Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005


saltire shield'I have been fascinated to read the Hutton report. Ultimately, it disappoints because it is very one-sided. I have just one question: Did Hutton buy his buckets of whitewash from the same source as Denning?'
Labour MP, Austin Mitchell, 28 th January 2004.
Lion Rampant

Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 67,385 Turnout: 56.90 %
Logo Party Candidate Votes %
Labour logo Labour Rt Hon Tom Clarke MP 24,725 64.48 %
SNP logo Scottish National Party Duncan Ross 5,206 13.58 %
Liberal logo Liberal Democrat Rod Ackland 4,605 12.01 %
Conservative logo Conservative & Unionist Lindsay Paterson 2,775 7.24 %
SSP Scottish Socialist Party Joan Kinloch 1,033 2.69 %
Labour logo Notional Labour hold Labour majority 19,519 50.90 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo Party Denver
Baxter
Votes % Votes %
Labour logo Labour 28,067 69.31 % 25,938 62.76 %
Scottish National Party logo Scottish National Party 5,975 14.75 % 5,835 14.97 %
Liberal Democrat logo Liberal Democrat 2,257 5.57 % 2,980 7.56 %
Scottish Socialist Party logo Scottish Socialist Party 2,083 5.14 % 1,913 4.85 %
Scottish Tory logo Conservative & Unionist 2,019 4.99 % 2,715 6.88 %

Others 94 0.23 % 61 0.15 %
Notional Labour win Notional Labour majority 22,092 54.55 % 20,103 50.97 %


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