 | 'The SNP helped in their own downfall by innocently acting as though the fight was won, and they could enjoy the luxury of ceasing to make greedy noises about oil, and turn instead to talk of problems such as the plight of single-parent families.' James Halliday in Scotland. A Concise History. B.C. to 1990 Gordon Wright Publishing. |  |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Dewar |  |
Labour | 16,507 | 45.4 % | - 5.5 % |
| Keith Bovey |  |
Scottish National Party | 11,955 | 32.9 % | + 1.7 % |
| Iain Lawson |  |
Conservative & Unionist | 6,746 | 18.5 % | + 5.6 % |
| Mrs S. Farrell | Scottish Labour Party | 583* | 1.6 % | (+ 1.6 %) | |
| S. Barr |  |
Communist | 407* | 1.1 % | (+ 1.1 %) |
| P. Porteous |  |
Socialist Workers Party | 166* | 0.5 % | (+ 0.5 %) |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 4,552 | 12.5 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Robertson | |
Labour | 18,487 | 50.4 % | + 3.5% |
| Margo Macdonald | |
Scottish National Party | 12,388 | 33.8 % | - 5.6 % |
| Scrymgeour | |
Conservative & Unionist | 4,818 | 13.1 % | + 3.5 % |
| McDermid |  |
Liberal | 949* | 2.6 % | -1.4 % |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 6,492 | 17.7 % |
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Vote | % | % change since GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Home Robertson | |
Labour | 20,530 | 47.4 % | + 4.1 % |
| Margaret Marshall | |
Conservative & Unionist | 17,418 | 40.2 % | + 2.6 % |
| Isobel Lindsay | |
Scottish National Party | 3,799* | 8.8 % | - 4.4 % |
| Tam Glen | |
Liberal | 1,543* | 3.6% | - 2.3 % |
| Labour hold | |
Labour majority | 3,112 | 7.2 % |
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