Candidates and Constituency Assessments

'Scotland is a rich country, but we are not yet a rich society. That's why an independent Scottish Parliament must control Scottish resources, and make decisions over energy policies which would benefit the people of Scotland rather than the London-based politicians.' Shadow Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Minister, Kenny MacAskill MSP, January 2001.

Dunfermline West

7 th June 2001 Westminster Election

Turnout: 30,975 (57.05 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	Rachael Squire	16,370	52.85 %	- 0.23 %
	Scottish National Party	Brian Goodall	5,390	17.40 %	- 1.77 %
	Liberal Democrat	Russell McPhate	4,832	15.60 %	+ 1.98 %
	Conservative	Constable James Mackie	3,166	10.22 %	- 2.42 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Kate Stewart	746	2.41 %	(+ 2.41 %)
	UK Independence Party	Alastair Harper	471	1.52 %	(+ 1.52 %)
	Lab hold	Lab majority	10,980	35.45 %	+ 1.54 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Turnout: 36,434 (69.44 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	Rachael Squire	19,338	53.08 %	+ 11.56 %
	Scottish National Party	John Lloyd	6,984	19.17 %	- 0.65 %
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Harris	4,963	13.62 %	- 1.99 %
	Conservative	Kevin Newton	4,606	12.64 %	- 10.39 %
	Referendum	James Bain	543	1.49 %	(+ 1.49 %)
	Lab hold	Lab majority	12,354	33.91 %	+ 15.42 %

Notional 1992 result

	Labour	16,132	41.52 %
	Conservative	8,948	23.03 %
	Scottish National Party	7,703	19.82 %
	Liberal Democrat	6,066	15.61 %
Lab win	Lab majority	7,184	18.49 %