Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

'For the SNP, an ebullient Alex Salmond celebrated taking seats from Labour for the first time since October 1974.' Alf Young in the Herald, 7 th May 2005.

Na h-Eileanan An Iar

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 21,576 Turnout: 64.13 %
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	Angus Brendan MacNeil	6,213	44.90 %	+ 8.05 %
	Labour	Dr Calum MacDonald MP	4,772	34.49 %	- 10.53 %
	Liberal Democrat	Dr Jean Davis	1,096	7.92 %	+ 1.47 %
	Operation Christian Vote	Rev George Hargreaves	1,048	7.57 %	(+ 7.57 %)
	Conservative & Unionist	Andy Maciver	610	4.41 %	- 5.09 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Joanne Telfer	97	0.70 %	- 1.47 %
	Scottish National Party gain from Labour	Scottish National Party majority	1,441	10.41 %

Western Isles

7 th June 2001 Westminster Election

Turnout: 13,159 (60.34 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	Dr Calum MacDonald	5,924	45.02 %	- 10.58 %
	Scottish National Party	Alasdair Nicholson	4,850	36.86 %	+ 3.46 %
	Conservative	Douglas Taylor	1,250	9.50 %	+ 2.85 %
	Liberal Democrat	John Horne	849	6.45%	+ 3.38 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Joanne Telfer	286	2.17 %	(+ 2.17 %)
	Labour hold	Labour majority	1,074	8.16 %	- 14.04 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dr Calumn MacDonald	8,955	55.60 %
	Scottish National Party	Dr Anne Lorne Gillies	5,379	33.40 %
	Conservative ∓ Unionist	James McGrigor	1,071	6.65 %
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Mitchison	495	3.07 %
	Referendum	Ralph Lionel	206	1.28 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	3,576	22.20 %