List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (February 1974–October 1974) facts for kids
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This page lists the 71 people who became Members of Parliament (MPs) for Scotland. These MPs were elected to the House of Commons in the United Kingdom Parliament. They were chosen by voters in different areas of Scotland during the February 1974 United Kingdom general election. This list covers the period from February 1974 to October 1974.
How Many MPs Each Party Had
This section shows how many MPs each political party had in Scotland after the February 1974 election. This is called the "composition" of the Scottish MPs.
| Party | Number of MPs | |
| Labour Party | 40 | |
| Conservative Party | 21 | |
| Liberal | 3 | |
| Scottish National Party | 7 | |
| Total | 71 | |
List of Scottish MPs
Here is a list of the MPs who represented different parts of Scotland in the UK Parliament. Each MP is listed with the area they represented (their constituency) and their political party.
| Constituency | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen North | Robert Hughes | Labour | |
| Aberdeen South | Ian Sproat | Conservative | |
| Argyll | Iain MacCormick | SNP | |
| Ayr | George Younger | Conservative | |
| Banffshire | Hamish Watt | SNP | |
| Berwick and East Lothian | Michael Ancram | Conservative | |
| Bothwell | James Hamilton | Labour | |
| Bute and North Ayrshire | John Corrie | Conservative | |
| Caithness and Sutherland | Robert Maclennon | Labour | |
| Central Ayrshire | David Lambie | Labour | |
| Central Dunbartonshire | Hugh McCartney | Labour | |
| Central Fife | Willie Hamilton | Labour | |
| Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire | George Reid | SNP | |
| Coatbridge and Airdrie | James Dempsey | Labour | |
| Dumfriesshire | Sir Hector Munro | Conservative | |
| Dundee East | Gordon Wilson | SNP | |
| Dundee West | Peter Doig | Labour | |
| Dunfermline | Adam Hunter | Labour | |
| East Aberdeenshire | Douglas Henderson | SNP | |
| East Dunbartonshire | Barry Henderson | Conservative | |
| East Fife | John Gilmour | Conservative | |
| East Kilbride | Maurice Miller | Labour | |
| East Renfrewshire | Betty Harvie Anderson | Conservative | |
| Edinburgh Central | Robin Cook | Labour | |
| Edinburgh East | Gavin Strang | Labour | |
| Edinburgh Leith | Ronald King Murray | Labour | |
| Edinburgh North | Alex Fletcher | Conservative | |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Malcolm Rifkind | Conservative | |
| Edinburgh South | Michael Clark Huchison | Conservative | |
| Edinburgh West | Anthony Stodart, Baron Stodart of Leaston | Conservative | |
| Galloway | John Brewis | Conservative | |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Teddy Taylor | Conservative | |
| Glasgow Central | Thomas McMillan | Labour | |
| Glasgow Craigton | Bruce Millan | Labour | |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Willie Small | Labour | |
| Glasgow Govan | Harry Selby | Labour | |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Tom Galbraith | Conservative | |
| Glasgow Kelvingrove | Neil Carmichael | Labour | |
| Glasgow Maryhill | Jim Craigen | Labour Co-operative | |
| Glasgow Pollok | James White | Labour | |
| Glasgow Provan | Hugh Brown | Labour | |
| Glasgow Queen's Park | Frank McElhone | Labour | |
| Glasgow Shettleston | Myer Galpern | Labour | |
| Glasgow Springburn | Dick Buchanan | Labour | |
| Greenock and Port Glasgow | Dickson Mabon | Labour Co-operative | |
| Hamilton | Alex Wilson | Labour | |
| Inverness | Russell Johnston | Liberal | |
| Kilmarnock | William Ross | Labour | |
| Kinross and West Perthshire | Sir Alec Douglas-Home | Conservative | |
| Kirkcaldy | Harry Gourley | Labour | |
| Lanark | Judith Hart | Labour | |
| Midlothian | Alex Eadie | Labour | |
| Moray and Nairn | Winnie Ewing | SNP | |
| Motherwell and Wishaw | George Lawson | Labour | |
| North Angus and Mearns | Alick Buchanan-Smith | Conservative | |
| North Lanarkshire | John Smith | Labour | |
| Orkney and Zetland | Jo Grimond | Liberal | |
| Paisley | John Robertson | Labour | |
| Perth and East Perthshire | Ian MacArthur | Conservative | |
| Ross and Cromarty | Hamish Grey | Conservative | |
| Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles | David Steel | Liberal | |
| Rutherglen | Gregor Mackenzie | Labour | |
| South Angus | Jock Bruce-Gardyne | Conservative | |
| South Ayrshire | Jim Sillars | Labour | |
| Stirling Falkirk and Grangemouth | Harry Ewing | Labour | |
| West Aberdeenshire | Russell Fairgrieve | Conservative | |
| West Dunbartonshire | Ian Campbell | Labour | |
| West Lothian | Tom Dalyell | Labour | |
| West Renfrewshire | Norman Buchan | Labour | |
| West Stirlingshire | William Baxter | Labour | |
| Na h-Eileanan an lar | Donald Stewart | SNP |
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