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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26005 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 21658 | |
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 1093 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26668 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 22863 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 17th Jul, 1952 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22161 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 14035 | |
| Scottish National Party | 2931 | |
| World Parliament Party | 290 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25646 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 21606 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26263 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 22082 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26062 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 21499 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25530 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19804 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22630 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19832 | |
| Scottish National Party | 4181 | |
| World Government Party | 176 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st Mar, 1973 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14411 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 13270 | |
| Conservative | 11089 | |
| Liberal | 3653 | |
| Scottish Labour Party | 1409 | |
| Independent | 182 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 20066 | Elected |
| Labour | 17100 | |
| Conservative | 13371 | |
| Independent | 220 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 22120 | Elected |
| Labour | 15137 | |
| Conservative | 7784 | |
| Liberal | 1302 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 20497 | Elected |
| Labour | 17978 | |
| Conservative | 9072 | |
| Liberal | 2317 | |
| WRP | 95 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 20276 | Elected |
| Labour | 15260 | |
| Conservative | 7172 | |
| Liberal | 3546 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19539 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 18524 | |
| Conservative | 5938 | |
| Liberal | 2143 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18761 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 14197 | |
| Conservative | 7549 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1725 | |
| Green | 295 | |
| Natural Law | 77 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20718 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 10757 | |
| Conservative | 6397 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1677 | |
| Referendum Party | 601 | |
| Scottish Socialist Alliance | 232 | |
| Natural Law | 146 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14635 | Elected |
| Scottish National Party | 10169 | |
| Conservative | 3900 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2784 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 879 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 14708 | Elected |
| Labour | 14325 | |
| Conservative | 5061 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4498 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 537 | |
| UK Independence Party | 292 | |
| Independent | 119 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 15350 | Elected |
| Labour | 13529 | |
| Conservative | 6177 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4285 | |
| Green Party | 542 | |
| UK Independence Party | 431 | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 254 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 28765 | Elected |
| Labour | 9603 | |
| Conservative | 7206 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1387 | |
| Green | 895 | |
| Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol Party | 225 | |
| Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition | 104 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 18391 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11746 | |
| Labour | 11176 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1615 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 24361 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10986 | |
| Labour | 6045 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3573 | |
| Independent | 312 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th Jul, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Scottish National Party | 15581 | Elected |
| Labour | 14722 | |
| Conservative | 6841 | |
| Reform UK | 3800 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2249 | |
| Alba Party | 693 | |
| Sovereignty | 231 | |
More information about the 2024 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
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How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Arbroath and Broughty Ferry Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12745576/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 10th April 2026