 Labour lost approximately 4% of the vote in East Scotland and approximately 6% of the vote in West Scotland.Labour's vote declined the most in the Edinburgh area and in the north of Scotland (where Labour lost all of its rural seats).The Conservative vote declined marginally in both East and West Scotland, but the Conservatives nevertheless managed to win a seat in the South (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale), so maintaining their sole Scottish seat in the House of Commons.