Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Inverness
Type = County
Year = 1918
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Inverness was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

There was also a county constituency called Inverness-shire, 1708 to 1918, and a burgh constituency called Inverness Burghs, 1708 to 1918.

Boundaries

The earlier Inverness-shire constituency covered, nominally, the county of Inverness minus the burgh of Inverness, which was a part of the Inverness Burghs constituency. By 1918, however, county boundaries were out of alignment with constituency boundaries.

In 1918, the Representation of the People Act 1918 created new constituency boundaries, taking account of new local government boundaries, and the new constituency boundaries were first used in the 1918 general election.

The new Inverness constituency included the burgh of Inverness and was one of three constituencies covering the county or Inverness and the county of Ross and Cromarty. The other two were the Ross and Cromarty constituency and the Western Isles constituency."Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972" (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972]

The Inverness constituency covered the county of Inverness minus Outer Hebridean areas (the districts of Harris, North Uist and South Uist), which were covered by the Western Isles constituency. The same boundaries were used in every election from 1918 onwards.

In 1975, counties and burghs were abolished as local government areas, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and from 1975 until 1983, the Inverness constituency was entirely within the Highland local government region.

For the 1983 general election, new boundaries defined three new constituencies to cover the region: Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber, Ross, Cromarty and Skye and Caithness and Sutherland. Each of the new constituencies covered a number of the districts of the region. The Caithness and Sutherland constituency carried forward the name of an older constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Johnston
votes = 15,716
percentage = 33.74
change = +1.35Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = R. Hunter-Gordon
votes = 11,559
percentage = 24.82
change = +2.81Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Donald Barr
votes = 9,603
percentage = 20.62
change = −8.97Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Wilson
votes = 9,586
percentage = 20.58
change = +4.96Election box candidate
party = Fine Gael
candidate = U. Bell
votes = 112
percentage = 0.24
change = −0.14Election box majority
votes = 4,157
percentage = 8.93
change = +6.13Election box turnout
votes = 46,576
percentage = 74.44
change = −3.98Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Johnston
votes = 13,128
percentage = 32.39
change = −6.33Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Donald Barr
votes = 11,994
percentage = 29.59
change = +12.96Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = R. E. Henderson
votes = 8,922
percentage = 22.01
change = −4.74Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. W. L. Cumming
votes = 6,332
percentage = 15.62
change = −2.28Election box candidate
party = Fine Gael
candidate = U. Bell
votes = 155
percentage = 0.38
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1,134
percentage = 2.80
change = −9.16Election box turnout
votes = 40,531
percentage = 70.46
change = −5.64Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Johnston
votes = 16,903
percentage = 38.72
change = +0.37Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = R. E. Henderson
votes = 11,680
percentage = 26.75
change = −4.79Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. J. Cameron
votes = 7,816
percentage = 17.90
change = −5.13Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Rob Gibson
votes = 7,258
percentage = 16.63
change = +9.54Election box majority
votes = 5,223
percentage = 11.96
change = +5.15Election box turnout
votes = 43,657
percentage = 76.10
change = +3.82Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Johnston
votes = 15,052
percentage = 38.35
change = −1.10Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = D. A. Wathen
votes = 12,378
percentage = 31.54
change = −1.33Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. Macauley
votes = 9,038
percentage = 23.03
change = −4.64Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = A. C. Cameron
votes = 2,781
percentage = 7.09
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,674
percentage = 6.81
change = +0.23Election box turnout
votes = 39,248
percentage = 72.28
change = +0.17Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Johnston
votes = 14,356
percentage = 39.45
change = −0.38Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = D. A. Wathen
votes = 11,961
percentage = 32.87
change = −0.99Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A. C. McLean
votes = 10,069
percentage = 27.67
change = +1.36Election box majority
votes = 2,395
percentage = 6.58
change = +0.60Election box turnout
votes = 36,386
percentage = 72.11
change = +0.73Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Johnston
votes = 14,235
percentage = 39.83
change = +6.96Election box candidate with party link
party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
candidate = Neil McLean
votes = 12,099
percentage = 33.86
change = −10.50Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A. C. McLean
votes = 9,402
percentage = 26.31
change = +3.54Election box majority
votes = 2,136
percentage = 5.98
change = −5.51Election box turnout
votes = 35,736
percentage = 71.38
change = −0.18Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
loser = Unionist Party (Scotland)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
candidate = Neil McLean
votes = 15,728
percentage = 44.36
change = +2.91Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Bannerman
votes = 11,653
percentage = 32.87
change = −5.79Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. F. Coulter
votes = 8,073
percentage = 22.77
change = +2.87Election box majority
votes = 4,075
percentage = 11.49
change = +8.70Election box turnout
votes = 35,454
percentage = 71.56
change = +4.07Election box hold with party link
winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
swing = +5.75

Election box candidate with party link
party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
candidate = Neil McLean
votes = 14,352
percentage = 41.45
change = −23.09Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Bannerman
votes = 13,386
percentage = 38.66
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. Thompson
votes = 6,891
percentage = 19.90
change = −15.56Election box majority
votes = 966
percentage = 2.79
change = −26.29Election box turnout
votes = 34,629
percentage = 67.49
change = −1.81Election box hold with party link
winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
swing = −9.11

Election box candidate with party link
party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
candidate = Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
votes = 22,497
percentage = 64.54
change = +19.07Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T. A. Macnair
votes = 12,361
percentage = 35.46
change = +3.64Election box majority
votes = 10,136
percentage = 29.08
change = +15.43Election box turnout
votes = 34,858
percentage = 69.30
change = +0.78Election box hold with party link
winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
swing = +21.37

Election box candidate with party link
party = Unionist Party (Scotland)
candidate = Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton
votes = 16,056
percentage = 45.47
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = D. N. Thompson
votes = 11,236
percentage = 31.82
change = −2.73Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Bannerman
votes = 8,023
percentage = 22.72
change = +0.53Election box majority
votes = 4,820
percentage = 13.65
change = +4.94Election box turnout
votes = 35,315
percentage = 68.52
change = +9.12Election box gain with party link
winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
loser = National Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Murdoch Macdonald
votes = 12,090
percentage = 43.26
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = N. G. Maclean
votes = 9,655
percentage = 34.55
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. M. McCormick
votes = 6,200
percentage = 22.19
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,435
percentage = 8.71
change = Election box turnout
votes = 27,945
percentage = 59.40
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = National Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

See also

Notes and references

*cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origdate= |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X
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