Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005


saltire shield'Suddenly, there are few good reasons not to contemplate replacing Tony Blair with a more traditional Labour leader.'
Tim Luckhurst in the Herald, 25 th January 2001.
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Argyll & Bute

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 67,325 Turnout: 64.21 %
Logo Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal logo Liberal Democrat Alan Reid MP 15,786 36.52 %
Conservative logo Conservative & Unionist Jamie McGrigor MSP 10,150 23.48 %
Labour logo Labour Carolyn Manson 9,696 22.43 %
SNP logo Scottish National Party Cllr Isobel Strong 6,716 15.54 %
SSP Scottish Socialist Party Deirdre Henderson 881 2.04 %
Liberal logo Notional Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat majority 5,636 13.04 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo Party Denver
Baxter
Votes % Votes %
Liberal Democrat logo Liberal Democrat 13,724 32.82 % 12,856 30.51 %
Scottish Tory logo Conservative & Unionist 9,892 23.66 % 8,871 21.05 %
Labour logo Labour 9,493 22.70 % 11,551 27.42 %
Scottish National Party logo Scottish National Party 7,295 17.45 % 7,435 17.65 %
Scottish Socialist Party logo Scottish Socialist Party 1,410 3.37 % 1,420 3.10 %
Notional Liberal Democrat win Notional Liberal Democrat majority 3,832 9.16 % 1,305 3.10 %


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