Election results

'McConnell, who privately concedes that Blair will still be Prime Minister next May, is sensitive to the charge that he is London Labour's Scottish poodle. By stressing his autonomy from an increasingly unpopular Prime Minister (by opposing a new generation of nuclear power stations, for example) McConnell could benefit from anti-Blair feeling, rather than fall victim to it. This approach won't please everyone. Former MPs such as Brian Wilson believe that, far from appeasing nationalism, Labour's Holyrood campaign should stress the benefits of the UK, such as the Treasury's funding for public services. Douglas Alexander, the new Scotland Secretary and not a friend of the First Minister's, is known to share this view.' Scottish Political Editor Paul Hutcheon in the Sunday Herald, 18 th June 2006.

Falkirk East (Central Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 57,663. Turnout 30,333, 52.60 % (+ 3.54 %)
	Cathy Peattie MSP (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	13,184
	%	43.46 %
	% change since 2003	- 8.19 %
	Annabelle Ewing (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party (Save Monklands Hospital)
	Votes	11,312
	%	37.29 %
	% change since 2003	+ 9.80 %
	Scott Campbell (Also number 6 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,701
	%	12.20 %
	% change since 2003	+ 2.33 %
	Natalie Maver (Also number 4 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,136
	%	7.04 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.05 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,872
% majority		6.17 %
% change since 2003		- 17.99 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 57,663. Turnout 30,598, 53.06 % (+ 3.93 %) 754 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	11,234	36.71 %	- 1.02 %
	Scottish National Party	10,460	34.19 %	+ 8.56 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,022	9.88 %	- 0.16 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,727	5.64 %	- 0.34 %
	Scottish Green Party	891	2.91 %	- 2.25 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	694	2.27 %	- 2.72 %
	British National Party	583	1.90 %	(+ 1.90 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	481	1.57 %	(+ 1.57 %)
	Solidarity	343	1.12 %	(+ 1.12 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	273	0.89 %	- 0.89 %
	Publican Party	176	0.57 %	(+ 0.57 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	171	0.56 %	(+ 0.56 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	169	0.55 %	- 0.55 %
	Scottish Voice	145	0.47 %	(+ 0.47 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	132	0.43 %	+ 0.14 %
	UK Independence Party	97	0.32 %	- 0.24 %
	Labour majority	774	2.53 %	- 11.57 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 56,175. Turnout 27,559, 49.06 % (- 12.35 %)
	Cathy Peattie MSP (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	14,235
	%	51.65 %
	% change since 1999	+ 7.00 %
	Cllr Keith Brown (Also number 6 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,576
	%	27.49 %
	% change since 1999	- 5.40 %
	Tom Calvert (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,720
	%	9.87 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.22 %
	Karen Utting (Also number 4 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,651
	%	5.99 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.14 %
	Mhairi McAlpine (Also number 4 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,377
	%	5.00 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 5.00 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		6,659
% majority		24.16 %
% change since 1999		+ 12.41 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 56,175. Turnout 27,599, 49.13 % 186 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	10,965	37.73 %	+ 5.95 %
	Scottish National Party	7,073	25.63 %	- 2.16 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,770	10.04 %	+ 2.03 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,651	5.98 %	+ 1.56 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,423	5.16 %	+ 2.32 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	1,376	4.99 %	(+ 4.99 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,172	4.25 %	+ 3.66 %
	Socialist Labour Party	514	1.86 %	- 1.81 %
	Mary Anderson (Independent)	226	0.82 %	(+ 0.82 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	156	0.57 %	- 0.09 %
	UK Independence Party	154	0.56 %	(+ 0.56 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	119	0.43 %	(+ 0.43 %)
	Labour majority	3,892	14.10 %	+ 10.11 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 57,345. Turnout 35,212, 61.40 %
	Cathy Peattie (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	15,721
	%	44.65 %
	% change since 1997	- 11.47 %
	Cllr Keith Brown (Also number 6 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	11,582
	%	32.89 %
	% change since 1997	+ 8.95 %
	Alastair Orr (Also number 5 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,399
	%	9.65 %
	% change since 1997	- 4.33 %
	Gordon Macdonald (Also number 5 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,509
	%	7.13 %
	% change since 1997	+ 1.95 %
	Raymond Stead (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Socialist Labour Party
	Votes	1,643
	%	4.67 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 4.67 %)
	Victor McGrain (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish Families & Pensioners Party
	Votes	358
	%	1.02 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 1.02 %)
Labour win
Labour majority		4,139
% majority		11.76 %
% change since 2003		- 20.42 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	11,189	31.78 %
	Scottish National Party	9,783	27.79 %
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West	7,129	20.25 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,820	8.01 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,556	4.42 %
	Socialist Labour Party	1,292	3.67 %
	Scottish Green Party	609	2.84 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	234	0.66 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	209	0.59 %
	Natural Law Party	76	0.22 %
	ProLife Alliance	55	0.16 %
	Others: Scottish Families & Pensioners Party Independent Progressive (Breakdown not available)	251	0.71 %
	Labour majority	1,406	3.99 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Connarty	23,344	56.12 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr Keith Brown	9,959	23.94 %
	Conservative &Unionist	Malcolm Nicol	5,813	13.98 %
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Spillane	2,153	5.18 %
	Referendum	Sebastian Mowbray	326	0.78%
	Labour hold	Labour majority	13,385	32.18 %