A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 18 June 1970 and all 71 seats in Scotland were contested.^[1] The Labour Party won the most seats for the fourth consecutive election, whilst the Scottish National Party won a seat for the first time in a general election, having won their first ever Westminster seat at the 1945 Motherwell by-election and another shock victory in the Hamilton by-election in 1967.^[2]

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1970 United Kingdom general election

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All 71 Scottish seats to the House of Commons
First party Second party   Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath Party Labour Conservative Last election 46 seats, 49.9% 20 seats, 37.6% Seats won 44 23 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 1,197,068 1,020,674 Percentage 44.5% 38.0% Swing 5.4% 0.4%   Third party Fourth party   Lib SNP Leader Jeremy Thorpe William Wolfe Party Liberal SNP Last election 5 seats, 6.8% 0 seats, 5.0% Seats won 3 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 147,667 306,802 Percentage 5.5% 11.4% Swing 1.3% 6.4%
Results of the 1970 election in Scotland

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List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1970–February 1974)