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Stirling and Falkirk — UK General Election Results

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

Stirling and Falkirk was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 7,230 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Stirling and Falkirk from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Archibald Murray Macdonald (Liberal) 9,350 64.3% Archibald Logan (Labour) 4,149 (28.5 pts) 49.4%
1922 Hugh Murnin (Labour) 11,073 53.3% John Archibald Murray Macdonald (National Liberal) 1,356 (6.5 pts) 71.7%
1923 George McCrae (Liberal) 10,721 50.4% Hugh Murnin (Labour) 156 (0.7 pts) 71.7%
1924 Hugh Murnin (Labour) 13,436 53.9% George McCrae (Liberal) 1,924 (7.7 pts) 81.6%
1929 Hugh Murnin (Labour) 15,408 47.4% Douglas Jamieson (Unionist) 5,244 (16.2 pts) 79.1%
1931 James Scott Cumberland Reid (Unionist) 21,844 63.6% Hugh Murnin (Labour) 9,361 (27.3 pts) 65.8%
1935 Joseph Westwood (Labour) 17,958 51.2% James Scott Cumberland Reid (Unionist) 871 (2.5 pts) 78.4%
1945 Joseph Westwood (Labour) 18,326 56.1% James Frederick Gordon Thomson (Unionist) 4,003 (12.3 pts) 71.5%
1950 Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) 22,186 49.0% William Forbes (Unionist) 1,554 (3.4 pts) 84.4%
1951 Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) 24,421 52.3% William Forbes (Unionist) 2,108 (4.5 pts) 86.1%
1955 Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) 20,651 48.2% James McMillan (Unionist) 1,306 (3.0 pts) 79.7%
1959 Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) 22,423 49.6% Robert S Johnston (Unionist) 2,626 (5.8 pts) 81.1%
1964 Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) 23,766 52.4% John A Davidson (Unionist) 6,696 (14.8 pts) 79.9%
1966 Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) 23,146 52.7% Iain Docherty (Conservative) 9,420 (21.4 pts) 77.1%
1970 Malcolm MacPherson (Labour) 22,984 50.7% David Anderson (Conservative) 7,230 (16.0 pts) 73.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Murray Macdonald Liberal 9,35064.3% Yes
Archibald Logan Labour 5,20135.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Murnin Labour 11,07353.3% Yes
John Archibald Murray Macdonald National Liberal 9,71746.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George McCrae Liberal 10,72150.4% Yes
Hugh Murnin Labour 10,56549.6% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Murnin Labour 13,43653.9% Yes
George McCrae Liberal 11,51246.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hugh Murnin Labour 15,40847.4% Yes
Douglas Jamieson Unionist 10,16431.3% No
Alexander Ratcliffe Protestant and Progressive 6,90221.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Scott Cumberland Reid Unionist 21,84463.6% Yes
Hugh Murnin Labour 12,48336.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Westwood Labour 17,95851.2% Yes
James Scott Cumberland Reid Unionist 17,08748.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Westwood Labour 18,32656.1% Yes
James Frederick Gordon Thomson Unionist 14,32343.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm MacPherson Labour 22,18649.0% Yes
William Forbes Unionist 20,63245.5% No
Robert Curran SNP 1,6983.7% No
George McAlister Communist 8011.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm MacPherson Labour 24,42152.3% Yes
William Forbes Unionist 22,31347.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm MacPherson Labour 20,65148.2% Yes
James McMillan Unionist 19,34545.1% No
James Halliday SNP 2,8856.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm MacPherson Labour 22,42349.6% Yes
Robert S Johnston Unionist 19,79743.8% No
James Halliday SNP 2,9836.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm MacPherson Labour 23,76652.4% Yes
John A Davidson Unionist 17,07037.6% No
William A Milne SNP 4,52610.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm MacPherson Labour 23,14652.7% Yes
Iain Docherty Conservative 13,72631.2% No
William Milne SNP 6,32214.4% No
Peter McIntosh Communist 7671.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm MacPherson Labour 22,98450.7% Yes
David Anderson Conservative 15,75434.8% No
Iain Murray SNP 6,57114.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 28.5 pts 1922: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 7.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 16.2 pts 1931: Unionist margin 27.3 pts 1935: Labour margin 2.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 12.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 3.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 4.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 3.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 14.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 21.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Stirling and Falkirk has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stirling and Falkirk in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Stirling and Falkirk in 1970 with 22,984 votes (50.7%), a majority of 7,230 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Stirling and Falkirk since 1918?

Since 1918, Stirling and Falkirk has been won by: Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Stirling and Falkirk?

The closest result on record for Stirling and Falkirk was 1923, when Liberal beat Labour by just 156 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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