Euro election 1999 - 2004 results

saltire shield 'Labour's vote fell 6% to 23%, their worst share of the vote since before World War I. The Tories got more votes - 27% - but that is still their lowest share of any nationwide election since 1832.'
BBC News, 15 th June 2004.		 Lion Rampant

European Election Elections 2004 results

declaration
The results are declared from the Tolbooth in Edinburgh
From left to right: Catherine Stihler MEP (Labour), Struan Stevenson MEP (Tory), David Martin MEP (Labour), the Returning Officer, Ian Hudghton MEP (Scottish National Party), an official, Elspeth Attwool MEP (Lib Dem), Alyn Smith MEP (Scottish National Party), John Purves MEP (Tory).


Scotland's seven members of the European Parliament were elected by the D'Hondt system from party lists. The 2004 European election saw several records being made:

The UK Independence Party's best ever result.
The Scottish National Party's worst result in a national election since 1987.
The Scottish Labour Party's worst result in a national election since 1918.
The Conservative & Unionist Party's worst result in a national election since 1832.

Members elected in 2004

David Martin MEP Rank 1
David Martin MEP Lab logo
Labour
Ian Hudghton MEP Rank 2
Ian Hudghton MEP SNP logo
Scottish National Party
Struan Stevenson MEP Rank 3
Struan Stevenson MEP Con logo
Conservative & Unionist
Catherine Stihler MEP Rank 4
Catherine Stihler (neé Taylor) MEP Lab logo
Labour
Elspeth Attwooll MEP Rank 5
Elspeth Attwooll MEP Lib logo
Liberal Democrat
Alyn Smith Rank 6
Alyn Smith SNP logo
Scottish National Party
John Purves MEP Rank 7
John Purves MEP Con logo
Conservative & Unionist

Labour's Bill Millar, who represented Glasgow from 1994 to 1999 and Scotland from 1999 until 2004 failed to be re-elected.
The SNP's Professor Sir Neil MacCormick, who represented Scotland from 1999 until 2004 retired and was succeeded by Alyn Smith, who becomes Scotland's newest MEP.

10 th June 2004 European Election

Scottish vote

Logo Party Votes % % change
Labour logo Labour 310,865 26.42 % - 2.27 %
SNP logo Scottish National Party 231,505 19.67 % - 7.50 %
Con logo Conservative & Unionist Party 209,028 17.76 % - 2.00 %
Liberal logo Liberal Democrats 154,178 13.10 % + 3.29 %
Scot Green logo Scottish Green Party 79,695 6.77 % + 0.99 %
UK Ind UK Independence Party 78,828 6.70 % + 5.44 %
Scot Soc logo Scottish Socialist Party 61,356 5.21 % + 1.19 %
OCV Operation Christian Vote 21,056 1.79 % (+ 1.79 %)
BNP British National Party 19,427 1.65 % + 1.27 %
Wind Scottish Wind Watch 7,255 0.62 % (+ 0.62 %)
Wind Independent (Tait) 3,624 0.31 % (+ 0.31 %)

European Election Elections 1999 results

declaration
The results are declared from the Tolbooth in Edinburgh


Scotland's eight members of the European Parliament were elected by the D'Hondt system from party lists.

Members elected in 1999

David Martin MEP Rank 1
David Martin MEP Lab logo
Labour
Ian Hudghton MEP Rank 2
Ian Hudghton MEP SNP logo
Scottish National Party
Struan Stevenson MEP Rank 3
Struan Stevenson MEP Con logo
Conservative & Unionist
David Martin MEP Rank 4
Bill Miller MEP Lab logo
Labour
Professor Neil MacCormick Rank 5
Professor Neil MacCormick SNP logo
Scottish National Party
John Purves MEP Rank 6
John Purves Con logo
Conservative & Unionist
Elspeth Attwooll MEP Rank 7
Elspeth Attwooll Lib logo
Liberal Democrat
Catherine Stihler MEP Rank 8
Catherine Taylor Lab logo
Labour

10 th June 1999 European Election

Scottish vote

Logo Party Votes %
Labour logo Labour 283,490 28.69 %
SNP logo Scottish National Party 268,528 27.17 %
Con logo Conservative & Unionist Party 195,296 19.76 %
Liberal logoLiberal Democrats96,9719.81 %
Scot Green logoScottish Green Party57,1425.78 %
Scot Soc logoScottish Socialist Party39,7204.02 %
Ind ConPro Euro Conservative Party17,7811.80 %
UK IndUK Independence Party12,4591.26 %
Soc Lab logoSocialist Labour Party9,3850.95 %
BNPBritish National Party3,7290.38 %
Nat Law logoNatural Law Party2,0870.21 %
IndAccountant for Lower Scottish Taxes1,6320.17 %

Results by constituency

The files below contain the breakdown of the vote for each of the current Scottish Parliamentary constituencies (with Orkney & Shetland as a single constituency as in Westminster). I am grateful to Russel Horn for compiling the 1999 results.

Constituency 1999 2004 2009
1. Aberdeen Central Labour majority Labour majority
2. Aberdeen North Scottish National Party majority Scottish National Party majority
3. Aberdeen South Scottish National Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
4. Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
5. Airdrie & Shotts Labour majority Labour majority
6. Angus Scottish National Party majority Scottish National Party majority
7. Argyll & Bute Scottish National Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
8. Ayr Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
9. Banff & Buchan Scottish National Party majority Scottish National Party majority
10. Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross Scottish National Party majority Liberal Democrat majority
11. Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley Labour majority Labour majority
12. Central Fife Labour majority Labour majority
13. Clydebank & Milngavie Labour majority Labour majority
14. Clydesdale Labour majority Labour majority
15. Coatbridge & Chryston Labour majority Labour majority
16. Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Labour majority Labour majority
17. Cunninghame North Labour majority Labour majority
18. Cunninghame South Labour majority Labour majority
19. Dumbarton Labour majority Labour majority
20. Dumfries Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
21. Dundee East Scottish National Party majority Scottish National Party majority
22. Dundee West Scottish National Party majority Labour majority
23. Dunfermline East Labour majority Labour majority
24. Dunfermline West Labour majority Labour majority
25. East Kilbride Labour majority Labour majority
26. East Lothian Labour majority Labour majority
27. Eastwood Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
28. Edinburgh Central Labour majority Labour majority
29. Edinburgh East Labour majority Labour majority
30. Edinburgh North & Leith Labour majority Labour majority
31. Edinburgh Pentlands Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
32. Edinburgh South Labour majority Liberal Democrat majority
33. Edinburgh West Conservative & Unionist Party majority Liberal Democrat majority
34. Falkirk East Labour majority Labour majority
35. Falkirk West Labour majority Labour majority
36. Galloway & Upper Nithsdale Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
37. Glasgow Anniesland Labour majority Labour majority
37. Glasgow Baillieston Labour majority Labour majority
38. Glasgow Cathcart Labour majority Labour majority
39. Glasgow Govan Labour majority Labour majority
40. Glasgow Kelvin Labour majority Labour majority
41. Glasgow Maryhill Labour majority Labour majority
42. Glasgow Pollok Labour majority Labour majority
43. Glasgow Rutherglen Labour majority Labour majority
44. Glasgow Shettleston Labour majority Labour majority
45. Glasgow Springburn Labour majority Labour majority
46. Gordon Scottish National Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
47. Greenock & Inverclyde Labour majority Labour majority
48. Hamilton North & Bellshill Labour majority Labour majority
49. Hamilton South Labour majority Labour majority
50. Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
51. Kilmarnock & Loudoun Labour majority Labour majority
52. Kirkcaldy Labour majority Labour majority
53. Kirkcaldy Labour majority Labour majority
54. Linlithgow Labour majority Labour majority
55. Livingston Labour majority Labour majority
56. Midlothian Labour majority Labour majority
57. Moray Scottish National Party majority Scottish National Party majority
58. Motherwell & Wishaw Labour majority Labour majority
59. North East Fife Conservative & Unionist Party majority Liberal Democrat majority
60. North Tayside Scottish National Party majority Scottish National Party majority
61. Ochil Scottish National Party majority Labour majority
62. Orkney & Shetland Liberal Democrat majority Liberal Democrat majority
63. Paisley North Labour majority Labour majority
64. Paisley South Labour majority Labour majority
65. Perth Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
66. Renfrewshire West Labour majority Labour majority
67. Ross, Skye & Inverness West Scottish National Party majority Liberal Democrat majority
68. Roxburgh & Berwickshire Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
69. Stirling Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
70. Strathkelvin & Bearsden Labour majority Labour majority
71. Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale Conservative & Unionist Party majority Conservative & Unionist Party majority
72. Western Isles Scottish National Party majority Scottish National Party majority
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