Talk:2005 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

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Michael Martin
He contested Glasgow North East as the Speaker, not as a Labour candidate. The article ignores this fact. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 21:51, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Dubious point about the Conservative
The statement that the about the Conservatives "having once been the largest party in Scotland (most recently in 1959" is slightly problematic. Firstly until 1965 the Conservatives in Scotland were known as the Unionists and were arguably a distinct party (though that is debatable). Secondly in 1959 and 1955 (and indeed all elections between 1931 and 1964) the Unionists were in alliance with the National Liberals) and the largest party only works if the Unionist and National Liberal total are added together. More seriously while the Unionists-National Liberals one the majority of seats and votes in Scotland in 1955, they did not in 1959. Their seat total was lower than that of Labour in 1959. They did poll more votes, but not an absolute majority has they had done in 1955. [[User:Dunarc|Dunarc (talk) 22:56, 23 April 2024 (UTC)