Marginality has meant next to nothing in Scotland at recent elections, and so it proved again this year. That caveat in mind for future, what seats ended up most closely run this time around?
UK General Election 2024
GE24: Shares and Swings are Fascinating Things
A deep-dive into some of the results below the headlines, including where each party did best and worst, and what that might mean for other elections coming up.
GE24: The Headline Results
It’s all change in Scotland at this election, as Labour experienced a stunning revival that almost completely restored their pre-referendum glory, whilst the SNP collapsed into single-digit seats, the Conservatives barely clung on, and the Lib Dems overachieved.
GE24: Final Predictions and Estimates
Hard as it is to believe, polling day is finally here. If you’d told me just … GE24: Final Predictions and EstimatesRead more
GE24: Ballot Box Battlegrounds 5-1
The fourth and final entry in the Ballot Box Battlegrounds series for this election covers Perth and Kinross-shire; Mid Dunbartonshire; Dumfries and Galloway; West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine; and North East Fife.
GE24: Ballot Box Battlegrounds 9-6
The third entry in the Ballot Box Battlegrounds series for this election covers Aberdeenshire North and Moray East; Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey; Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock; and Lothian East.
GE24: Ballot Box Battlegrounds 13-10
The second entry in the Ballot Box Battlegrounds series for this election covers Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy; Gordon and Buchan; Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; and Edinburgh West.
GE24: Ballot Box Battlegrounds 17-14
The first entry in the Ballot Box Battlegrounds series for this election covers East Renfrewshire; Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk; Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber; and Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
GE24 Party Profile: Reform UK(IP)
Reform UK, the artists formerly known as the Brexit Party, a spin-off from UKIP, are simply not going to have the impact in Scotland they will in England. They are nonetheless standing everywhere, and worth keeping an eye on.
GE24 Party Profile: Scottish Green Party
The Greens aren’t going to win anything at this election, being the only non-proportional vote in Scotland, but they are standing the most candidates they ever have for Westminster.