 | 'It's called the internet or blogs... I've only just got used to letters.' Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on BBC Radio Four's Today programme, July 2006. |  |
| 'It's called the internet or blogs... I've only just got used to letters.' Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on BBC Radio Four's Today programme, July 2006. | |
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Malcolm Chisholm MSP (Not standing on Lothians list) |
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| Labour | ||
| Malcolm Chisholm was born on the 7 th March 1949 and was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and Edinburgh University where he graduated with a MA(Hons) and a Dip.Ed. He worked as an English teacher until elected as Westminster MP for North Edinburgh & Leith in 1992 after Ron Brown was deselected. He was Labour's Scottish health spokesperson in opposition and was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scottish office with responsibility for Local Government, Housing & Transport. He resigned on the 10 th December 1997 in protest against the government's proposed cuts in benefits to single parents. In 1999 he was returned as MSP for Edinburgh North and Leith. He was vice convener of the Scottish Parliament's Health and Community Care Committee between August 1999 and October 2000. In December 2006 he was forced to resign as Communities Minister after voting for an SNP motion rejecting the replqcement of Trident. He is married with two sons and a daughter and is a member of the EIS and UNISON. His interests outside politics include reading, cinema and football.
Ministerial experience May 1997 - December 1997 - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scottish office with responsibility for Local Government, Housing & Transport October 2000 - November 2001 - Deputy Minister for Health & Community Care November 2001 - October 2004 - Minister for Health & Community Care October 2004 - December 2006 - Minister for Communities Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh North & Leith, 10,979 votes (38.21 %) (elected) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh North & Leith, 17,203 votes (46.94 %) (elected) 1997 Westminster Parliament election, Edinburgh North & Leith, 19,209 votes (46.91%) (elected) 1992 Westminster Parliament election, Edinburgh Leith, 13,790 votes (34.21 %) (elected) | ||
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Mike Crockart (Also number 4 on Lothians list) |
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| Liberal Democrat | ||
| Mike Crockart is a former policeman who contested Edinburgh North & Leith at the general election. In November 2005 he contested the Murrayfield ward of Edinburgh City Council following the death of veteran Tory councillor Jim Gilchrist. The Lib Dems were confident that Mike Crockhart would win the ward as they claimed they had won more votes than the Tories in the ward in 2005 Westminster election and their canvass of 1600 voters had put the Tories on 41 % and the Lib Dems at 40 per cent. However on polling day Jeremy Balfour held Murrayfield for the Tories with 50.0 % of the vote. Mike Crockhart is one of many Lib Dem candidates whose election literature has been described as 'dishonest and deliberately misleading'. A barchart on the leaflet shows the Lib Dems in second place whereas they actually came fourth at the last Scottish Parliament election in 2003. Recent electoral experience 2005 Edinburgh City Council by-election, Murrayfield, 859 votes (32.39 %) 2005 Westminster election, Edinburgh North & Leith, 12,444 votes (29.15 %) | ||
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Davie Hutchison (Also number 9 on Lothians list) |
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| Scottish National Party | ||
| David is the Organiser of the Edinburgh SNP City Association and a member of Edinburgh branch. The forthcoming Westminster election will be David's first as a candidate. He was born in Glasgow in 1981, was educated at Greenfaulds High School, Cumbernauld and holds an MA (Hons) in Politics and Contemporary European Studies from Dundee University. After graduating in 2002 David moved to Edinburgh to work as a Press Researcher and since November 2003 has been employed as a Researcher and Constituency Officer for Lothians MSP Kenny MacAskill. Outside of politics he is a member of the Scottish Society of Playwrights and the National Union of Journalists. Recent electoral experience 2005 Westminster parliament election, Edinburgh North & Leith, 4,344 votes (10.19 %) | ||
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Cllr Iain Whyte (Also number 3 on Lothians list) |
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| Conservative & Unionist | ||
| Councillor Iain Whyte was born and brought up in Edinburgh. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh and worked for the NHS as a Quality Improvement Officer. He has been a member of Edinburgh City Council since 1995. He represents Craigleith and is the leader of the Tory group on the council. On the council he is a member of the Advisory Committee on Youth Services and a additional member of the Executive (Educational Matters). He is also the constituency assistant to ex-Scottish Tory leader David McLetchie MSP. He is aged 37, is marrid to Catriona and has an eight year old daughter Anna. Recent electoral experience. 2005 Westminster election, Edinburgh North & Leith, 7,969 votes (18.69 %) 2003 Edinburgh City Council election, Craigleith, 1,699 votes (48.79 %) (elected) 2001 Westminster election, Edinburgh West, 8,894 votes (22.53 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh South, 6,378 votes (15.89 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Third on Tory Lothians list, 52,067 votes (15.75 %) 1999 Edinburgh City Council election, Craigleith, 1,570 votes (38.37 %) (elected) 1995 Edinburgh City Council election, Drylaw, 1,218 votes (38.24 %) (elected) | ||
This assessment is based on the 2003 election results
Rank on Scottish National Party hit list: 25 (49 in 2003)
Swing required for Scottish National Party gain: 9.42 % from Labour to Scottish National Party
Rank on Conservative hit list: 20 (35 in 2003)
Swing required for Conservative gain: 10.71 % from Labour to Conservative
Rank on Liberal Democrat hit list: 9 (30 in 2003)
Swing required for Liberal Democrat gain: 10.78 % from Labour to Liberal Democrat
The electorate of 62,711 was split between the new Westminster constituencies of:
Edinburgh North & Leith: 62,213 (99.2 %)
Edinburgh East: 498 (0.8 %)
| Council | Ward number | Ward name | Electorate (June 2001) |
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| City of Edinburgh | 9 | Pilton1 | 6,042 |
| 10 | Granton | 5,917 | |
| 11 | Trinity | 6,171 | |
| 12 | Newhaven | 6,167 | |
| 17 | Stockbridge | 6,573 | |
| 18 | New Town | 6,397 | |
| 19 | Broughton | 6,737 | |
| 20 | Calton | 6,308 | |
| 21 | Harbour | 6,262 | |
| 22 | Lorne | 6,225 |
1Mostly Edinburgh North & Leith, some Edinburgh West
| Electorate 60,501. Turnout 28,734, 47.49 % (- 10.70 %) | |||||
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Labour | Malcolm Chisholm MSP | 10,979 | 38.21 % | - 8.73 % |
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Scottish National Party | Anne Dana | 5,565 | 19.37 % | - 6.46 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Ian Mowat | 4,821 | 16.78 % | + 3.05 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Sebastian Tombs | 4,785 | 16.65 % | + 5.65 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Bill Scott | 2,584 | 8.99 % | + 6.51 % |
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Labour hold | Labour majority | 5,414 | 18.84 % | - 2.27 % |
| Electorate 60,501. Turnout 28,852, 47.69 % 188 rejected ballot papers | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | 6,068 | 21.03 % | - 7.37 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 5,489 | 19.02 % | + 8.03 % |
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Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,112 | 14.25 % | - 0.72 % |
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Scottish National Party | 3,857 | 13.37 % | - 11.75 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 2,801 | 9.71 % | - 3.69 % |
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Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent) | 2,746 | 9.52 % | (+ 9.52 %) |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 2,317 | 8.03 % | + 5.75 % |
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Pensioners's Party | 551 | 1.91 % | (+ 1.91 %) |
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Liberal Party In Scotland | 253 | 0.88 % | |
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Socialist Labour Party | 200 | 0.69 % | - 1.90 % |
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Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party | 119 | 0.41 % | |
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Scottish Peoples Alliance | 111 | 0.38 % | (+ 0.38 %) |
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UK Independence Party | 104 | 0.36 % | (+ 0.36 %) |
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Pro-Life Party | 47 | 0.16 % | - 0.08 % |
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Mary Campbell (Independent) | 41 | 0.14 % | |
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Alexander Scott (Independent) | 28 | 0.10 % | |
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Peter Gatensbury (Independent) | 8 | 0.03 % | |
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Labour majority | 579 | 2.01 % | - 1.27 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Malcolm Chisholm MP | 17,203 | 46.94 % | + 0.03 % |
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Scottish National Party | Anne Dana | 9,467 | 25.83 % | + 5.73 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Sir Jamie Sempill, Lord Sempill | 5,030 | 13.73 % | - 4.13 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Sebastian Tombs | 4,039 | 11.02 % | - 2.01 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Ron Brown | 907 | 2.48 % | + 1.70 % |
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Labour win | Labour majority | 7,736 | 21.11 % | - 5.70 % |
| Logo | Party | Votes | % |
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Labour | 10,459 | 28.40 % |
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Scottish National Party | 9,251 | 25.12 % |
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Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,513 | 14.97 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 4,933 | 13.40 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 4,045 | 10.99 % |
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Socialist Labour Party | 954 | 2.59 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 840 | 2.28 % |
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ProLife Alliance | 88 | 0.24 % |
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Natural Law Party | 86 | 0.23 % |
| Others: Liberal Party Witchery Tour Party Civil Rights Movement Braveheart Socialist Party of Great Britain Independent Voice for Scottish Parliament Independent Independent Anti-Corruption, Mobile Home Scandal, Roads (No breakdown available) |
652 | 1.77 % | |
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Labour majority | 1,208 | 3.28 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Malcolm Chisholm | 19,209 | 46.91 % |
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Scottish National Party | Anne Dana | 8,231 | 20.10 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Ewen Stewart | 7,312 | 17.86 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Hilary Campbell | 5,335 | 13.03 % |
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Referendum | Sandy Graham | 441 | 1.08 % |
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Scottish Socialist Alliance | Gavin Brown | 320 | 0.78 % |
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Natural Law | Paul Douglas-Reid | 97 | 0.24 % |
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Labour hold | Labour majority | 10,978 | 26.81 % |
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