Election results

'If the Prime Minister is so keen on the Union, shouldn't he be flying the Union flag above Downing Street? If it was good enough for Harold Wilson in 1966, why not for Blair?' Iain Macwhirter in the Sunday Herald, 11 th June 2006.

Airdrie & Shotts (Central Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 57,660. Turnout 27,160, 47.10 % (+ 2.84 %)
	Karen Whitefield MSP (Did not stand on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	11,907
	%	43.84 %
	% change since 2003	- 12.80 %
	Cllr Sophia Coyle (Did not stand on the Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party (Save Monklands Hospital)
	Votes	10,461
	%	38.52 %
	% change since 2003	+ 17.66 %
	Iain McGill (Also number 7 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,370
	%	8.73 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.03 %
	Cllr Robert Gorrie (Did not stand on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,452
	%	5.35 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.02 %
	Melville (Mev) Brown (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	NHSFirst Party
	Votes	970
	%	3.57 %
	% change since 2003	(+ 3.57 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,446
% majority		5.32 %
% change since 2003		- 30.46 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 57,660. Turnout 28,384, 49.23 % (+ 4.98 %) 947 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	11,036	39.77 %	- 5.20 %
	Scottish National Party	8,605	31.01 %	+ 13.56 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,995	7.19 %	- 1.57 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,208	4.35 %	- 1.41 %
	Christian Peoples Alliance	791	2.85 %	(+ 2.85 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	703	2.53 %	(+ 2.53 %)
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	581	2.09 %	- 4.86 %
	Solidarity	551	1.99 %	(+ 1.99 %)
	British National Party	461	1.66 %	(+ 1.66 %)
	Scottish Green Party	453	1.63 %	- 1.85 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	293	1.06 %	- 1.09 %
	Socialist Labour Party	241	0.87 %	- 0.69 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	216	0.78 %	- 6.91 %
	Scottish Voice	373	1.34 %	(+ 1.34 %)
	Publican Party	170	0.61 %	(+ 0.61 %)
	UK Independence Party	72	0.26 %	- 0.26 %
	Labour majority	2,431	8.76 %	- 18.76 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 56,680. Turnout 25,086, 46.26 % (- 12.53 %)
	Karen Whitefield MSP (Did not stand on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	14,209
	%	56.64 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.43 %
	Gil Paterson MSP (Also number 4 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,232
	%	20.86 %
	% change since 1999	- 7.30 %
	Alan Melville (Did not stand on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,203
	%	8.76 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.81 %
	Fraser Coates (Also number 6 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish Socilaist Party
	Votes	2,096
	%	8.36 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 8.36 %)
	Kevin Lang (Also number 8 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,346
	%	5.37 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.69 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		8,977
% majority		35.78 %
% change since 1999		+ 8.73 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 56,680. Turnout 25,081, 44.25 % 217 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	11,279	44.97 %	- 1.62 %
	Scottish National Party	4,377	17.45 %	- 8.73 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,197	8.76 %	+ 0.17 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,928	7.69 %	+ 4.77 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	1,743	6.95 %	(+ 6.95 %)
	Liberal Democrats	1,444	5.76 %	- 0.21 %
	Scottish Green Party	874	3.48 %	+ 1.94 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	540	2.15 %	- 0.25 %
	Socialist Labour Party	391	1.56 %	- 1.36 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	113	0.45 %	(+ 0.45 %)
	UK Independence Party	107	0.43 %	(+ 0.43 %)
	Mary Anderson (Independent)	88	0.35 %	(+0.35 %)
	Labour majority	6,902	27.52 %	+ 7.11 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 58,481. Turnout 31,213, 56.79 %
	Karen Whitefield MSP (Did not stand on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	18,338
	%	55.21 %
	% change since 1997	- 6.61 %
	Gil Paterson MSP (Also number 4 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,353
	%	28.16 %
	% change since 1997	+ 3.76 %
	Patrick Ross-Taylor (Also number 10 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,177
	%	9.57 %
	% change since 1997	+ 0.68 %
	Rev. David Miller (Also number 8 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,345
	%	7.06 %
	% change since 1997	+ 2.89 %
Labour win
Labour majority		8,985
% majority		27.05 %
% change since 1999		- 10.37 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	15,426	46.59 %
	Scottish National Party	8,668	26.18 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,844	8.59 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,978	5.97 %
	Socialist Labour Party	967	2.92 %
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West	958	2.89 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	793	2.40 %
	Scottish Green Party	509	1.54 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	488	1.47 %
	ProLife Alliance	306	0.92 %
	Natural Law Party	71	0.21 %
	Others: Scottish Families & Pensioners Party Independent Progressive (Breakdown not available)	171	0.52 %
	Labour majority	6,758	20.41 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Helen Liddell MP	25,460	61.82 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr Keith Robertson	10,048	24.40 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Dr Nicholas Brook	3,660	8.89 %
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Wolsely	1,719	4.17 %
	Referendum	Crawford Semple	294	0.71 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	15,412	37.42 %