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West Stirlingshire — UK General Election Results

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

West Stirlingshire was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 10,356 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in West Stirlingshire from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Harry Hope (Unionist) 6,893 51.9% Thomas Johnston (Labour) 3,084 (23.2 pts) 59.1%
1922 Thomas Johnston (Labour) 8,919 52.4% Harry Hope (Unionist) 815 (4.8 pts) 74.1%
1923 Thomas Johnston (Labour) 9,242 51.9% Harry Hope (Unionist) 3,060 (17.2 pts) 74.7%
1924 Guy Dalrymple Fanshawe (Unionist) 10,043 50.7% Thomas Johnston (Labour) 294 (1.5 pts) 81.0%
1929 Tom Johnston (Labour) 15,179 56.7% Guy Dalrymple Fanshawe (Unionist) 3,590 (13.4 pts) 82.7%
1931 James Campbell Ker (Unionist) 14,771 53.3% Thomas Johnston (Labour) 1,819 (6.6 pts) 84.0%
1935 Thomas Johnston (Labour) 16,015 55.1% Arthur Paterson Duffes (Unionist) 2,962 (10.2 pts) 82.3%
1945 Alfred Balfour (Labour) 16,066 54.4% John Charles Lindsay Anderson (Unionist) 2,577 (8.7 pts) 75.0%
1950 Alfred Balfour (Labour) 19,930 55.6% Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson (Unionist) 4,036 (11.3 pts) 85.7%
1951 Alfred Balfour (Labour) 20,893 56.0% Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson (Unionist) 4,497 (12.1 pts) 86.7%
1955 Alfred Balfour (Labour) 18,935 54.9% Allan Gay (Unionist) 3,214 (9.3 pts) 80.4%
1959 William Baxter (Labour) 21,008 57.5% W Allan Gay (Unionist) 5,511 (15.1 pts) 83.6%
1964 William Baxter (Labour) 21,144 58.8% John Gourlay Crichton Barr (Unionist) 6,310 (17.5 pts) 81.2%
1966 William Baxter (Labour) 17,513 48.6% Dr Robert McIntyre (SNP) 8,132 (22.6 pts) 82.4%
1970 William Baxter (Labour) 18,884 48.9% John Glen (Conservative) 7,419 (19.2 pts) 79.0%
Feb 1974 William Baxter (Labour) 17,730 40.8% Janette Jones (SNP) 4,844 (11.2 pts) 82.7%
Oct 1974 Dennis Canavan (Labour) 16,698 39.0% Janette Jones (SNP) 367 (0.9 pts) 80.7%
1979 Dennis Canavan (Labour) 22,516 47.7% Anna McCurley (Conservative) 10,356 (21.9 pts) 82.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Hope Unionist 6,89351.9% Yes
Thomas Johnston Labour 3,80928.7% No
Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham Liberal 2,58219.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Johnston Labour 8,91952.4% Yes
Harry Hope Unionist 8,10447.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Johnston Labour 9,24251.9% Yes
Harry Hope Unionist 6,18234.7% No
Robert Ian Aonas MacInnes Liberal 2,39013.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Guy Dalrymple Fanshawe Unionist 10,04350.7% Yes
Thomas Johnston Labour 9,74949.3% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Johnston Labour 15,17956.7% Yes
Guy Dalrymple Fanshawe Unionist 11,58943.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Campbell Ker Unionist 14,77153.3% Yes
Thomas Johnston Labour 12,95246.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Johnston Labour 16,01555.1% Yes
Arthur Paterson Duffes Unionist 13,05344.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Balfour Labour 16,06654.4% Yes
John Charles Lindsay Anderson Unionist 13,48945.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Balfour Labour 19,93055.6% Yes
Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson Unionist 15,89444.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Balfour Labour 20,89356.0% Yes
Margaret Betty Harvie Anderson Unionist 16,39644.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Balfour Labour 18,93554.9% Yes
Allan Gay Unionist 15,72145.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Baxter Labour 21,00857.5% Yes
W Allan Gay Unionist 15,49742.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Baxter Labour 21,14458.8% Yes
John Gourlay Crichton Barr Unionist 14,83441.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Baxter Labour 17,51348.6% Yes
Dr Robert McIntyre SNP 9,38126.0% No
Donald Hardie Conservative 9,14825.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Baxter Labour 18,88448.9% Yes
John Glen Conservative 11,46529.7% No
Robert McIntyre SNP 8,27921.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Baxter Labour 17,73040.8% Yes
Janette Jones SNP 12,88629.7% No
Timothy James Price Conservative 12,78929.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Canavan Labour 16,69839.0% Yes
Janette Jones SNP 16,33138.2% No
David William Mitchell Conservative 7,87518.4% No
Iain Buchanan MacFarlane Liberal 1,8654.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Canavan Labour 22,51647.7% Yes
Anna McCurley Conservative 12,16025.8% No
Janette Jones SNP 8,62718.3% No
David Stewart Patrick Cant Liberal 3,9058.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 23.2 pts 1922: Labour margin 4.8 pts 1923: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 1.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 13.4 pts 1931: Unionist margin 6.6 pts 1935: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 8.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 11.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 12.1 pts 1955: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 15.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 17.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 22.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 19.2 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 11.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 0.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 21.9 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

West Stirlingshire has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Stirlingshire in the 1979 general election?

Labour won West Stirlingshire in 1979 with 22,516 votes (47.7%), a majority of 10,356 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won West Stirlingshire since 1918?

Since 1918, West Stirlingshire has been won by: Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in West Stirlingshire?

The closest result on record for West Stirlingshire was Oct 1974, when Labour beat SNP by just 367 votes (0.9 percentage points).

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