European elections

'The Eurosceptic UK Independence Party, which made large gains in England and Wales, failed to win any seats in Scotland. The results have left Labour one seat down as Scotland now returns only seven MEPs rather than eight following the enlargement of the European Union.' BBC Scotland News, 14 th June 2004.

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10 th June 2004 European Election

32 rejected ballot papers Turnout 25.3 %
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	4,711	40.48 %	- 3.52 %
	Scottish National Party	2,245	19.29 %	- 6.36 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,121	9.63 %	- 1.41 %
	Liberal Democrats	928	7.97 %	+ 3.04 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	834	7.17 %	+ 1.05 %
	UK Independence Party	749	5.67 %	+ 4.91 %
	Scottish Green Party	541	4.65 %	+ 0.88 %
	Operation Christian Vote	248	2.13 %	(+ 2.13 %)
	British National Party	224	1.92 %	+ 1.54 %
	Independent (Tait)	40	0.34 %	(+ 0.34 %)
	Scottish Wind Watch	33	0.28 %	(+ 0.28 %)
	Labour majority	2,466	21.19 %	+ 2.84 %

10 th June 1999 European Election

20 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	4,281	44.00 %
	Scottish National Party	2,496	25.65 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,074 %	11.04 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	647	6.65 %
	Liberal Democrats	480	4.93 %
	Scottish Green Party	367	3.77 %
	UK Independence Party	82	0.84 %
	Pro Euro Conservative Party	81	0.83 %
	Socialist Labour Party	127	1.31 %
	British National Party	37	0.38 %
	Natural Law Party	19	0.22 %
	Accountant for Lower Scottish Taxes	19	0.20 %
	Labour majority	1,785	18.35 %