Election results

'Since our last discussion, I have received additional information about the circumstances which led to my exclusion from the Labour Party's list of approved candidates for last year's election to the Scottish Parliament. As a result I have no confidence in the present leadership of the Labour Party and I therefore no longer wish to pursue my application to rejoin the Party. I now intend giving up my membership of the House of Commons, as originally planned, and I have today submitted in writing my request for the necessary procedure to commence.' Dennis Canavan MP MSP, 20 th January 2000.

Falkirk West (Central Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 56,254. Turnout 28,785, 51.17 % (+ 0.52 %)
	Michael Matheson MSP (Also number 2 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	12,068
	%	41.92 %
	% change since 2003	+ 24.11 %
	Cllr Dennis Goldie (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	11,292
	%	39.23 %
	% change since 2003	+ 21.85 %
	Stephen O'Rourke (Also number 3 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,887
	%	10.03 %
	% change since 2003	+ 3.75 %
	Callum Chomczuk (Also number 5 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,538
	%	8.82 %
	% change since 2003	+ 5.99 %
Scottish National Party gain from Independent
Scottish National Party majority		776
% majority		2.70 %
% change since 2003

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 56,254. Turnout 29,130, 51.78 % (+ 1.30 %) 782 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	10,872	37.32 %	- 3.42 %
	Scottish National Party	10,368	35.59 %	+ 10.98 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,514	8.63 %	- 0.39 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,649	5.66 %	- 0.12 %
	Scottish Green Party	858	2.95 %	- 2.26 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	629	2.16 %	- 3.91 %
	Scottish Christian Party	513	1.76 %	(+ 1.76 %)
	British National Party	446	1.53 %	(+ 1.53 %)
	Solidarity	344	1.18 %	(+ 1.18 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	220	0.76 %	(+ 0.76 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	192	0.66 %	- 4.10 %
	Publican Party	170	0.58 %	(+ 0.58 %)
	Scottish Voice	138	0.47 %	(+ 0.47 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	114	0.39 %	- 0.10 %
	UK Independence Party	82	0.28 %	- 0.34 %
	Socialist Labour Party	21*	0.07 %	- 1.43 %
	Labour majority	504	1.73 %	- 14.41 %

* I suspect this is a misprint and that the actual SLP vote was nearer 210.

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 52,122. Turnout 26,400, 50.65 % (- 12.39 %)
	Dennis Canavan MSP (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Independent
	Votes	14,703
	%	55.69 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 0.71 %)
	Michael Matheson MSP (Also number 2 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,703
	%	17.81 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.03 %
	Lee Whitehill (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	4,589
	%	17.38 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.39 %
	Iain Mitchell (Also number 5 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	1,657
	%	6.28 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.65 %
	Jacqueline Kelly (Also number 9 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	748
	%	2.83 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.00 %
Independent hold
Independent majority		10,000
% majority		37.88 %
% change since 1999		+ 1.67 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 52,122. Turnout 26,309, 50.48 % 194 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	10,719	40.74 %	+ 16.09 %
	Scottish National Party	6,474	24.61 %	+ 0.60 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,372	9.02 %	+ 1.19 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	1,597	6.07 %	(+ 6.07 %)
	Liberal Democrats	1,520	5.78 %	+ 1.09 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,252	4.76 %	+ 3.87 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,371	5.21 %	3.76 %
	Socialist Labour Party	394	1.50 %	- 0.84 %
	Mary Anderson (Independent)	220	0.84 %	(+ 0.84 %)
	UK Independence Party	163	0.62 %	(+ 0.62 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	129	0.49 %	- 0.08 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	98	0.37 %	(+ 0.37 %)
	Labour majority	4,245	16.14 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 53,404. Turnout 33,667, 63.04 %
	Dennis Canavan MSP (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West
	Votes	18,511
	%	54.98 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 54.98 % / - 4.37 %)
	Cllr Ross Martin (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	6,319
	%	18.77 %
	% change since 1997	- 40.58 %
	Michael Matheson (Also number 3 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,986
	%	17.78 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.65 %
	Gordon Millar (Also number 4 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	1,897
	%	5.63 %
	% change since 1997	- 6.46 %
	Andrew Smith (Also number 11 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	954
	%	2.83 %
	% change since 1997	- 0.97 %
Member of Parliament for Falkirk West win (notional Member of Parliament for Falkirk West gain from Labour)
Member of Parliament for Falkirk West majority		12,192
% majority		36.21 %
% change since 1997

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West	10,987	32.70 %
	Labour	8,283	24.65 %
	Scottish National Party	8,065	24.01 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,629	7.83 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,577	4.69 %
	Socialist Labour Party	787	2.34 %
	Scottish Green Party	488	1.45 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	300	0.89 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	192	0.57 %
	ProLife Alliance	95	0.28 %
	Natural Law Party	60	0.18 %
	Others: Scottish Families & Pensioners Party Independent Progressive (Breakdown not available)	133	0.40 %
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West majority	2,704	8.05 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Canavan MP	22,772	59.35 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr David Alexander	8,989	23.43 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Carol Buchanan	4,639	12.09 %
	Liberal Democrat	Derek Houston	1,970	3.80 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	13,783	35.92 %