The 1999 - 2007 Scottish General Elections

saltire shield'The Scottish Labour Party has lost the election, lost the coalition and it is about to lose its leader, Jack McConnell. Its only option now is to go gracefully into opposition, where it can sort itself out, rediscover what it stands for and provide effective opposition to the Nationalist government which remains the only democratic outcome.'
Iain Macwhirter in the Herald, 7 th May 2007.		Lion Rampant

Holyrood Election results, 3 rd May 2007

Election 2007

MSPs elected

Party Logo MSPs elected Change since 2003 Change since 1999
Scottish National Party SNP logo 47 + 20 + 12
Labour Labour logo 46 - 4 - 10
Conservative & Unionist Con logo 17 - 1 - 1
Liberal Democrat LibDem logo 16 - 1 - 1
Scottish Green Party Green logo 2 - 5 + 1
Margo MacDonald MSP Margo MacDonald 1 + 0 + 1
Others Ind 0 - 9 - 2

Scottish results 1999- 2007

Party Logo Date Vote Votes cast % Votes MSPs elected Total MSPs
Scottish National Party SNP logo 6 th May 1999 Constituency 672,757 28.74 % 7 35
Regional 638,644 27.26 % 28
1 st May 2003 Constituency 449,476 23.77 % 9 27
Regional 399,659 20.86 % 18
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 664,227 32.93 % 21 47
Regional 633,401 31.02 % 26
Labour Labour logo 6 th May 1999 Constituency 908,392 38.81 % 53 56
Regional 786,818 33.64 % 3
1 st May 2003 Constituency 659,879 34.89 % 46 50
Regional 561,379 29.30 % 4
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 648,374 32.15 % 37 46
Regional 595,415 29.16 % 9
Conservative & Unionist Con logo 6 th May 1999 Constituency 364,225 15.56 % 0 18
Regional 359,109 15.35 % 18
1 st May 2003 Constituency 312,598 16.53 % 3 18
Regional 296,929 15.50 % 15
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 334,743 16.60 % 4 17
Regional 284,005 13.91 % 13
Liberal Democrat LibDem logo 6 th May 1999 Constituency 331,279 14.15 % 12 17
Regional 290,760 12.43 % 5
1 st May 2003 Constituency 286,150 15.13 % 13 17
Regional 225,774 11.78 % 4
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 326,232 16.17 % 11 16
Regional 230,671 11.30 % 5
Scottish Green Party Green logo 6 th May 1999 Constituency - - - 1
Regional 84,024 3.59 % 1
1 st May 2003 Constituency - - - 7
Regional 128,026 6.68 % 7
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 2,971 0.15 % 0 2
Regional 82,584 4.04 % 2
Margo MacDonald (Independent)
(Elected in 1999 as an SNP MSP for the Lothians)		 Margo MacDonald 6 th May 1999 Constituency - - - -
Regional - - -
1 st May 2003 Constituency - - - 1
Regional 27,144 1.42 % 1
3 rd May 2007 Constituency - - - 1
Regional 19,256 0.94 % 1
Scottish Socialist Party Scot Soc logo 6 th May 1999 Constituency 23,654 1.01 % 0 1
Regional 46,635 1.99 % 1
1 st May 2003 Constituency 117,709 6.22 % 0 6
Regional 132,138 6.90 % 6
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 525 0.03 % 0 0
Regional 12,731 0.62 % 0
Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party SSCUP logo 6 th May 1999 Constituency - - - -
Regional - - -
1 st May 2003 Constituency 1,597 0.08 % 0 1
Regional 28,996 1.51 % 1
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 1,702 0.08 % 0 0
Regional 38,743 1.90 % 0
Dr Jean Turner (Independent) Dr Jean Turner 6 th May 1999 Constituency - - - -
Regional - - -
1 st May 2003 Constituency 10,988 0.58 % 1 1
Regional - - -
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 6,742 0.33 % 0 0
Regional - - -
Dennis Canavan (Independent) Dennis Canavan 6 th May 1999 Constituency 18,511 0.79 % 1 1
Regional 27,700 1.18 % 0
1 st May 2003 Constituency 14,703 0.78 % 1 1
Regional - - -
3 rd May 2007 Constituency - - - -
Regional - - -
Others
6 th May 1999 Constituency 21,662 0.93 % 0 0
Regional 105,221 4.51 % 0
1 st May 2003 Constituency 38,135 2.02 % 0 0
Regional 115,811 6.04 % 0
3 rd May 2007 Constituency 31,642 1.57 % 0 0
Regional 145,303 7.12 % 0

The files below contain all of the 73 constitutency results.

Central Scotland Region

10 constituency and 7 regional seats

Central Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Airdrie & Shotts Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
2. Coatbridge & Chryston Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
3. Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
4. East Kilbride Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
5. Falkirk East Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
6. Falkirk West Independent win Independent hold
(Labour majority in regional vote)		 Scottish National Party gain from Independent
7. Hamilton North & Bellshill Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
8. Hamilton South Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
9. Kilmarnock & Loudoun Labour win Labour hold Scottish National Party gain from Labour
10. Motherwell & Wishaw Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
Regional results are available for all constituencies for 1999, 2003 and 2007.

Glasgow Region

10 constituency and 7 regional seats

Glasgow region includes the constituencies of:

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Anniesland Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
2. Baillieston Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
3. Cathcart Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
4. Govan Labour win Labour hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)		 Scottish National Party gain from Labour
5. Kelvin Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
6. Maryhill Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
7. Pollok Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
8. Rutherglen Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
9. Shettleston Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
10. Springburn Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
Regional results are available for all constituencies for 1999, 2003 and 2007.

Highlands & Islands Region

8 constituency and 7 regional seats

Highlands & Islands region includes the constituencies of :

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Argyll & Bute Liberal Democrat win
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)		 Liberal Democrat hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)		 Scottish National Party gain from Liberal Democrat
2. Caithness Sutherland & Easter Ross Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold
(Labour majority in regional vote)		 Liberal Democrat hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
3. Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber Scottish National Party win
(notional Scottish National Party gain from Labour)		 Scottish National Party hold
(Labour majority in regional vote)		 Scottish National Party hold
4. Moray Scottish National Party win Scottish National Party hold Scottish National Party hold
5. Orkney Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold
6. Ross, Skye & Inverness West Liberal Democrat win
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)		 Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
7. Shetland Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold
8. Western Isles Labour win Labour hold Scottish National Party gain from Labour
Regional results are available for all constituencies for 1999, 2003 and 2007.

Lothians Region

9 constituency and 7 regional seats

Lothians region includes the constituencies of :

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Edinburgh Central Labour win Labour hold
(Scottish Green Party majority in regional vote)		 Labour hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
2. Edinburgh East & Musselburgh Labour win Labour hold Scottish National Party gain from Labour
3. Edinburgh North & Leith Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
4. Edinburgh Pentlands Labour win Conservative & Unionist gain from Labour Conservative & Unionist hold
5. Edinburgh South Labour win Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
(Labour majority in regional vote)		 Liberal Democrat hold
(Labour majority in regional vote)
6. Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold
7. Linlithgow Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
8. Livingston Labour win Labour hold Scottish National Party gain from Labour
9. Midlothian Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
Regional results are available for all constituencies for 1999, 2003 and 2007.

Mid Scotland & Fife Region

9 constituency and 7 regional seats

Mid Scotland & Fife region includes the constituencies of:

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Dunfermline East Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
2. Dunfermline West Labour win Labour hold Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
(Labour majority in regional vote)
3. Fife Central Labour win Labour hold Scottish National Party gain from Labour
4. Fife North East Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold
5. Kirkcaldy Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
6. Ochil Labour win Scottish National Party gain from Labour
(Labour majority in regional vote)		 Scottish National Party hold
(Labour majority in regional vote)
7. Perth Scottish National Party win Scottish National Party hold
(Conservative majority in regional vote)		 Scottish National Party hold
8. Stirling Labour win Labour hold Scottish National Party gain from Labour
9. Tayside North Scottish National Party win Scottish National Party hold Scottish National Party hold
Regional results are available for all constituencies for 1999, 2003 and 2007.

North East Scotland Region

9 constituency and 7 regional seats

North East Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Aberdeen Central Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
2. Aberdeen North Labour win Scottish National Party gain from Labour Scottish National Party hold
3. Aberdeen South Liberal Democrat win
(Notional Liberal Democrat gain from Labour)		 Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
4. Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
5. Angus Scottish National Party win Scottish National Party hold Scottish National Party hold
6. Banff & Buchan Scottish National Party win Scottish National Party hold Scottish National Party hold
7. Dundee East Labour win
(Scottish National Party majority in Regional vote)		 Scottish National Party gain from Labour Scottish National Party hold
8. Dundee West Labour win Labour hold Scottish National Party gain from Labour
9. Gordon Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold Scottish National Party gain from Liberal Democrat
Regional results are available for all constituencies for 1999, 2003 and 2007.

South of Scotland Region

9 constituency and 7 regional seats

South of Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Ayr Labour win
(Conservative gain in 2000 by-election)		 Conservative hold Conservative hold
2. Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
3. Clydesdale Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
4. Cunninghame South Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
5. Dumfries Labour win Labour hold
(Conservative majority in regional vote)		 Labour hold
6. East Lothian Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
7. Galloway & Upper Nithsdale Scottish National Party win
(Conservative majority in regional vote)		 Conservative gain from Scottish National Party Conservative hold
8. Roxburgh & Berwickshire Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold
(Conservative majority in regional vote)		 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat
9. Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale Liberal Democrat win Liberal Democrat hold
(Conservative majority in regional vote)		 Liberal Democrat hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
Regional list results are available for all constituencies in 1999, 2003 and 2007

West of Scotland Region

9 constituency and 7 regional seats

West of Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

Constituency 1999 2003 2007
1. Clydebank & Milngavie Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
2. Cunninghame North Labour win Labour win Scottish National Party gain from Labour
3. Dumbarton Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
(Scottish National Party majority in regional vote)
4. Eastwood Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
5. Greenock & Inverclyde Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
6. Paisley North Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
7. Paisley South Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
8. Renfrewshire West Labour win Labour hold Labour hold
9. Strathkelvin & Bearsden Labour win Independent gain from Labour Labour gain from Independent
Regional list results are available for all constituencies in 1999 and 2007 and Cunninghame North and Eastwood.

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