List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (October 1974–1979) facts for kids
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This page lists the 71 people who were chosen to be Members of Parliament (MPs) for Scotland. They were elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, which is part of the UK Parliament. These MPs represented different areas in Scotland from October 1974 to 1979. They were elected during the October 1974 United Kingdom general election.
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How Many MPs Each Party Had
In the October 1974 election, different political parties won a certain number of seats in Scotland. Here's how many MPs each main party had:
| Party | Number of MPs | |
| Labour Party | 41 | |
| Conservative Party | 16 | |
| Liberal | 3 | |
| Scottish National Party | 11 | |
| Total | 71 | |
List of Scottish MPs (1974-1979)
This table shows all the MPs who represented Scottish areas in the UK Parliament after the October 1974 election. It includes their constituency (the area they represented) 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 | John Mackintosh | Labour | 1978 By-election happened here. |
| 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 | Margaret Bain | SNP | |
| 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 | James Douglas-Hamilton | Conservative | |
| Galloway | George Thompson | SNP | |
| Glasgow Cathcart | Teddy Taylor | Conservative | |
| Glasgow Central | Thomas McMillan | Labour | |
| Glasgow Craigton | Bruce Millan | Labour | |
| Glasgow Garscadden | Willie Small | Labour | 1978 By-election happened here. |
| Glasgow Govan | Harry Selby | Labour | |
| Glasgow Hillhead | Tam 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 | 1978 By-election happened here. |
| Inverness | Russell Johnston | Liberal | |
| Kilmarnock | William Ross | Labour | |
| Kinross and West Perthshire | Nicholas Fairbarn | Conservative | |
| Kirkcaldy | Harry Gourley | Labour | |
| Lanark | Judith Hart | Labour | |
| Midlothian | Alex Eadie | Labour | |
| Moray and Nairn | Winnie Ewing | SNP | |
| Motherwell and Wishaw | Jeremy Bray | 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 | Douglas Crawford | SNP | |
| Ross and Cromarty | Hamish Grey | Conservative | |
| Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles | David Steel | Liberal | |
| Rutherglen | Gregor Mackenzie | Labour | |
| South Angus | Andrew Welsh | SNP | |
| 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 | Dennis Canavan | Labour | |
| Na h-Eileanan an lar | Donald Stewart | SNP |
What Are By-Elections?
Sometimes, an MP might leave their job before the next general election. When this happens, a special election called a "by-election" is held in that specific area to choose a new MP. Here are the by-elections that happened in Scotland between 1974 and 1979:
- 1978 Glasgow Garscadden By-election: Donald Dewar became the new MP for Labour.
- 1978 Hamilton By-election: George Robertson became the new MP for Labour.
- 1978 Berwick and East Lothian By-election: John Home Robertson became the new MP for Labour.
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