European Parliamentary Elections


saltire shield'Each time the Nationalists make gains and the world does not end, the fear of their agenda diminishes.'
The Scotsman, 14 June 1994.
Lion Rampant

7 June 1979

Logo Party Votes % % change Candidates Seats
Con Conservative & Unionist 430,772 33.68 %
8 5
Lab Labour 421,968 32.99 %
8 2
SNP Scottish National Party 247,836 19.38 %
8 1
Lib Liberal 178,433 13.95 %
8 0
Total 1,279,009 100.0 %
32 8

14 June 1984

Logo Party Votes % % change Candidates Seats
Lab Labour 526,056 40.66 % + 7.67 % 8 5 (+ 3)
Con Conservative & Unionist 332,771 25.72 % - 7.96 % 8 2 (- 3)
SNP Scottish National Party 230,590 17.82 % - 1.56 % 8 1
Lib SDP Liberal Alliance 201,782 15.60 % + 1.65 % 8 0
Green Ecology Party 2,560 0.20 % (+ 0.20 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Total 1,293,759 100.0 %
33 (+ 1) 8

15 June 1989

Logo Party Votes % % change Candidates Seats
Lab Labour 664,263 41.86 % + 1.20 % 8 7 (+ 2)
SNP Scottish National Party 406,686 25.63 % + 7.81 % 8 1
Con Conservative & Unionist 331,495 20.89 % - 4.83 % 8 0 (- 2)
Green Green 115,028 7.25 % + 7.05 % 8 (+ 7) 0
Lib Democrat 68,056 4.29 % - 11.31 % 8 0
Com Communist 1,164 0.07 % (+ 0.07 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Com International Communist 193 0.01 % (+ 0.01 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Total 1,586,885 100.0 %
42 (+ 9) 8

9 June 1994

Logo Party Votes % % change Candidates Seats
Lab Labour 635,955 42.51 % + 0.65 % 8 6 (- 1)
SNP Scottish National Party 487,239 32.57 % + 6.94 % 8 2 (+ 1)
Con Conservative & Unionist 216,669 14.48 % - 6.41 % 8 0
Lib Liberal Democrat 107,811 7.21 % + 2.92 % 8 0
Green Green 23,304 1.56 % - 5.69 % 8 0
SSA Militant Labour 12,113 0.81 % (+ 0.81 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Natural Natural Law Party 5,037 0.34 % (+ 0.34 %) 8 (+ 8) 0
Liberal Liberal Party 3,249 0.22 % (+ 0.22 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Ind Socialist 1,832 0.12 % (+ 0.12 %) 2 (+ 2) 0
UKIP UK Independence Party 1,096 0.07 % (+ 0.07 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Com Communist Party of Great Britain 689 0.05 % (- 0.02 %) 1 0
Ind North East Ethnic 584 0.04 % (+ 0.04 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Com International Communist 381 0.03 % (+ 0.02 %) 1 0
Total 1,495,959 100.0 %
56 (+ 14) 8

10 June 1999

Logo Party Votes % % change Candidates Seats
Labour logo Labour 283,490 28.69 % - 13.62 % 8 3 (- 3)
SNP logo Scottish National Party 268,528 27.17 % - 5.40 % 8 2
Con logo Conservative & Unionist Party 195,296 19.76 % + 5.28 % 8 2 (+ 2)
Liberal logo Liberal Democrats 96,971 9.81 % + 2.60 % 8 1 (+ 1)
Scot Green logo Scottish Green Party 57,142 5.78 % + 4.22 % 8 0
Scot Soc logo Scottish Socialist Party 39,720 4.02 % + 3.21 % 8 0

Pro Euro Conservative Party 17,781 1.80 % (+ 1.80 %) 8 0
UK Ind UK Independence Party 12,459 1.26 % + 1.19 % 8 (+ 7) 0
Soc Lab logo Socialist Labour Party 9,385 0.95 % (+ 0.95 %) 8 0
BNP British National Party 3,729 0.38 % (+ 0.38 %) 8 0
Nat Law logo Natural Law Party 2,087 0.21 % - 0.13 % 8 0
ind Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes 1,632 0.17 % (+ 0.17 %) 1 0
Total 988.220 100.0 %
89 (+ 33) 8

10 June 2004

Logo Party Votes % % change Candidates Seats
Labour logo Labour 310,865 26.42 % - 2.27 % 7 (- 1) 2 (- 1)
SNP logo Scottish National Party 231,505 19.67 % - 7.50 % 8 2
Con logo Conservative & Unionist Party 209,028 17.76 % - 2.00 % 7 (- 1) 2
Liberal logo Liberal Democrats 154,178 13.10 % + 3.29 % 8 1
Scot Green logo Scottish Green Party 79,695 6.77 % + 0.99 % 7 (- 1) 0
UK Ind UK Independence Party 78,828 6.70 % + 5.44 % 7 (- 1) 0
Scot Soc logo Scottish Socialist Party 61,356 5.21 % + 1.19 % 7 (- 1) 0
OCV Operation Christian Vote 21,056 1.79 % (+ 1.79 %) 7 (+ 7) 0
BNP British National Party 19,427 1.65 % + 1.27 % 7 (- 1) 0
Wind Scottish Wind Watch 7,255 0.62 % (+ 0.62 %) 7 (+ 7) 0
Wind Independent (Tait) 3,624 0.31 % (+ 0.31 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
Total 1,176,817 100.0 %
73 (- 16) 7 (- 1)

4 June 2009

Logo Party Votes % % change Candidates Seats
SNP logo Scottish National Party 321,007 29.06 % + 9.39 % 6 (- 2) 2
Labour logo Labour 229,853 20.81 % - 5.61 % 6 (- 1) 2
Con logo Conservative & Unionist Party 185,794 16.82 % - 0.94 % 6 (-1 ) 1 (-1 )
Liberal logo Liberal Democrats 127,038 11.50 % - 1.60 % 6 (- 2) 1
Scot Green logo Scottish Green Party 80,442 7.28 % + 0.51 % 6 (- 1) 0
UK Ind UK Independence Party 57,788 5.23 % - 1.47 % 6 (- 1) 0
BNP British National Party 27,174 2.46 % + 0.81 % 6 (- 1) 0
SLP logo Socialist Labour Party 22,135 2.00 % (+ 2.00 %) 6 (+ 6) 0
BNP logo
BNP logo
Christian Party
Christian Peoples Alliance
16,738 1.51 % - 0.28 % 1 6 (- 1) 0
Scot Soc logo Scottish Socialist Party 10,404 0.94 % - 4.27 % 6 (- 1) 0
Ind Independent (Duncan Robertson) 10,189 0.92 % (+ 0.92 %) 1 (+ 1) 0
No2EU logo No2EU 9,693 0.88 % (+ 0.88 %) 6 (+ 6) 0
JT logo Jury Team 6,257 0.57 % (+ 0.57 %) 5 (+ 5) 0
Total 1,104,512 100.0 %
72 (- 1) 6 (- 1)

1 Operation Christian Vote in 2004.


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