Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 Scotland - by party

A general election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 45,597,461, having 29,687,604 valid votes and 81,879 invalid votes.

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Registered political parties nominating candidates standing in the general election on 6 May 2010. This list does not include candidates standing as independents or the candidate standing as House of Commons Speaker.

Party Constituencies contested Votes Vote share Constituencies won
Labour 59 1,035,528 42.1% 41
Liberal Democrat 59 465,471 18.9% 11
Scottish National Party 59 491,386 20.0% 6
Conservative 59 412,905 16.8% 1
UK Independence Party 28 17,223 0.7% 0
Scottish Green Party 20 16,827 0.7% 0
British National Party 13 8,910 0.4% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 10 3,530 0.1% 0
Scottish Socialist Party 10 3,157 0.1% 0
Socialist Labour Party 5 1,673 0.1% 0
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1 835 0.0% 0
Trust 1 534 0.0% 0
Liberal 1 389 0.0% 0
The Scottish Jacobite Party 2 290 0.0% 0
Communist Party of Britain 1 179 0.0% 0
Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers 1 138 0.0% 0
Pirate Party UK 1 128 0.0% 0
The Joy of Talk 1 93 0.0% 0
Land Party 1 57 0.0% 0
Communist League Election Campaign 1 48 0.0% 0