Election results

'In May 2007 and since, the SNP looked and sounded like a party on the side of change while Labour looked and sounded like a party on the side of the way things had always been.' Tom McCabe MSP in the Sunday Herald, 3 rd August 2008..

Hamilton South (Central Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 48,838. Turnout 23,211, 47.53 % (+ 2.68 %)
	Tom McCabe MSP (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	10,280
	%	44.29 %
	% change since 2003	- 2.24 %
	Christina McKelvie (Also number 5 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party (Save Monklands Hospital)
	Votes	6,628
	%	28.56 %
	% change since 2003	+ 5.55 %
	Margaret Mitchell MSP (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,929
	%	12.62 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.06 %
	Michael McGlynn (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Independent
	Votes	1,764
	%	7.60 %
	% change since 2003	(+ 7.60 %)%
	John Oswald (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,610
	%	6.94 %
	% change since 2003	- 1.62 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		3,652
% majority		15.73 %
% change since 2003		- 7.78 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 48,838. Turnout 23,030, 47.16 % (+ 2.11 %) 892 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	9,590	41.64 %	+ 1.68 %
	Scottish National Party	6,357	27.60 %	+ 8.70 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,989	8.64 %	- 0.64 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,309	5.68 %	- 0.57 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	694	3.01 %	- 5.06 %
	Scottish Green Party	537	2.33 %	- 2.43 %
	Solidarity	517	2.24 %	(+ 2.24 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	413	1.79 %	(+ 1.78 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	401	1.74 %	(+ 1.74 %)
	British National Party	319	1.39 %	(+ 1.39 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	183	0.79 %	- 0.79 %
	Publican Party	175	0.76 %	(+ 0.76 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	175	0.76 %	- 7.21 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	170	0.74 %	- 0.47 %
	Scottish Voice	118	0.51 %	(+ 0.51 %)
	UK Independence Party	83	0.36 %	- 0.21 %
	Labour majority	3,233	14.04 %	- 7.02 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 45,749. Turnout 20,518, 44.85 % (- 10.58 %)
	Tom McCabe MSP (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	9,546
	%	46.53 %
	% change since 1999	- 7.86 %
	John Wilson (Also number 7 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,722
	%	23.01 %
	% change since 1999	- 3.70 %
	Margaret Mitchell MSP (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,601
	%	12.68 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.42 %
	Willie O'Neill (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,893
	%	9.23 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 9.23 %)
	John Oswald (Also number 7 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,756
	%	8.56 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.91 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		4,824
% majority		23.51 %
% change since 2003		- 4.18 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 45,749. Turnout 20,612, 45.05 % 161 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	8,236	39.96 %	- 5.70 %
	Scottish National Party	3,896	18.90 %	- 6.37 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,912	9.28 %	- 0.59 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	1,663	8.07 %	(+ 8.07 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,642	7.97 %	- 6.49 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,289	6.25 %	- 1.07 %
	Scottish Green Party	981	4.76 %	+ 2.86 %
	Socialist Labour Party	417	2.02 %	- 2.32 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	250	1.21 %	+ 0.49 %
	Mary Anderson (Independent)	137	0.66 %	(+ 0.66 %)
	UK Independence Party	117	0.57 %	(+ 0.57 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	72	0.35 %	(+ 0.35 %)
	Labour majority	4,340	21.06 %	+ 0.67 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 46,765. Turnout 25,920, 55.43 %
	Cllr Tom McCabe (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	14,098
	%	54.39 %
	% change since 1997	- 11.21 %
	Adam Ardrey (Also number 11 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,922
	%	26.71 %
	% change since 1997	+ 9.09 %
	Cllr Margaret Mitchell (Also number 2 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,918
	%	11.26 %
	% change since 1997	+ 2.62 %
	John Oswald (Also number 9 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,982
	%	7.65 %
	% change since 1997	+ 2.53 %
Labour win
Labour majority		7,176
% majority		27.69 %
% change since 2003		- 20.29 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	11,645	45.66 %
	Scottish National Party	6,445	25.27 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,517	9.87 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,868	7.32 %
	Socialist Labour Party	1,102	4.34 %
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West	663	2.60 %
	Scottish Green Party	485	1.90 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	378	1.48 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	183	0.72 %
	Natural Law Party	48	0.19 %
	ProLife Alliance	22	0.09 %
	Others: Scottish Families & Pensioners Party Independent Progressive (Breakdown not available)	146	0.57 %
	Labour majority	5,200	20.39 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Robertson MP	21,709	65.60 %
	Scottish National Party	Ian Black	5,831	17.62 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Robert Kilgour	2,858	8.64 %
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Pitts	1,693	5.12 %
	Pro Life	Colin Gunn	684	2.07%
	Referendum	Stuart Brown	316	0.95%
	Labour hold	Labour majority	15,878	47.98 %