Aberdeenshire West - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Aberdeenshire West constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Aberdeenshire West
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Liberal
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,086	40.89%	+5.20%
	Liberal	18,320	35.52%	+5.67%
	Labour	7,907	15.33%	+3.09%
	SNP	4,260	8.26%	-13.96%
Majority		2,766	5.36%
Turnout		51,573	75.94%	-0.58%
Electorate		67,915
Swing from LAB to LIB			1.29%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.06%
Swing from CON to LIB			0.23%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,111	35.68%	-3.22%
	Liberal	12,643	29.86%	-5.35%
	SNP	9,409	22.22%	+6.83%
	Labour	5,185	12.24%	+1.74%
Majority		2,468	5.83%
Turnout		42,348	76.52%	-4.57%
Electorate		55,341
Swing from LIB to SNP			6.09%
Swing from CON to SNP			5.02%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.07%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,256	38.90%	-7.68%
	Liberal	15,616	35.20%	+2.68%
	SNP	6,827	15.39%	+10.04%
	Labour	4,661	10.51%	-5.04%
Majority		1,640	3.70%
Turnout		44,360	81.09%	+5.29%
Electorate		54,704
Swing from CON to SNP			8.86%
Swing from CON to LIB			5.18%
Swing from LIB to SNP			3.68%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,396	46.58%	+6.83%
	Liberal	12,847	32.53%	-10.62%
	Labour	6,141	15.55%	-1.56%
	SNP	2,112	5.35%	N/A
Majority		5,549	14.05%
Turnout		39,496	75.80%	-0.52%
Electorate		52,108
Swing from LIB to CON			8.73%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.53%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.20%
	Conservative gain from Liberal

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal	15,151	43.15%	+9.93%
	Conservative	13,956	39.74%	-6.68%
	Labour	6,008	17.11%	-3.25%
Majority		1,195	3.40%
Turnout		35,115	76.32%	-1.04%
Electorate		46,011
Swing from CON to LIB			8.31%
Swing from LAB to LIB			6.59%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.72%
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,429	46.43%	-22.08%
	Liberal	11,754	33.22%	N/A
	Labour	7,203	20.36%	-11.13%
Majority		4,675	13.21%
Turnout		35,386	77.36%	+5.25%
Electorate		45,744
Swing from CON to LIB			27.65%
Swing from LAB to LIB			22.17%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.48%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,937	68.51%	+9.42%
	Labour	10,542	31.49%	+4.34%
Majority		12,395	37.02%
Turnout		33,479	72.11%	-0.48%
Electorate		46,429
Swing from LAB to CON			2.54%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,216	59.10%	N/A
	Labour	9,288	27.15%	N/A
	Liberal	4,705	13.75%	N/A
Majority		10,928	31.94%
Turnout		34,209	72.59%	N/A
Electorate		47,125

	Conservative win

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