 | 'I actually believe that Tam would prefer to be burnt on the marketplace in Edinburgh rather than see Scottish devolution pass into British law.' Roy Hattersley, in Parcel of Rogues, Channel 4 April 1998. |  |
| 'I actually believe that Tam would prefer to be burnt on the marketplace in Edinburgh rather than see Scottish devolution pass into British law.' Roy Hattersley, in Parcel of Rogues, Channel 4 April 1998. | |
| Electorate 76,739 Turnout: 60.45 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Michael Connarty MP | 22,121 | 47.69 % |
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Scottish National Party | Gordon Guthrie | 10,919 | 23.54 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Stephen Glenn | 7,100 | 15.31 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Michael Veitch | 5,486 | 11.83 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Ally Hendry | 763 | 1.64 % |
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Notional Labour hold | Labour majority | 11,202 | 24.15 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Labour | 23,104 | 51.83 % | 23,126 | 52.85 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 11,308 | 25.37 % | 11,334 | 25.90 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 4,505 | 10.11 % | 3,984 | 9.11 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 4,362 | 9.79 % | 3,920 | 8.96 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 920 | 2.06 % | 1,044 | 2.31 % | |
| Others | 379 | 0.85 % | 382 | 0.87 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 11,769 | 26.40 % | 11,792 | 26.95 % | |
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