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    West Fife, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (18 June 1970), Willie Hamilton (The Labour Party) won West Fife, with a majority of 17,092 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    15
    Recorded results
    43
    West Fife: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Willie HamiltonThe Labour Party29,92961.1%Yes
    John Gary McLaughlanConservative Party12,83726.2%No
    Jimmy HallidayScottish National Party5,38611%No
    Archibald Duncan MacMillanCommunist8551.7%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Willie HamiltonThe Labour Party27,12363.1%Yes
    John Brown Mcewan GallConservative Party8,30019.3%No
    Robert Reid PatrickScottish National Party6,04614.1%No
    Archibald Duncan MacMillanCommunist1,5423.6%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William HamiltonThe Labour Party28,80665.5%Yes
    John BM GallScottish Unionist11,88027%No
    William LauchlanCommunist3,2737.4%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William HamiltonThe Labour Party25,55456.1%Yes
    Alick Buchanan-SmithScottish Unionist11,25724.7%No
    Lawrence DalyFife Socialist League4,88610.7%No
    William LauchlanCommunist3,8288.4%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William HamiltonThe Labour Party26,84962.6%Yes
    Norma Russell WylieScottish Unionist10,63824.8%No
    William LauchlanCommunist5,38912.6%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William HamiltonThe Labour Party29,19564.9%Yes
    John Patterson FyfeNational Liberal and Conservative11,03824.6%No
    William LauchlanCommunist4,72810.5%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William HamiltonThe Labour Party23,57654.8%Yes
    Patrick William Neill FraserNational Liberal and Conservative10,13123.6%No
    William GallacherCommunist9,30121.6%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William GallacherCommunist17,63642.2%Yes
    William HamiltonThe Labour Party15,58037.3%No
    Robert Scott StevensonLiberal National8,59720.6%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William GallacherCommunist13,46237.4%Yes
    William AdamsonThe Labour Party12,86935.7%No
    Charles Black MilneScottish Unionist9,66726.9%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 27 Oct 1931
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Charles Black MilneScottish Unionist12,99742.1%Yes
    William AdamsonThe Labour Party11,06335.8%No
    William GallacherCommunist6,82922.1%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 30 May 1929
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William AdamsonThe Labour Party17,66860%Yes
    William GallacherCommunist6,04020.5%No
    Andrew Betts BrownScottish Unionist5,72719.5%No
    West Fife: UK General Election 29 Oct 1924
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William AdamsonThe Labour Party14,68570.9%Yes
    John MacRobertScottish Unionist6,01529.1%No

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