Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency (BCon) : Groupings of Political Parties

Election of 23rd Feb, 1950
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 23107
Labour 17912
Liberal 4703

More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 25th Oct, 1951
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 27804
Labour 20405

More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 26th May, 1955
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 23496
Labour 16011

More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 8th Oct, 1959
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 25742
Labour 16950

More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Oct, 1964
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 20181
Labour 17794
Liberal 5862

More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 31st Mar, 1966
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 19176
Labour 19132
Liberal 4363

More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 18th Jun, 1970
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 21829
Labour 18646
Liberal 4055
Nationalist 2814

More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 28th Feb, 1974
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 18162
Labour 13560
Liberal 6870
Nationalist 5491

More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 10th Oct, 1974
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 14083
Labour 12826
Nationalist 10189
Liberal 4411

More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd May, 1979
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 17684
Labour 16486
Liberal 5919
Nationalist 4934

More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 17051
Left 12742
Labour 10390
Nationalist 2642
Other 687

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 17278
Labour 13533
Left 11072
Nationalist 3264

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 18128
Labour 13838
Nationalist 6882
Liberal 5597
Other 111

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 19675
Conservative 14813
Nationalist 5952
Liberal 4575
Other 646
Right 81

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 15797
Conservative 14055
Liberal 4210
Nationalist 4210
Left 555
Right 105

More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




Age and sex structure data in five-year bands to age 100, as published for 19th and early 20th century Registration Districts

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency (BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12745709/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 27th July 2026