 | 'The LibDems did hurt Labour, allowing the Conservatives to win more seats than they might have expected.' Catherine MacLeod in the Herald, 7 th May 2005. |  |
| 'The LibDems did hurt Labour, allowing the Conservatives to win more seats than they might have expected.' Catherine MacLeod in the Herald, 7 th May 2005. | |
| Electorate 65,548 Turnout: 63.54 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Liberal Democrat | Sir Robert Smith Bt., MP | 19,285 | 46.30 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Alex Johnstone MSP | 11,814 | 28.37 % |
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Labour | James Barrowman | 5,470 | 13.13 % |
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Scottish National Party | Caroline Little | 4,700 | 11.29 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Lorna Grant | 379 | 0.91 % |
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Notional Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat majority | 7,471 | 17.94 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Liberal Democrat | 16,840 | 43.97 % | 16,507 | 43.54 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 11,694 | 30.53 % | 11,686 | 30.82 % | |
| Labour | 4,698 | 12.27 % | 4,669 | 12.31 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 4,648 | 12.14 % | 4,634 | 12.22 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 424 | 1.11 % | 418 | 1.10 % | |
| Notional Liberal Democrat win | Notional Liberal Democrat majority | 5,146 | 13.44 % | 4,821 | 12.72 % | |
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