 | 'It is clear there is a requirement to retain the post of secretary of state but that it is a much reduced role. There is no doubt that recent holders of the post have been more like a spokesman for the Labour Party rather than a spokesman for Scotland.' Sir Malcolm Rifkind, 5 th March 2001. |  |
| Electorate 68,837 Turnout: 55.83 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Tom Harris MP | 18,153 | 47.24 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Arthur Sanderson MBE | 7,321 | 19.05 % |
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Scottish National Party | Finlay MacLean | 4,860 | 12.65 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Dr. Janette McAlpine | 4,836 | 12.58 % |
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Scottish Green Party | Kay Allan | 1,692 | 4.40 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Ronnie Stevenson | 1,303 | 3.39 % |
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Socialist Labour Party | Dorothy Entwistle | 266 | 0.69 % |
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Notional Labour hold | Labour majority | 10,832 | 28.19 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Labour | 19,853 | 50.49 % | 19,277 | 51.30 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 6,811 | 17.31 % | 6,364 | 16.93 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 5,414 | 13.76 % | 5,273 | 14.03 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 4,884 | 12.41 % | 4,347 | 11.64 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 2,298 | 5.84 % | 2,234 | 5.94 % | |
| Others | 83 | 0.21 % | 58 | 0.15 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 13,042 | 33.15 % | 12,913 | 34.36 % | |
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