 | 'In many ways the condition of Scottish Labour is like the Tories under John Major. There was a leadership vacuum, an obsession with narrow internal issues, an inability to present a credible image of Britain abroad, and a failure to connect with the public. The Tories, too, thought they were in office by divine right. Remember what happened to them.' Iain MacWhirter in the Herald, 11 th April 2001. |  |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Nigel Griffiths | 15,671 | 42.16 % | - 4.66 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Cllr Marilyne MacLaren | 10,172 | 27.37 % | + 9.73 % |
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Conservative | Gordon Buchan | 6,172 | 16.61 % | - 4.67 % |
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Scottish National Party | Heather Williams | 3,683 | 9.91 % | - 3.01 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Colin Fox | 933 | 2.51 % | (+ 2.51 %) |
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Legalise Cannabis Alliance | Linda Hendry | 535 | 1.44 % | (+ 1.44 %) |
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Lab hold | Lab majority | 5,499 | 14.79 % | - 10.75 % |
| Turnout: 44,838 (46.82 %) | |||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Nigel Griffiths | 20,993 | 46.82 % | + 5.30 % |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Smith | 9,541 | 21.28 % | - 10.87 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Cllr Mike Pringle | 7,911 | 17.64 % | + 4.45 % |
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Scottish National Party | Dr John Hargreaves | 5,791 | 12.92 % | + 0.04 % |
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Referendum | Ian McLean | 504 | 1.12 % | (+ 1.12 %) |
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Natural Law | Bradley Dunn | 98 | 0.22 % | - 0.02 % |
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Lab hold | Lab majority | 11,452 | 25.54 % | + 16.17 % |
| Labour | 18,426 | 41.52 % |
| Conservative | 14,270 | 32.15 % |
| Liberal Democrat | 5,855 | 13.19 % |
| Scottish National Party | 5,719 | 12.88 % |
| Natural Law | 108 | 0.24 % |
| Lab win | Lab majority | 4,156 | 9.37 % |
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