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'Winnie Ewing took Scottish politics by storm when she overturned a massive Labour majority to win the Hamilton by-election for the Scottish National Party in 1967. Now, the Ewing dynasty could play a prominent role in the Scottish parliament. The SNP's official list of candidates, to be published today, will include Winnie; her son Fergus; daughter Annabel and daughter-in-law Margaret, who is an MP.' David Scott & Peter MacMahon in the Scotsman, 16 th June 1998. |
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| Rank | MEP | Date | Constituency | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Winnie Ewing MP MSP MEP | 7 July 1973 - 10 June 1999 (retired) (25 years, 11 months, 4 days) |
Party representative* (1973 - 1979) Highlands & Islands (1979 - 1999) |
Scottish National Party |
| 2 | David Martin | 14 June 1984 - (24 years, 11 months, 22 days on 4/6/09) |
Lothians (1984 - 1999) Scotland (1999 -) |
Labour |
| 3 | Ken Collins | 7 June 1979 - 10 June 1999 (retired) (20 years, 0 months, 3 days) |
Strathclyde East | Labour |
| 4 | Janey Buchan | 7 June 1979 - 9 June 1994 (retired) (15 years, 0 months, 2 days) |
Glasgow | Labour |
| 5 | John Purvis | 7 June 1979 - 14 June 1984 (defeated) 10 June 1999 - (retired) (15 years, 0 months, 1 days) |
Mid Scotland & Fife (1979-1984) Scotland (1999-) |
Conservative & Unionist |
| 6= | Alex Falconer | 14 June 1984 - 10 June 1999 (retired) (14 years, 11 months, 27 days) |
Mid Scotland & Fife | Labour |
| 6= | Hugh McMahon | 14 June 1984 - 10 June 1999 (defeated) (14 years, 11 months, 27 days) |
Strathclyde West | Labour |
| 8 | Ian Hudghton | 26 November 1998 (by-election) - (10 years, 6 months, 9 days on 4/6/09) |
North East Scotland (1998 - 1999) Scotland (1999 - ) |
Scottish National Party |
| 9= | Alasdair Hutton | 7 June 1979 - 15 June 1989 (defeated) (10 years, 0 months, 8 days) |
South of Scotland | Conservative & Unionist |
| 9= | James Provan | 7 June 1979 - 15 June 1989 (defeated)1 (10 years, 0 months, 8 days) |
North East Scotland | Conservative & Unionist |
| 11 | Bill Millar | 9 June 1994 - 10 June 2004 (defeated) (10 years, 0 months, 1 days) |
Glasgow (1994 - 1999) Scotland (1999 - 2004) |
Labour |
| 12= | Struan Stevenson | 10 June 1999 - (9 years, 11 months, 26 days on 11/6/09) |
Scotland | Conservative & Unionist |
| 12= | Catherine Stihler (née Taylor) | 10 June 1999 - (9 years, 11 months, 26 days on 4/6/09) |
Scotland | Labour |
| 12= | Elspeth Attwooll | 10 June 1999 - 4 June 2009 (retired) (9 years, 11 months, 26 days) |
Scotland | Liberal Democrat |
| 12= | Alex Smith | 15 June 1989 - 10 June 1999 (retired) (9 years, 11 months, 26 days) |
South of Scotland | Labour |
| 16 | Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay | 21 January 1973 - 7 June 1979 (retired) (6 years, 4 months, 15 days) |
Party representative | Conservative & Unionist |
| 17 | Russell Johnston MP, later Lord Russell-Johnston | 1 January 1973 - 7 July 1975 and 1 October 1976 - 7 June 1979 (defeated) (5 years, 2 months, 12 days) |
Party representative* | Liberal |
| 18= | Ian Dalziel | 7 June 1979 - 14 June 1984 (retired) (5 years, 0 months, 7 days) |
Lothians | Conservative & Unionist |
| 18= | Adam Fergusson | 7 June 1979 - 14 June 1984 (retired) (5 years, 0 months, 7 days) |
Strathclyde East | Conservative & Unionist |
| 20 | Professor Sir Neil MacCormick | 10 June 1999 - 10 June 2004 (retired) (5 years, 0 months, 0 days) |
Scotland | Scottish National Party |
| 21 | Alyn Smith | 10 June 2004 - (4 years, 11 months, 26 days on 4/6/09) |
Scotland | Scottish National Party |
| 22 | Henry McCubbin | 15 June 1989 - 9 June 1994 (defeated) (4 years, 11 months, 25 days) |
North East Scotland | Labour |
| 23 | Dr Allan Macartney | 9 June 1994 - 25 August 1998 (died) (4 years, 2 months, 16 days) |
North East Scotland | Scottish National Party |
| 24 | John Corrie MP | 28 February 1975 - 18 December 1976 and 1 March 1977 - 7 June 1979 (retired)2 (4 years, 0 months, 26 days) |
Party representative | Conservative & Unionist |
| 25= | Sir Tam Dalyell of the Binns MP | 1 July 1975 - 7 June 1979 (retired) (3 years, 11 months, 6 days) |
Party representative* | Labour |
| 25= | Willie Hamilton MP | 1 July 1975 - 7 June 1979 (retired) (3 years, 11 months, 6 days) |
Party representative* | Labour |
| 27 | William David Mungo James Murray, 8 th Earl of Mansfield & Mansfield | 1 January 1973 - 17 April 1975 (retired) (2 years, 3 months, 16 days) |
Party representative | Conservative & Unionist |
| 28 | John Brewis | 1 January December 1973 - 28 February 1975 (retired) (2 year, 2 months) |
Party representative | Conservative & Unionist |
| 29 | Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, Earl of Ancram, MP, later 13 th Marquis of Lothian PC QC | 24 October 1973 - 3 July 1975 (retired) (1 year, 8 months, 9 days) |
Party representative | Conservative & Unionist |
| 30 | Sir Alex Fletcher MP | 18 December 1975 - 1 March 1977 (retired) (1 year, 2 months, 11 days) |
Party representative | Conservative & Unionist |
| 31 | George Lyon | 10 June 1999 - (1 day on 4/6/09) |
Scotland | Liberal Democrat |
*The Scottish National Party, Conservative & Unionists and Liberals sent party representatives to the European Assembly from 1973 until the first direct elections in 1979. Labour did not send any representatives until after the referendum on EEC membership in 1975. There is a gap in the Liberal representation from 1975 - 1976 when Gladwyn Jebb, Baron Gladwyn appears to have been the only Liberal representative from the UK.
1James Provan was also MEP for South Downs West from 1994 - 1999 and MEP for South-East England 1999 - 2004.
2 John Corrie was also MEP for Worcestershire & Warwickshire South from 1994 - 1999 and for West Midlands 1999 - 2004.
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