Candidates and Constituency Assessments

'The Liberal Party are giving a whole new meaning to the phrase 'non-negotiable'' Alex Salmond MSP for Banff & Buchan, 13 th May 1999.

Fife North East

7 th June 2001 Westminster Election

Turnout: 34,692 (56.05 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Liberal Democrat	Menzies Campbell	17,926	51.67 %	+ 0.45 %
	Conservative	Cllr Mike Scott Hayward	8,190	23.61 %	- 2.86 %
	Labour	Dr Claire Brennan	3,950	11.39 %	+ 1.11 %
	Scottish National Party	Kris Murray-Browne	3,596	10.37 %	- 0.49 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Keith White	610	1.76 %	(+ 1.76 %)
	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	Leslie Von Goetz	420	1.21 %	(+ 1.21 %)
	Lib Dem hold	Lib Dem majority	9,736	28.06 %	+ 3.31 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Turnout: 41,839 (71.16 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Liberal Democrat	Menzies Campbell QC	21,432	51.22 %	+ 4.82 %
	Conservative	Hon Adam Bruce	11,076	26.47 %	- 12.04 %
	Scottish National Party	Colin Welsh	4,545	10.86 %	+ 2.27 %
	Labour	Charles Milne	4,301	10.28 %	+ 4.70 %
	Referendum	William Stewart	485	1.16 %	(+ 1.16 %)
	Lib Dem hold	Lib Dem majority	10,356	24.75 %	+ 16.86 %

Notional 1992 result

	Liberal Democrat	19,432	46.40 %
	Conservative	16,129	38.51 %
	Scottish National Party	3,598	8.59 %
	Labour	2,337	5.58 %
	Others	379	0.90 %
Lib Dem win	Lib Dem majority	3,303	7.89 %