1997 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1997 and all 72 seats in Scotland were contested. This would be the last UK general election to be contested in Scotland before the Scottish Parliament was established on 1 July 1999 following overwhelming public approval in a referendum.
Image: Tony Blair in 1997
Image: ASHDOWN Paddy
Image: Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped)
Image: Prime Minister John Major (cropped)
1992 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on 9 April 1992 and all 72 seats in Scotland were contested. Two Scottish seats changed parties during the election; Aberdeen South and Kincardine and Deeside. Both seats were gained by the Conservatives. Kincardine and Deeside had been lost by the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats in the last by-election of the parliament.
Image: Official portrait of Neil Kinnock, Member of the EC (cropped)
Image: Prime Minister John Major (cropped)
Image: ASHDOWN Paddy
Image: Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped)