 | 'Jack Cunningham, the Cabinet 'enforcer', is facing a Whitehall investigation into claims that he has indulged in extravagant living at the taxpayer's expense. The Prime Minister, who has urged ministers not to get hung up on 'the trappings of power', is likely to be disappointed at the newspaper claims that Mr Cunningham clocked up big expenses using luxury hotels, restaurants and flights on ministerial business.' Joy Copley, Political Editor in the Scotsman, 18 th January 1999. |  |
| Electorate 65,741 Turnout: 68.85 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Liberal Democrat | John Barrett MP | 22,417 | 49.52 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | David Brogan | 8,817 | 19.48 % |
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Labour | Navraj Ghaleigh | 8,433 | 18.63 % |
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Scottish National Party | Sheena Cleland | 4,124 | 9.11 % |
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Scottish Green Party | Ailsa Spindler | 964 | 2.13 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Gary Clark | 510 | 1.13 % |
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Notional Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat majority | 13,600 | 30.05 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Liberal Democrat | 17,187 | 38.31 % | 17,032 | 38.63 % | |
| Labour | 11,867 | 26.45 % | 11,668 | 26.46 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 9,726 | 21.68 % | 9,450 | 21.43 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 4,789 | 10.68 % | 4,815 | 10.92 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 934 | 2.08 % | 761 | 1.73 % | |
| Others | 355 | 0.79 % | 366 | 0.83 % | ||
| Notional Liberal Democrat win | Notional Liberal Democrat majority | 5,320 | 11.86 % | 5,364 | 12.17 % | |
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