In 2019, the Scottish National Party had the highest share of Scottish votes in the 2019 General Election at 45 percent. This was a decline on their best showing in 2015 when they earned half of all Scottish votes, more than doubling the share of votes they received in 2010.
Share of votes in general elections in Scotland from 1918 to 2019, by political party
Characteristic
Conservatives
Labour
Liberal Democrats
SNP
Other
2019
25.1%
18.6%
9.5%
45%
1.8%
2017
28.6%
27.1%
6.8%
36.9%
0.7%
2015
14.9%
24.3%
7.5%
50%
3.3%
2010
16.7%
42%
18.9%
19.9%
2.5%
2005
15.8%
38.9%
22.6%
17.7%
5%
2001
15.6%
43.3%
16.3%
20.1%
4.7%
1997
17.5%
45.6%
13%
22.1%
1.9%
1992
25.6%
39%
13.1%
21.5%
0.8%
1987
24%
42.4%
19.2%
14%
0.3%
1983
28.4%
35.1%
24.5%
11.8%
0.3%
1979
31.4%
41.5%
9%
17.3%
0.8%
October 1974
24.7%
36.3%
8.3%
30.4%
0.3%
February 1974
32.9%
36.6%
7.9%
21.9%
0.6%
1970
38%
44.5%
5.5%
11.4%
0.6%
1966
37.6%
49.9%
6.8%
5%
0.7%
1964
40.6%
48.7%
7.6%
2.4%
0.6%
1959
47.2%
46.7%
4.1%
0.8%
1.2%
1955
50.1%
46.7%
1.9%
0.5%
0.9%
1951
48.6%
47.9%
5.6%
1.3%
0.5%
1950
44.8%
46.2%
6.6%
0.4%
2%
1945
40.3%
47.9%
5.6%
1.3%
4.9%
1935
48.9%
37.2%
7.5%
1.1%
5.4%
1931
54.3%
32%
9.4%
1%
3.3%
1929
35.3%
41.8%
18.1%
0.1%
4.6%
1924
40.1%
40.6%
16.7%
-
2.6%
1923
31.2%
35.5%
28.2%
-
5.2%
1922
24.2%
31.9%
39.3%
-
4.6%
1918
31.8%
23.6%
34.2%
-
10.4%
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Between 1918 and 1981 the Liberal Democrats were known as the Liberal Party, and between 1981 and 1988 were the SDP/Liberal Alliance. The latest election results were taken from the BBC.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom, & BBC World Service. (December 13, 2019). Share of votes in general elections in Scotland from 1918 to 2019, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1057795/scottish-election-results/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, und BBC World Service. "Share of votes in general elections in Scotland from 1918 to 2019, by political party." Chart. December 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1057795/scottish-election-results/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, BBC World Service. (2019). Share of votes in general elections in Scotland from 1918 to 2019, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1057795/scottish-election-results/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, and BBC World Service. "Share of Votes in General Elections in Scotland from 1918 to 2019, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2019, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1057795/scottish-election-results/
Parliament of the United Kingdom & BBC World Service, Share of votes in general elections in Scotland from 1918 to 2019, by political party Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1057795/scottish-election-results/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Share of votes in general elections in Scotland from 1918 to 2019, by political party [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, & BBC World Service, December 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1057795/scottish-election-results/