2015 John McNally (SNP) 34,831 57.7% Karen Whitefield (Labour) 19,701 (32.6 pts) 72.4%
2017 John Mc Nally (SNP) 20,952 38.9% Craig Martin (Labour) 4,923 (9.2 pts) 65.5%
2019 John McNally (SNP) 29,351 52.5% Lynn Munro (Conservative) 14,948 (26.8 pts) 66.4%
2024 Euan Stainbank (Labour) 18,343 43.0% Toni Giugliano (SNP) 4,996 (11.7 pts) 58.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Downe Gillon Radical 50558.3% Yes
Charles Augustus Murray Whig 36141.7% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Downe Gillon Radical Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Downe Gillon Radical Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Baird Conservative 48452.8% Yes
William Downe Gillon Radical 43347.2% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton Conservative 52251.5% Yes
William Sprott Boyd Whig 49148.5% No

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Baird Conservative 57952.3% Yes
James Anderson Whig 52947.7% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Merry Radical 77061.1% Yes
George Baird Conservative 49138.9% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Merry Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Merry Liberal 68362.0% Yes
Frederick James Halliday Conservative 41938.0% No

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Merry Liberal 1,72499.1% Yes
Edward Horsman Independent Liberal 160.9% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ramsay Liberal 2,58356.9% Yes
Alexander Baird Conservative 1,95843.1% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ramsay Liberal 3,27074.1% Yes
William Bell McTaggart Conservative 1,14025.9% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ramsay Liberal 3,10450.6% Yes
Samuel Leck Mason Conservative 2,20435.9% No
James Galloway Weir Independent Liberal 81413.3% No
John Roskill Hamilton Liberal Association 140.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Pirrie Sinclair Liberal Unionist 2,71250.2% Yes
Harry Smith Liberal 2,69349.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Smith Liberal 3,81654.6% Yes
William Pirrie Sinclair Liberal Unionist 3,17745.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wilson Liberal Unionist 4,07551.6% Yes
Harry Smith Liberal 3,82248.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wilson Liberal Unionist 4,22251.2% Yes
John Archibald Murray Macdonald Liberal 4,02248.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Murray Macdonald Liberal 5,15851.1% Yes
Henry Shanks Keith Conservative 3,17631.5% No
David Gilmour Scottish Workers' Representation 1,76317.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Murray Macdonald Liberal 6,27659.7% Yes
Daniel Henderson Lusk Young Conservative 4,24540.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Murray Macdonald Liberal 6,52459.9% Yes
Henry Shanks Keith Conservative 4,37540.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Joyce Labour 23,26450.9% Yes
Laura Love SNP 9,78921.4% No
Callum Chomczuk Liberal Democrat 7,32116.0% No
David Potts Conservative 4,5389.9% No
Danny Quinlan Scottish Socialist 8381.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Joyce Labour 23,20745.7% Yes
John McNally SNP 15,36430.3% No
Katie Mackie Conservative 5,69811.2% No
Kieran Leach Liberal Democrat 5,22510.3% No
Brian Goldie UKIP 1,2832.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McNally SNP 34,83157.7% Yes
Karen Whitefield Labour 15,13025.1% No
Alison Harris Conservative 7,32512.1% No
David Coburn UKIP 1,8293.0% No
Galen Milne Liberal Democrat 1,2252.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Mc Nally SNP 20,95238.9% Yes
Craig Martin Labour 16,02929.8% No
Callum Laidlaw Conservative 14,08826.2% No
Austin Reid Liberal Democrat 1,1202.1% No
Debra Pickering Green 9081.7% No
Stuart Martin UKIP 7121.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John McNally SNP 29,35152.5% Yes
Lynn Munro Conservative 14,40325.8% No
Safia Ali Labour 6,24311.2% No
Austin Reid Liberal Democrat 3,9907.1% No
Tom McLaughlin Green 1,8853.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Euan Stainbank Labour 18,34343.0% Yes
Toni Giugliano SNP 13,34731.3% No
James Bundy Conservative 3,5768.4% No
Keith Barrow Reform UK 3,3757.9% No
Rachel Kidd Green 1,7114.0% No
Tim McKay Liberal Democrat 1,0922.6% No
Mark Tunnicliff Independent 6001.4% No
Zohaib Arshad Alba Party 5811.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Radical margin 16.6 pts 1841: Conservative margin 5.6 pts 1847: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1852: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1857: Radical margin 22.1 pts 1865: Liberal margin 24.0 pts 1868: Liberal margin 98.2 pts 1874: Liberal margin 13.8 pts 1880: Liberal margin 48.3 pts 1885: Liberal margin 14.7 pts 1886: Liberal Unionist margin 0.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 9.1 pts 1895: Liberal Unionist margin 3.2 pts 1900: Liberal Unionist margin 2.4 pts 1906: Liberal margin 19.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 19.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 19.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 29.4 pts 2010: Labour margin 15.4 pts 2015: SNP margin 32.6 pts 2017: SNP margin 9.2 pts 2019: SNP margin 26.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 11.7 pts 1832 1841 1847 1852 1857 1865 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Falkirk has been contested at 26 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Radical, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Labour, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Falkirk in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Falkirk in 2024 with 18,343 votes (43.0%), a majority of 4,996 votes over SNP in second place.

Which parties have won Falkirk since 1832?

Since 1832, Falkirk has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Radical, SNP.

What was the closest result in Falkirk?

The closest result on record for Falkirk was 1886, when Liberal Unionist beat Liberal by just 19 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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