Candidates and Constituency Assessments

'This woman came to me in trouble an I felt I had to try and help. It is a disgrace that this can happen in this day and age. I am also annoyed that Labour seem more interested in parliamentary protocol than in protecting their constituents.' Tommy Sheridan, 2 nd May 2001 after being reported to the Standards Committe by Rhona Brankin for attempting to help a blind woman who was evicted from her flat in Dalkeith.

Midlothian

7 th June 2001 Westminster Election

Turnout: 28,724 (59.07 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	Cllr David Hamilton	15,145	52.73 %	- 0.78 %
	Scottish National Party	Ian Goldie	6,131	21.34 %	- 4.17 %
	Liberal Democrat	Jacqui Bell	3,686	12.83 %	+ 3.65 %
	Conservative	Robin Traquair	2,748	9.57 %	- 1.33 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Bob Goupillot	837	2.91 %	(+ 2.91 %)
	ProLife Alliance	John Holden	177	0.62 %	(+ 0.62 %)
	Lab hold	Lab majority	9,014	31.39 %	+ 3.39 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Turnout: 35,249 (74.13 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	Eric Clarke	18,861	53.51 %	+ 5.35 %
	Scottish National Party	Laurence Millar	8,991	25.51 %	+ 2.29 %
	Conservative	Anne Harper	3,842	10.90 %	- 6.65 %
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Pinnock	3,235	9.18 %	- 0.81 %
	Referendum	Keith Docking	320	0.91 %	(+ 0.91 %)
	Lab hold	Lab majority	9,870	28.00 %	+ 3.06 %

Notional 1992 result

	Labour	17,120	48.16 %
	Scottish National Party	8,256	23.22 %
	Conservative	6,242	17.55 %
	Liberal Democrat	3,552	9.99 %
	Green	377	1.06 %
Labour win	Lab majority	8,864	24.94 %