 | 'The Conservative Party is a lost cause. Its leader is not popular, its policies have all been aped by New Labour, and its personalities are still mired in sleaze'. From the website of Nigel Hastilow, former editor of the Birmingham Post, and Conservatite candidate for Birmingham Edgbaston, January 2001. |  |
| Electorate 71,925 Turnout: 61.78 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Liberal Democrat | Malcolm Bruce MP | 20,008 | 45.02 % |
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Labour | Iain Brotchie | 8,982 | 20.21 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Philip Atkinson | 7,842 | 17.65 % |
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Scottish National Party | Cllr Joanna Strathdee | 7,098 | 15.97 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Tommy Paterson | 508 | 1.14 % |
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Notional Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat majority | 11,026 | 24.81 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Liberal Democrat | 15,304 | 38.82 % | 15,822 | 38.78 % | |
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Labour | 8,459 | 21.45 % | 8,878 | 21.68 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 7,612 | 19.31 % | 7,476 | 18.25 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 7,472 | 18.95 % | 8,132 | 19.85 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 580 | 1.47 % | 589 | 1.44 % | |
| Notional Liberal Democrat win | Notional Liberal Democrat majority | 6,845 | 17.36 % | 7,004 | 17.10 % | |
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