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North East Lanarkshire — UK General Election Results

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

North East Lanarkshire was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 2,706 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North East Lanarkshire from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Donald Crawford (Liberal) 4,564 50.9% John Charles Cunninghame (Conservative) 159 (1.8 pts) 82.9%
1886 Donald Crawford (Liberal) 4,269 51.7% Thomas Edward Colebrooke (Liberal Unionist) 279 (3.4 pts) 76.4%
1892 Donald Crawford (Liberal) 5,281 50.5% Alexander Whitelaw (Conservative) 97 (0.9 pts) 82.8%
1895 John Colville (Liberal) 6,288 52.2% Alexander Whitelaw (Conservative) 537 (4.5 pts) 85.5%
1900 John Colville (Liberal) 7,120 56.1% William Henry Rattigan (Liberal Unionist) 1,553 (12.2 pts) 79.3%
1906 Alexander Findlay (Liberal) 6,436 40.4% Hugh Frederick Hislop Elliot (Liberal Unionist) 1,598 (10.0 pts) 80.8%
Jan 1910 Thomas Fleming Wilson (Liberal) 9,105 49.8% James Robertson Wilson (Conservative) 2,093 (11.5 pts) 83.8%
Dec 1910 Thomas Fleming Wilson (Liberal) 9,848 58.0% John Peers Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 2,706 (15.9 pts) 75.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Crawford Liberal 4,56450.9% Yes
John Charles Cunninghame Conservative 4,40549.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Crawford Liberal 4,26951.7% Yes
Thomas Edward Colebrooke Liberal Unionist 3,99048.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Crawford Liberal 5,28150.5% Yes
Alexander Whitelaw Conservative 5,18449.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Colville Liberal 6,28852.2% Yes
Alexander Whitelaw Conservative 5,75147.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Colville Liberal 7,12056.1% Yes
William Henry Rattigan Liberal Unionist 5,56743.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Findlay Liberal 6,43640.4% Yes
Hugh Frederick Hislop Elliot Liberal Unionist 4,83830.4% No
John Robertson Scottish Workers' Representation 4,65829.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Fleming Wilson Liberal 9,10549.8% Yes
James Robertson Wilson Conservative 7,01238.4% No
Joseph Sullivan Labour 2,16011.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Fleming Wilson Liberal 9,84858.0% Yes
John Peers Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 7,14242.0% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1886: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 0.9 pts 1895: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1900: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 10.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 11.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 15.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

North East Lanarkshire has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North East Lanarkshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won North East Lanarkshire in Dec 1910 with 9,848 votes (58.0%), a majority of 2,706 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North East Lanarkshire since 1885?

Since 1885, North East Lanarkshire has been won by: Liberal.

What was the closest result in North East Lanarkshire?

The closest result on record for North East Lanarkshire was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 97 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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