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    West Stirlingshire, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Dennis Canavan (The Labour Party) won West Stirlingshire, with a majority of 10,356 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    48
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Dennis CanavanThe Labour Party22,51647.7%Yes
    Anna McCurleyConservative Party12,16025.8%No
    Janette JonesScottish National Party8,62718.3%No
    David Stewart Patrick CantLiberal Democrats3,9058.3%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 80.71%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Dennis CanavanThe Labour Party16,69839%Yes
    Janette JonesScottish National Party16,33138.2%No
    David MitchellConservative Party7,87518.4%No
    Iain MacFarlaneThe Liberal Party1,8654.4%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William BaxterThe Labour Party17,73025.4%Yes
    Dennis CanavanThe Labour Party16,69823.9%Yes
    Janette JonesScottish National Party12,88618.4%No
    Timothy James PriceConservative Party12,78918.3%No
    David William MitchellConservative Party7,87511.3%No
    Iain MacFarlaneLiberal Democrats1,8652.7%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William BaxterThe Labour Party18,88448.9%Yes
    John GlenConservative Party11,46529.7%No
    Robert Douglas McIntyreScottish National Party8,27921.4%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William BaxterThe Labour Party17,51348.6%Yes
    Dr Robert McIntyreScottish National Party9,38126%No
    Donald HardieConservative Party9,14825.4%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William BaxterThe Labour Party21,14458.8%Yes
    John Gourlay Crichton BarrScottish Unionist14,83441.2%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William BaxterThe Labour Party21,00857.5%Yes
    W Allan GayScottish Unionist15,49742.5%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alfred BalfourThe Labour Party18,93554.6%Yes
    Allan GayScottish Unionist15,72145.4%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alfred BalfourThe Labour Party20,89356%Yes
    Margaret Betty Harvie AndersonScottish Unionist16,39644%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alfred BalfourThe Labour Party19,93055.6%Yes
    Margaret Betty Harvie AndersonScottish Unionist15,89444.4%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alfred BalfourThe Labour Party16,06654.4%Yes
    John Charles Lindsay AndersonScottish Unionist13,48945.6%No
    West Stirlingshire: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Thomas JohnstonThe Labour Party16,01555.1%Yes
    Arthur Paterson DuffesScottish Unionist13,05344.9%No

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