The 2005 Westminster Election

'Mr Blair, this defeat is for Iraq and the other defeats that New Labour has received this evening are for Iraq. All the people you have killed and all the loss of life have come back to haunt you and the best thing that the Labour Party can do is sack you tomorrow morning.' George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green & Bow, 6 th May 2005.

The 2005 Westminster Election

Constituencies Changing Hands

Five seats changed hands at the 2005 Westminster election. The Scottish National Party won Na h-Eileanan An Iar (Western Isles) and made a notional gain of Dundee East from Labour. The Lib Dems made notional gains of East Dunbartonshire and Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey from Labour. The Tories made a notional gain of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale from Labour.

Constituency	Winner	Loser
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
Dundee East
East Dunbartonshire
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
Na h-Eileanan An Iar (Western Isles)

Retiring MPs

Fifteen Scottish MPs retired in 2005 compared to 19 in 2001, 10 in 1997, four in 1992, 11 in 1987, four in 1983 and 11 in 1979. However, this total included the Respect MP for Glasgow Kelvin, George Galloway who left Scottish politics to fight and win Berthnal Green in London from Labour. Fourteen other MPs retired from Westminster - thirteen Labour and one Liberal Democrats. George Foulkes, Martin O'Neill and Sir Archy Kirkwood are expected to be given peerages, while Helen Liddell is expected to be appointed British High Comissioner to Australia.

MP	Constituency	Party	Replacement
Irene Adams MP (Later Baroness Adams of Cragielea)	Paisley North 29 th November 1990 (by) - 2005		Seat abolished
Dr Lynda Clark QC MP (Later Baroness Clark of Calton)	Edinburgh Pentlands 1997 - 2005		Seat abolished
Sir Thomas (Tam) Dalyell of the Binns	West Lothian June 1962 (by)- 1983 Linlithgow 1983 - 2005		Seat abolished
George Galloway MP	Labour MP for Glasgow Hillhead 1987 - 1997 Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin 1997 - 2003 Independent Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin 2003 Respect MP for Glasgow Kelvin 2003 - 2005		Seat abolished
Rt Hon George Foulkes MP (Later Lord Foulkes of Cumnock)	South Ayrshire 1979 - 1983 Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley 1983 - 2005		Seat abolished
Sir Archy Kirkwood MP (Later Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope)	Roxburgh & Berwickshire 1983 - 2005		Seat abolished
Rt Hon Helen Liddell MP (Later High Commissioner to Australia)	Monklands East June 1994 (by) - 1997 Airdrie & Shotts 1997 - 2005		Seat abolished
Dr Lewis Moonie MP (Later Lord Moonie)	Kirkcaldy 1987 - 2005		Seat abolished
Martin O'Neill MP (Later Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan)	Clackmannan & East Stirlingshire 1979 - 1983 Clackmannan 1983 - 1997 Ochil 1997 - 2005		Seat abolished
Ernie Ross MP	Dundee West 1979 - 2005		James McGovern
Malcolm Savidge MP	Aberdeen North 1997 - 2005		Frank Doran MP
Bill Tynan MP	Hamilton South 23 September 1999 (by) - 2005		Seat abolished
Rt Hon Brian Wilson MP	Cunninghame North 1987 - 2005		Seat abolished
Anthony Worthington MP	Clydebank & Milngavie 1987 - 2005		Seat abolished
James Wray MP	Glasgow Provan 1987 - 1997 Glasgow Baillieston 1997 - 2005		Seat abolished

Defeated MPs

57 of Scotland's 72 MPs stood for re-election in the 59 new seats in 2005. Of these, 51 were elected and six (four Labour, one Tory and one SNP) were defeated.

MP	Constituency	Party	Defeated by	Party	New Constituency
Peter Duncan MP	Galloway & Upper Nithsdale 2001 - 2005		Russell Brown MP		Dumfries & Galloway
Annabelle Ewing MP	Perth 2001 - 2005		Gordon Banks		Ochil & South Perthshire
Iain Luke MP	Dundee East 2001 - 2005		Stewart Hosie		Dundee East
John Lyons MP	Strethkelvin & Bearsden 2001 - 2005		Jo Swinson		East Dunbartonshire
Dr Calum MacDonald MP	Western Isles 1987 - 2005		Angus B. MacNeil		Na h-Eileanan An Iar (Western Isles)
David Stewart MP	Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber 1999 - 2005		Daniel Alexander		Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey

Scotland's New MPs

At the 2005 general election, Scotland got eight new MPs - three Labour, two Scottish National Party, two Liberal Democrats and one Tory.

MP	Constituency	Party	Means of Election
Daniel Alexander	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey		Notional defeat of David Stewart MP
Gordon Banks	Ochil & South Perthshire		Notional hold of new seat
Katy Clark	North Ayrshire & Arran		Notional hold of new seat
Stewart Hosie	Dundee East		Notional Defeat of Iain Luke MP
Angus B. MacNeil	Na h-Eileanan An Iar (Western Isles)		Defeated Dr Calum MacDonald MP
David Mundell MSP	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale		Notional defeat of Cllr Sean Marshall
Jo Swinson	East Dunbartonshire		Notional defeat of John Lyons MP
James McGovern	Dundee West		Succeeded Ernie Ross MP (Labour)

Ex Scottish MPs who contested Westminster seats

At the 2005 general election, three ex Scottish MPs, one Tory, One Scottish National party and one Respect, contested Westminster seats, with two, Sir Michael Rifkind and George Galloway, winning seats in England.

ex MP	MP for	Party	Contested	Result
George Galloway MP	Labour MP for Glasgow Hillhead 1987 - 1997 Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin 1997 - 2003 Independent Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin 2003 Respect MP for Glasgow Kelvin 2003 - 2005		Bethnal Green & Bow	Won with 35.9 %
Douglas Henderson	Aberdeenshire East February 1974 - 1979		Dumfries & Galloway	Third with 12.15 %
Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP	Edinburgh Pentlands February 1974 - 1997		Kensington & Chelsea	Won with 57.9 %

MSPs who contested Westminster seats

At the 2005 general election, three MSPs, all Conservatives, contested Westminster seats, with one, David Mundell, winning Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweedale.

MSP	MSP for	Party	Contested	Result
Alex Johnstone MSP	North East Scotland 1999 -		West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine	Second with 28.37 %
Jamie McGrigor MSP	Highlands & Islands 1999 -		Argyll & Bute	Second with 23.48 %
David Mundell MSP	South of Scotland 1999 - 2005		Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale	Won with 36.18 %

Ex-MSPs who contested Westminster seats

At the 2005 general election, one ex-Tory MP, Ben Wallace, contested a Westminster seat in England, and won it.

MSP	MSP for	Party	Contested	Result
Ben Wallace	North East Scotland 1999 - 2003		Lancaster & Wyre	Won with 42.77 %

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