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Linlithgowshire — UK General Election Results

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

Linlithgowshire was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 10,891 votes over Unionist. This page covers every general election in Linlithgowshire from 1832 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1832–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Alexander Hope (Conservative) 267 51.3% James Joseph Hope-Vere (Whig) 14 (2.7 pts) 86.7%
1835 James Hope (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 James Hope (Conservative) 329 63.3% Robert Fulke Greville (Whig) 138 (26.5 pts) 71.7%
1841 Charles Hope (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 George Dundas (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 George Dundas (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 George Dundas (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Walter Ferrier Hamilton (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Peter McLagan (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Peter McLagan (Liberal) 600 60.9% John Pender (Liberal) 215 (21.8 pts) 80.3%
1874 Peter McLagan (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 Peter McLagan (Liberal) 747 74.5% James Patrick Bannerman Robertson (Conservative) 491 (48.9 pts) 81.4%
1885 Peter McLagan (Liberal) 3,801 70.3% Thomas Hope (Conservative) 2,195 (40.6 pts) 79.4%
1886 Peter McLagan (Liberal) 2,543 58.4% Thomas Hope (Conservative) 733 (16.8 pts) 63.9%
1892 Peter McLagan (Liberal) 2,870 51.4% Thomas Hope (Conservative) 161 (2.9 pts) 79.2%
1895 Alexander Ure (Liberal) 3,760 54.4% Thomas Hope (Conservative) 607 (8.8 pts) 88.4%
1900 Alexander Ure (Liberal) 3,827 55.8% David Dundas (Conservative) 793 (11.6 pts) 81.2%
1906 Alexander Ure (Liberal) 5,282 65.7% Patrick Rose-Innes (Conservative) 2,521 (31.3 pts) 78.1%
Jan 1910 Alexander Ure (Liberal) 6,451 64.6% William Charles Smith (Liberal Unionist) 2,915 (29.2 pts) 84.6%
Dec 1910 Alexander Ure (Liberal) 5,835 60.8% James Kidd (Conservative) 2,070 (21.6 pts) 81.1%
1918 James Kidd (Unionist) 12,898 59.7% Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 4,175 (19.3 pts) 66.4%
1922 Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 12,625 46.4% James Kidd (Unionist) 3,632 (13.3 pts) 76.5%
1923 Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 13,304 50.9% James Kidd (Unionist) 5,155 (19.7 pts) 71.7%
1924 James Kidd (Unionist) 14,765 51.1% Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 642 (2.2 pts) 80.0%
1929 Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 18,063 51.6% Adrian William Maxwell Baillie (Unionist) 6,822 (19.5 pts) 77.9%
1931 Adrian William Maxwell Baillie (Unionist) 20,476 54.7% Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 3,520 (9.4 pts) 82.1%
1935 George Mathers (Labour) 20,905 54.1% Adrian William Maxwell Baillie (Unionist) 3,175 (8.2 pts) 80.8%
1945 George Mathers (Labour) 24,762 64.1% Rupert Malise Speir (Unionist) 10,891 (28.2 pts) 73.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Hope Conservative 26751.3% Yes
James Joseph Hope-Vere Whig 25348.7% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hope Conservative Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Hope Conservative 32963.3% Yes
Robert Fulke Greville Whig 19136.7% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Hope Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Dundas Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Dundas Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Dundas Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Ferrier Hamilton Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter McLagan Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter McLagan Liberal 60060.9% Yes
John Pender Liberal 38539.1% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter McLagan Liberal Unopposed Yes

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter McLagan Liberal 74774.5% Yes
James Patrick Bannerman Robertson Conservative 25625.5% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter McLagan Liberal 3,80170.3% Yes
Thomas Hope Conservative 1,60629.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter McLagan Liberal 2,54358.4% Yes
Thomas Hope Conservative 1,81041.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter McLagan Liberal 2,87051.4% Yes
Thomas Hope Conservative 2,70948.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Ure Liberal 3,76054.4% Yes
Thomas Hope Conservative 3,15345.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Ure Liberal 3,82755.8% Yes
David Dundas Conservative 3,03444.2% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Ure Liberal 5,28265.7% Yes
Patrick Rose-Innes Conservative 2,76134.3% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Ure Liberal 6,45164.6% Yes
William Charles Smith Liberal Unionist 3,53635.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Ure Liberal 5,83560.8% Yes
James Kidd Conservative 3,76539.2% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Kidd Unionist 12,89859.7% Yes
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 8,72340.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 12,62546.4% Yes
James Kidd Unionist 8,99333.0% No
John Fraser Orr Liberal 5,60520.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 13,30450.9% Yes
James Kidd Unionist 8,14931.2% No
James Johnston Liberal 4,69117.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Kidd Unionist 14,76551.1% Yes
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 14,12348.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 18,06351.6% Yes
Adrian William Maxwell Baillie Unionist 11,24132.1% No
John Fraser Orr Liberal 5,72216.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Adrian William Maxwell Baillie Unionist 20,47654.7% Yes
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 16,95645.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Mathers Labour 20,90554.1% Yes
Adrian William Maxwell Baillie Unionist 17,73045.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Mathers Labour 24,76264.1% Yes
Rupert Malise Speir Unionist 13,87135.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1832: Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1837: Conservative margin 26.5 pts 1868: Liberal margin 21.8 pts 1880: Liberal margin 48.9 pts 1885: Liberal margin 40.6 pts 1886: Liberal margin 16.8 pts 1892: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1895: Liberal margin 8.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 11.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 31.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 29.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 21.6 pts 1918: Unionist margin 19.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 13.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 19.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 2.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 19.5 pts 1931: Unionist margin 9.4 pts 1935: Labour margin 8.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 28.2 pts 1832 1837 1868 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Linlithgowshire has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Linlithgowshire in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Linlithgowshire in 1945 with 24,762 votes (64.1%), a majority of 10,891 votes over Unionist in second place.

Which parties have won Linlithgowshire since 1832?

Since 1832, Linlithgowshire has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Linlithgowshire?

The closest result on record for Linlithgowshire was 1924, when Unionist beat Labour by just 642 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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