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List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1955–1959)
Colours on map indicate the party allegiance of each constituency's MP.

This is a list of the 71 members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Scottish constituencies for the Forty-first parliament of the United Kingdom (1955–1959) at the 1955 United Kingdom general election.[1]

As of 2024, this was the last election in which the Conservative and Unionist Party won the largest number of votes in Scotland and the most seats in the country.[2]

Composition

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Affiliation Members
Unionist Party 36
Labour Party 34
National Liberal 6
Liberal 1

List

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Constituency MP Party Notes
Aberdeen North Hector Hughes[3] Labour Party
Aberdeen South Priscilla Buchan[4] Unionist Party
Aberdeenshire East Robert Boothby[5] Unionist Party Elevated to a life peerage
Patrick Wolrige-Gordon[6] Unionist Party Elected in the 1958 East Aberdeenshire by-election[7]
Aberdeenshire West Henry Spence[8] Unionist Party
Angus North and Mearns Colin Thornton-Kemsley[9] National Liberal
Angus South Sir James Duncan[10] Unionist Party
Argyll Duncan McCallum[11] Unionist Party Died in 1958
Michael Noble[12] Unionist Party Elected in the 1958 Argyll by-election[13]
Ayr Thomas Moore[14] Unionist Party
Ayrshire Central Douglas Spencer-Nairn[15] Unionist Party
Ayrshire North and Bute Charles MacAndrew[16] Unionist Party
Ayrshire South Emrys Hughes[17] Labour Party
Banffshire William Duthie[18] Unionist Party
Berwick and East Lothian Antony Lambton[19] Unionist Party
Bothwell John Timmons[20] Labour Party
Caithness and Sutherland David Robertson[21] Unionist Party
Coatbridge and Airdrie Jean Mann[22] Labour Party
Dumfriesshire Niall Macpherson[23] National Liberal
Dunbartonshire East Cyril Bence[24] Labour Party
Dunbartonshire West Tom Steele[25] Labour Party
Dundee East George Thomson[26] Labour Party
Dundee West John Strachey[27] Labour Party
Dunfermline Burghs James Clunie[28] Labour Party
Edinburgh Central Thomas Oswald[29] Labour Party
Edinburgh East George Willis[30] Labour Party
Edinburgh Leith James Hoy[31] Labour Party
Edinburgh North William Rankine Milligan[32] Unionist Party
Edinburgh Pentlands John Hope[33] Unionist Party
Edinburgh South William Darling[34] Unionist Party Resigned in 1957
Michael Hutchison[35] Unionist Party 1957 Edinburgh South by-election
Edinburgh West Ian Clark Hutchison[36] Unionist Party
Fife East James Henderson-Stewart[37] National Liberal
Fife West Willie Hamilton[38] Unionist Party
Galloway John Mackie[39] Unionist Party Died in 1959
John Brewis[40] Unionist Party Elected in the 1959 Galloway by-election
Glasgow Bridgeton James Carmichael[41] Labour Party
Glasgow Cathcart John Henderson[42] Unionist Party
Glasgow Central James McInnes[43] Labour Party
Glasgow Craigton Jack Browne[44] Unionist Party
Glasgow Gorbals Alice Cullen[45] Labour Party
Glasgow Govan John Rankin[46] Labour Party
Glasgow Hillhead Tam Galbraith[47] Unionist Party
Glasgow Kelvingrove Walter Elliot[48] Unionist Party Died in 1958
Mary McAlister[49] Labour Party Elected in the 1958 Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election
Glasgow Maryhill William Hannan[50] Labour Party
Glasgow Pollok John George[51] Unionist Party
Glasgow Provan William Reid[52] Labour Party
Glasgow Scotstoun James Hutchison[53] Unionist Party
Glasgow Shettleston John McGovern[54] Labour Party
Glasgow Springburn John Forman[55] Labour Party
Glasgow Woodside William Grant[56] Unionist Party
Greenock Hector McNeil[57] Labour Party Died in 1955
Dickson Mabon[58] Labour Party Elected in the 1955 Greenock by-election
Hamilton Tom Fraser[59] Labour Party
Inverness Neil (Billy) McLean[60] Unionist Party
Kilmarnock William Ross[61] Labour Party
Kinross and Western Perthshire Gilmour Leburn[62] Unionist Party
Kirkcaldy Burghs Thomas Hubbard[63] Labour Party
Lanark Patrick Maitland[64] Unionist Party
Lanarkshire North Peggy Herbison[65] Labour Party
Midlothian David Pryde[66] Labour Party
Moray and Nairn James Stuart[67] Unionist Party
Motherwell George Lawson[68] Labour Party
Orkney and Shetland Jo Grimond[69] Liberal
Paisley Douglas Johnston[70] Labour Party
Perth and East Perthshire Alan Gomme-Duncan[71] Unionist Party
Renfrewshire East Guy Lloyd[72] Unionist Party
Renfrewshire West John Maclay[73] National Liberal
Ross and Cromarty John MacLeod[74] National Liberal
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles Charles Donaldson[75] Unionist Party
Rutherglen Richard Brooman-White[76] Unionist Party
Stirling and Falkirk Malcolm MacPherson[77] Labour Party
Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan Arthur Woodburn[78] Labour Party
Stirlingshire West Alfred Balfour[79] Labour Party
West Lothian John Taylor[80] Labour Party
Western Isles Malcolm Macmillan[81] Labour Party

References

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  1. ^ "1955: Election victory for Tories under Eden". 1955-05-27. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ Devine, Tom (2014-09-14). "How history turned against Tory-voting Scotland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ^ "Mr Hector Hughes (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ "Lady Grant of Monymusk (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. ^ "Mr Robert Boothby (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  6. ^ "Mr Patrick Wolrige-Gordon (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  7. ^ "Undergraduate Stands for Parliament". Birmingham Post. Birmingham. 11 Nov 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Major Henry Spence (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  9. ^ "Mr Colin Thornton-Kemsley (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  10. ^ "Captain James Duncan (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  11. ^ "Major Sir Duncan McCallum (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  12. ^ "Mr Michael Noble (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  13. ^ "CONSERVATIVE SUCCESS. Labour Foot of the Poll". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Lieut-Colonel Sir Thomas Moore (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  15. ^ "Mr Douglas Spencer-Nairn (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  16. ^ "Sir Charles MacAndrew (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  17. ^ "Mr Emrys Hughes (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  18. ^ "Sir William Duthie (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  19. ^ "Viscount Lambton (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  20. ^ "Mr John Timmons (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  21. ^ "Mr David Robertson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  22. ^ "Mrs Jean Mann (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  23. ^ "Mr Niall Macpherson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  24. ^ "Mr Cyril Bence (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  25. ^ "Mr Thomas Steele (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  26. ^ "Mr George Thomson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  27. ^ "Mr Evelyn Strachey (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  28. ^ "Mr James Clunie (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  29. ^ "Mr Thomas Oswald (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  30. ^ "Mr Eustace George Willis (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  31. ^ "Mr James Hoy (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  32. ^ "Mr William Milligan (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  33. ^ "Lord John Hope (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  34. ^ "Sir William Darling (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  35. ^ "Mr Michael Hutchison (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  36. ^ "Lieut-Colonel Sir George Hutchison (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  37. ^ "Sir James Henderson-Stewart (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  38. ^ "Mr Willie Hamilton (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  39. ^ "Mr John Mackie (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  40. ^ "Mr Henry Brewis (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  41. ^ "Mr James Carmichael (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  42. ^ "Sir John Henderson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  43. ^ "Mr James McInnes (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  44. ^ "Mr Jack Browne (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  45. ^ "Alice Cullen (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  46. ^ "Mr Jon Rankin (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  47. ^ "Hon. Thomas Galbraith (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  48. ^ "Mr Walter Elliot (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  49. ^ "Mrs Mary McAlister (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  50. ^ "Mr William Hannan (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  51. ^ "Sir John George (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  52. ^ "Mr William Reid (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  53. ^ "Mr James Hutchison (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  54. ^ "Mr John McGovern (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  55. ^ "Mr John Forman (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  56. ^ "Mr William Grant (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  57. ^ "Mr Hector McNeill (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  58. ^ "Dr Dickson Mabon (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  59. ^ "Mr Thomas Fraser (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  60. ^ "Mr Neil Maclean (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  61. ^ "Mr William Ross (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  62. ^ "Mr Gilmour Leburn (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  63. ^ "Mr Thomas Hubbard (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  64. ^ "Hon. Patrick Maitland (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  65. ^ "Miss Peggy Herbison (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  66. ^ "Mr David Pryde (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  67. ^ "Mr James Stuart (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  68. ^ "Mr George Lawson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  69. ^ "Mr Jo Grimond (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  70. ^ "Mr Douglas Johnston (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  71. ^ "Colonel Sir Alan Gomme-Duncan (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  72. ^ "Major Guy Lloyd (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  73. ^ "Hon. John Maclay (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  74. ^ "Sir John Macleod (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  75. ^ "Commander Charles Donaldson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  76. ^ "Mr Richard Brooman-White (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  77. ^ "Mr Malcolm Macpherson (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  78. ^ "Mr Arthur Woodburn (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  79. ^ "Mr Alfred Balfour (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  80. ^ "Mr John Taylor (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  81. ^ "Mr Malcolm Macmillan (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

See also

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