List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1979–1983)

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-eighth parliament of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1983) at the 1979 general election.

List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1979–1983)

← (Oct. 1974–1979) (1983–1987) →

Colours on map indicate the party allegiance of each constituency's MP.

Composition at election

Affiliation		Members
	Labour Party	44
	Conservative Party	22
	Liberal	3
	Scottish National Party	2
Total		71

Composition at dissolution

Affiliation		Members
	Labour Party	44
	Conservative Party	20
	Alliance	6
	Scottish National Party	2
Total		71

List

Constituency	MP	Party	Notes
Aberdeen North	Robert Hughes	Labour
Aberdeen South	Ian Sproat	Conservative
Argyll	John Mackay	Conservative
Ayr	George Younger	Conservative
Banffshire	David Myles	Conservative
Berwick and East Lothian	John Home Robertson	Labour
Bothwell	James Hamilton	Labour
Bute and North Ayrshire	John Corrie	Conservative
Caithness and Sutherland	Robert Maclennan	Labour	SDP/Alliance 1981-
Central Ayrshire	David Lambie	Labour
Central Dunbartonshire	Hugh McCartney	Labour
Central Fife	Willie Hamilton	Labour
Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire	Martin O'Neill	Labour
Coatbridge and Airdrie	James Dempsey	Labour	1982 By-election
Dumfriesshire	Sir Hector Munro	Conservative
Dundee East	Gordon Wilson	SNP
Dundee West	Ernie Ross	Labour
Dunfermline	Dick Douglas	Labour Co-operative
East Aberdeenshire	Albert McQuarrie	Conservative
East Dunbartonshire	Norman Hogg	Labour
East Fife	Barry Henderson	Conservative
East Kilbride	Maurice Miller	Labour
East Renfrewshire	Allen Stewart	Conservative
Edinburgh Central	Robin Cook	Labour
Edinburgh East	Gavin Strang	Labour
Edinburgh Leith	Ron Brown	Labour
Edinburgh North	Alex Fletcher	Conservative
Edinburgh Pentlands	Malcolm Rifkind	Conservative
Edinburgh South	Michael Ancram	Conservative
Edinburgh West	James Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative
Galloway	Ian Lang	Conservative
Glasgow Cathcart	John Maxton	Labour
Glasgow Central	Thomas McMillan	Labour	1980 By-election
Glasgow Craigton	Bruce Millan	Labour
Glasgow Garscadden	Donald Dewar	Labour
Glasgow Govan	Andy McMahon	Labour
Glasgow Hillhead	Tam Galbraith	Conservative	1982 By-election
Glasgow Kelvingrove	Neil Carmichael	Labour
Glasgow Maryhill	Jim Craigen	Labour Co-operative
Glasgow Pollok	James White	Labour
Glasgow Provan	Hugh Brown	Labour
Glasgow Queen's Park	Frank McElhone	Labour	1982 By-election
Glasgow Shettleston	David Marshall	Labour
Glasgow Springburn	Michael Martin	Labour
Greenock and Port Glasgow	Dickson Mabon	Labour	SDP/Alliance 1981-
Hamilton	George Robertson	Labour
Inverness	Russell Johnston	Liberal	Alliance 1981-
Kilmarnock	Willie McKelvey	Labour
Kinross and West Perthshire	Nicholas Fairbarn	Conservative
Kirkcaldy	Harry Gourley	Labour
Lanark	Judith Hart	Labour
Midlothian	Alex Eadie	Labour
Moray and Nairn	Alex Pollock	Conservative
Motherwell and Wishaw	Jeremy Bray	Labour
North Angus and Mearns	Alick Buchanan-Smith	Conservative
North Lanarkshire	John Smith	Labour
Orkney and Zetland	Jo Grimond	Liberal	Alliance 1981-
Paisley	Allen Adams	Labour
Perth and East Perthshire	Bill Walker	Conservative
Ross and Cromarty	Hamish Grey	Conservative
Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles	David Steel	Liberal	Alliance 1981-
Rutherglen	Gregor Mackenzie	Labour
South Angus	Peter Fraser	Conservative
South Ayrshire	George Foulkes	Labour
Stirling Falkirk and Grangemouth	Harry Ewing	Labour
West Aberdeenshire	Russell Fairgrieve	Conservative
West Dunbartonshire	Ian Campbell	Labour
West Lothian	Tom Dalyell	Labour
West Renfrewshire	Norman Buchan	Labour
West Stirlingshire	Dennis Canavan	Labour
Na h-Eileanan an lar	Donald Stewart	SNP

By-elections

• 1980 Glasgow Central By-Election, Bob McTaggart, Labour
• 1982 Glasgow Hillhead By-election, Roy Jenkins, SDP/Alliance
• 1982 Coatbridge and Airdrie By-election, Thomas Clarke, Labour
• 1982 Glasgow Queen's Park By-election, Helen McElhone, Labour

See also

• Lists of MPs for constituencies in Scotland