Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005


saltire shield'The moment the BBC starts kow-towing to government, you might as well close it down.'
Gavyn Davies, who resigned as Chairman of the Board of Governors on the 28 th January 2004.
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Edinburgh North & Leith

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 68,038 Turnout: 62.67 %
Logo Party Candidate Votes %
Labour logo Labour Co-op Marek Lazarowicz MP 14,597 34.23 %
Liberal logo Liberal Democrat Mike Crockart 12,444 29.18 %
Conservative logo Conservative & Unionist Cllr Iain Whyte 7,969 18.69 %
SNP logo Scottish National Party David Hutchison 4,344 10.19 %
Green Scottish Green Party Mark Sydenham 2,482 5.82 %
SSP Scottish Socialist Party Bill Scott 804 1.89 %
Labour logo Notional Labour Co-op hold Labour Co-op majority 2,153 5.05 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo Party Denver
Baxter
Votes % Votes %
Labour logo Labour 16,872 41.87 % 17,110 42.20 %
Liberal Democrat logo Liberal Democrat 8,184 20.31 % 8,388 20.69 %
Scottish Tory logo Conservative & Unionist 7,515 18.65 % 7,367 18.18 %
Scottish National Party logo Scottish National Party 5,799 14.39 % 5,816 14.34 %
Scottish Socialist Party logo Scottish Socialist Party 1,465 3.64 % 1,432 3.53 %

Others 463 1.15 % 435 1.07 %
Notional Labour win Notional Labour majority 8,688 21.56 % 8,722 21.51 %


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