 | 'Scots drivers and consumers are paying the equivalent of 2.5 p more on the basic rate of income tax as a result of the Government's hike in fuel prices since coming to power.' Robbie Dinwoodie in the Herald, 25 th March 1999. |  |
| 'Scots drivers and consumers are paying the equivalent of 2.5 p more on the basic rate of income tax as a result of the Government's hike in fuel prices since coming to power.' Robbie Dinwoodie in the Herald, 25 th March 1999. | |
| Turnout: 38,560 (69.32 %) | |||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Sandra Osborne | 16,801 | 43.57 % | - 4.87 % |
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Conservative | Phil Gallie | 14,256 | 36.97 % | + 3.15 % |
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Scottish National Party | Jim Mather | 4,621 | 11.98 % | - 0.59 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Stuart Ritchie | 2,089 | 5.42 % | + 0.69 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | James Stewart | 692 | 1.79 % | (+ 1.79 %) |
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UK Independence Party | Joseph Smith | 101 | 0.26 % | (+ 0.26 %) |
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Lab hold | Lab majority | 2,545 | 6.60 % | - 8.02 % |
| Turnout: 44,756 (80.17 %) | |||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Sandra Osborne | 21,679 | 48.44 % | + 5.81 % |
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Conservative | Phil Gallie | 15,136 | 33.82 % | - 4.82 % |
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Scottish National Party | Ian Blackford | 5,625 | 12.57 % | + 1.41 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Clare Hamblen | 2,116 | 4.73 % | - 2.73 % |
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Referendum | John Enos | 200 | 0.45 % | (+ 0.45 %) |
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Lab gain from Con (Notional Lab hold) | Lab majority | 6,543 | 14.62 % | + 10.44 % |
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Labour | 19,312 | 42.63 % |
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Conservative | 17,417 | 38.44 % |
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Scottish National Party | 5,057 | 11.16 % |
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Liberal Democrat | 3,382 | 7.46 % |
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Natural Law | 132 | 0.29 % |
| Lab win | Lab majority | 1,895 | 4.18 % |
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