The development of the Scottish Unionist Party

The National Party of Scotland was formed in 1928 but only gained 3,000 votes in the 1929 election compared to nearly 800,000 for the Scottish Unionist Party

This shows that as a result of the war experience that led to pride in Scotland’s contribution towards the British victory, this led to a more limited support for nationalism, meaning unionism remained the stronger political trend

Throughout the 1920s, the Scottish Unionist Party consistently kept an overall of 30% of the votes in Scotland

This shows that the experience of the increased patriotism during the war remained in Scotland post-war, which protected the Scottish Unionist Party from collapsing, even when other factors led to them having a weaker performance in some elections

In 1918, the Scottish Unionist Party won over a third of the vote in Scotland in the election

This shows that the experience of the radical led during the war led to the the Scottish Unionist Party gaining more popularity in terms of electoral success

In the 1924 election, the Scottish Unionist Party won 36 Scottish seats

This shows that the experience of the British victory in the war and the wartime Easter Rising rebellion in Ireland, led to Scots being less interested in Home Rule and so there was greater popularity and power those against the Home Rule, leading to the Scottish Unionist Party winning more seats

In 1922, Bonar Law, a Scottish Unionist, became Prime Minister

This shows that the experience of the British victory in the war led to Scots becoming more patriotic and so there was greater popularity and power for politicians who reflected this pro-Britain viewpoint