The 2005 Westminster Election

saltire shield'You cannot build a progressive consensus under an electoral system so manifestly unfair that a party can win an overall majority of 66 on less than 36% of the popular vote. That isn't democracy: it is elective dictatorship. It is hardly surprising that, under such a system, well-meaning politicians end up behaving like dictators. Armed with a 160-seat majority, a politician can do anything - even blunder into a war.'
Iain MacWhirter in the Herald, 11 th May 2005.		Lion Rampant

2005 Scottish results

Total vote and MPs elected

Party Logo Date Votes % Votes MPs/total MPs
Labour Lab 5 th May 2005 907,249 38.87 % 40/59
7 th June 2001 1,001,173 43.27 % 55/72
1 st May 1997 1,283,353 45.58 % 56/72

Liberal Democrat Lib 5 th May 2005 528,076 22.63 % 11/59
7 th June 2001 378,034 16.34 % 10/72
1 st May 1997 365,359 12.98 % 10/72

Scottish National Party SNP 5 th May 2005 412,267 17.66 % 6/59
7 th June 2001 464,314 20.06 % 5/72
1 st May 1997 620,472 22.04 % 6/72

Conservative & Unionist Con 5 th May 2005 369,388 15.83 % 1/59
7 th June 2001 360,658 15.58 % 1/72
1 st May 1997 493,059 17.51 % 0/72

Scottish Socialist Party SSP 5 th May 2005 43,514 1.86 % 0
7 th June 2001 72,516 3.13 % 0
1 st May 1997 9,740 0.35 % 0

Scottish Green Party Green 5 th May 2005 25,760 1.10 % 0
7 th June 2001 4,551 0.20 % 0
1 st May 1997 1,721 0.06 % 0

Speaker of the House of Commons Speaker 5 th May 2005 15,153 0.65 % 1/59
7 th June 2001 16,053 0.69 % 1/72
1 st May 1997 - - -

UK Independence Party UK Independence 5 th May 2005 8,859 0.38 % 0
7 th June 2001 3,236 0.14 % 0
1 st May 1997 1,568 0.06 % 0

Socialist Labour Party Soc Lab 5 th May 2005 6,696 0.29 % 0
7 th June 2001 3,184 0.14 % 0
1 st May 1997 1,792 0.06 % 0

Independents Ind 5 th May 2005 4,417 0.19 % 0
7 th June 2001 4,291 0.19 % 0
1 st May 1997 626 0.02 % 0

Operation Christian Vote Christian 5 th May 2005 4,004 0.17 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

British National Party BNP 5 th May 2005 1,591 0.07 % 0
7 th June 2001 0 0 % 0
1 st May 1997 651 0.02 % 0

Scottish Unionist Party Scottish Unionist 5 th May 2005 1,266 0.05 % 0
7 th June 2001 2,728 0.12 % 0
1 st May 1997 - - -

Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party SSCUP 5 th May 2005 1,017 0.04 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Liberal Party Liberal logo 5 th May 2005 916 0.04 % 0
7 th June 2001 383 0.02 % 0
1 st May 1997 650 0.02 % 0

Free Scotland Party Free Scotland 5 th May 2005 743 0.03 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Pensioners Party Scotland Pensioners 5 th May 2005 716 0.03 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Publicans Party
5 th May 2005 678 0.03 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Pride in Paisley Party
5 th May 2005 381 0.02 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Independent Green Voice Ind Green 5 th May 2005 379 0.02 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Scottish Independence Party Scottish Independence 5 th May 2005 337 0.01 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Legalise Cannabis Alliance Legalise Cannabis 5 th May 2005 311 0.01 % 0
7 th June 2001 955 0.04 % 0
1 st May 1997 - - -

Death Dungeons & Taxes Party
5 th May 2005 89 0.00 % 0
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 - - -

Communist Party of Great Britain Communist 5 th May 2005 80 0.00 % 0
7 th June 2001 174 0.01 % 0
1 st May 1997 0 0 % 0

Moray Independent
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 802 0.03 % 0
1 st May 1997 - - -

ProLife Alliance ProLife 5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 786 0.03 % 0
1 st May 1997 5,172 0.18 % 0

Monster Raving Loony Party 5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 405 0.02 % 0
1 st May 1997 - - -

Countryside Alliance Countryside 5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 265 0.01 % 0
1 st May 1997 0 0 % 0

Scottish Freedom Referendum Party
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 250 0.01 % 0
1 st May 1997 - - -

Rock n Roll Loony Party
5 th May 2005 211 0.01 % 0
7 th June 2001 211 0.01 % 0
1 st May 1997 0 0 % 0

Referedum Party Ref 5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 26,978 0.96 % 0

Natural Law Party Nat Law 5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 1,922 0.07 % 0

Independent Labour
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 812 0.03 % 0

Scottish Labour, Unofficial
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 325 0.01 % 0

Scottish Labour, Independent
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 319 0.01 % 0

Socialist Party of Great Britain
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 315 0.01 % 0

Christian Unity
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 224 0.01 % 0

Scottish Conservative Unofficial
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 221 0.01 % 0

Democratic Nationalist
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 104 0.00 % 0

Independent Democrat
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 98 0.00 % 0

Workers Revolutionary Party
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 80 0.00 % 0

Socialist Equality Party 5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 36 0.00 % 0

Anti Sleaze
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 30 0.00 % 0

Value Party
5 th May 2005 - - -
7 th June 2001 - - -
1 st May 1997 24 0.00 % 0

Many thanks to Scott McCallum for pointing out an error in my calculation of the 2005 Labour vote.

Results for the 59 Scottish constituencies

  1. Aberdeen North
    Labour majority of 6,795 over Liberal Democrat

  2. Aberdeen South
    Labour majority of 1,348 over Liberal Democrat

  3. Airdrie & Shotts
    Labour majority of 14,084 over Scottish National Party

  4. Angus
    Scottish National Party majority of 1,601 over Conservative & Unionist

  5. Argyll & Bute
    Liberal Democrat majority of 5,636 over Conservative & Unionist

  6. Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock
    Labour majority of 9,997 over Conservative & Unionist

  7. Banff & Buchan
    Scottish National Party majority of 11,837 over Conservative & Unionist

  8. Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
    Liberal Democrat majority of 5,901 over Conservative & Unionist

  9. Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
    Liberal Democrat majority of 8,168 over Labour

  10. Central Ayrshire
    Labour majority of 10,423 over Conservative & Unionist

  11. Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
    Labour majority of 19,519 over Scottish National Party

  12. Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East
    Labour majority of 11,562 over Scottish National Party

  13. Dumfries & Galloway
    Labour majority of 2,922 over Conservative & Unionist

  14. Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
    Notional Conservative & Unionist gain from Labour
    Conservative & Unionist majority of 1,738 over Labour

  15. Dundee East
    Notional Scottish National Party gain from Labour
    Scottish National Party majority of 383 over Labour

  16. Dundee West
    Labour majority of 5,379 over Scottish National Party

  17. Dunfermline & West Fife
    Labour majority of 11,562 over Liberal Democrat

  18. East Dunbartonshire
    Notional Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
    Liberal Democrat majority of 4,061 over Labour

  19. East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow
    Labour majority of 14,723 over Scottish National Party

  20. East Lothian
    Labour majority of 7,620 over Liberal Democrat

  21. East Renfrewshire
    Labour majority of 6,657 over Conservative & Unionist

  22. Edinburgh East
    Labour majority of 6,202 over Liberal Democrat

  23. Edinburgh North & Leith
    Labour Co-op majority of 2,153 over Liberal Democrat

  24. Edinburgh South
    Labour majority of 405 over Liberal Democrat

  25. Edinburgh South West
    Labour majority of 7,242 over Conservative & Unionist

  26. Edinburgh West
    Liberal Democrat majority of 13,600 over Conservative & Unionist

  27. Falkirk
    Labour majority of 13,475 over Scottish National Party

  28. Glasgow Central
    Labour majority of 8,531 over Liberal Democrat

  29. Glasgow East
    Labour majority of 13,507 over Scottish National Party

  30. Glasgow North
    Labour majority of 3,338 over Liberal Democrat

  31. Glasgow North East
    Speaker majority of 10,134 over Scottish National Party

  32. Glasgow North West
    Labour majority of 10,093 over Liberal Democrat

  33. Glasgow South
    Labour majority of 10,832 over Liberal Democrat

  34. Glasgow South West
    Labour Co-op majority of 13,896 over Scottish National Party

  35. Glenrothes
    Labour majority of 10,664 over Scottish National Party

  36. Gordon
    Liberal Democrat majority of 11,026 over Labour

  37. Inverclyde
    Labour majority of 11,259 over Scottish National Party

  38. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey
    Notional Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
    Liberal Democrat majority of 4,148 over Labour

  39. Kilmarnock & Loudoun
    Labour majority of 8,703 over Scottish National Party

  40. Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
    Labour majority of 18,216 over Scottish National Party

  41. Lanark & Hamilton East
    Labour majority of 11,947over Scottish National Party

  42. Linlithgow & East Falkirk
    Labour majority of 11,202 over Scottish National Party

  43. Livingston
    Labour majority of 13,097 over Scottish National Party

  44. Midlothian
    Labour majority of 7,265 over Liberal Democrat

  45. Moray
    Scottish National Party majority of 5,676 over Conservative & Unionist

  46. Motherwell & Wishaw
    Labour majority of 15,222 over Scottish National Party

  47. Na h-Eileanan An Iar (Western Isles)
    Scottish National Party gain from Labour
    Scottish National Party majority of 1,441 over Labour

  48. North Ayrshire & Arran
    Labour majority of 11.296 over Conservative & Unionist

  49. North East Fife
    Liberal Democrat majority of 12,571 over Conservative & Unionist

  50. Ochil & South Perthshire
    Labour majority of 688 over Scottish National Party

  51. Orkney & Shetland
    Liberal Democrat majority of 6,627 over Labour

  52. Paisley & Renfrewshire North
    Labour majority of 11,001 over Scottish National Party

  53. Paisley & Renfrewshire South
    Labour majority of 13,232 over Liberal Democrat

  54. Perth & North Perthshire
    Scottish National Party majority of 1,521 over Conservative & Unionist

  55. Ross, Skye & Lochaber
    Liberal Democrat majority of 14.249 over Labour

  56. Rutherglen & Hamilton West
    Labour Co-op majority of 16,112 over Liberal Democrat

  57. Stirling
    Labour majority of 4,767 over Conservative & Unionist

  58. West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
    Liberal Democrat majority of 7,471 over Conservative & Unionist

  59. West Dunbartonshire
    Labour Co-op majority of 12,553 over Scottish National Party

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