Election results

'People must judge me on what I do on the job.' Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on BBC Radio Four's Today programme, July 2006.

Edinburgh Central (Lothians Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 55,953. Turnout 29,396, 52.54 % (+ 6.48 %)
	Sarah Boyack MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	9,155
	%	31.14 %
	% change since 2003	- 1.22 %
	Siobhan Mathers (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	7,962
	%	27.09 %
	% change since 2003	+ 4.24 %
	Shirley-Anne Somerville (Also number 6 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,496
	%	25.50 %
	% change since 2003	+ 7.76 %
	Fiona Houston (Also number 5 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,783
	%	16.27 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.87 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,193
% majority		4.06 %
% change since 2003		- 5.46 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 55,953. Turnout 29,995, 53.59 % (+ 7.44 %) 902 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	6,876	22.93 %	+ 10.73 %
	Labour	6,756	22.52 %	+ 3.73 %
	Liberal Democrats	4,621	15.41 %	+ 3.80 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,107	13.69 %	- 1.73 %
	Scottish Green Party	3,619	12.07 %	- 7.64 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	1,844	6.15 %	- 3.89 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	360	1.20 %	(+ 1.20 %)
	Solidarity	350	1.17 %	(+ 1.17 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	326	1.09 %	- 6.11 %
	British National Party	193	0.65 %	(+ 0.65 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	177	0.59 %	- 0.04 %
	Scottish Christian Party	162	0.54 %	(+ 0.54 %)
	Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party	112	0.37 %	- 0.20 %
	Publican Party	112	0.37 %	(+ 0.37 %)
	UK Independence Party	84	0.28 %	- 0.09 %
	Scottish Voice/NHS First	76	0.25 %	(+ 0.25 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	74	0.25 %	(+ 0.25 %)
	Had Enough Party	54	0.18 %	(+ 0.18 %)
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers	31	0.10 %	(+ 0.10 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	19	0.06 %	(+ 0.06 %)
	Alex Scott (Independent)	17	0.06 %	+ 0.02 %
	John Wilson (Independent)	15	0.05 %	(+ 0.05 %)
	Duncan Thorpe (Independent)	10	0.03 %	(+ 0.03 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	120	0.04 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,824. Turnout 28,014, 46.06 % (- 10.67 %)
	Sarah Boyack MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	9,066
	%	32.36 %
	% change since 1999	- 5.66 %
	Andy Myles (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,400
	%	22.85 %
	% change since 1999	+ 6.31 %
	Kevin Pringle (Also number 7 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,965
	%	17.72 %
	% change since 1999	- 7.93 %
	Peter Finnie (Also number 6 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,802
	%	17.14 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.05 %
	Catriona Grant (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	2,552
	%	9.11 %
	% change since 1999	+ 6.89 %
	James O'Neill (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance
	Votes	229
	%	0.82 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 0.82 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		2,666
% majority		9.52 %
% change since 1999		- 2.85 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 60,824. Turnout 28,070, 46.15 % 168 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish Green Party	5,534	19.71 %	+ 7.59 %
	Labour	5,272	18.79 %	- 7.39 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,328	15.42 %	- 1.22 %
	Scottish National Party	3,425	12.20 %	- 10.21 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,258	11.61 %	- 3.81 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,817	10.04 %	(+10.04 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,022	7.20 %	+ 5.0 %
	Pensioners's Party	508	1.81 %	(+ 1.81 %)
	Liberal Party In Scotland	239	0.85 %
	Socialist Labour Party	178	0.63 %	- 1.97 %
	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party	148	0.53 %
	UK Independence Party	103	0.37 %	(+ 0.37 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	97	0.35 %	(+ 0.35 %)
	Pro-Life Party	82	0.29 %	- 0.02 %
	Mary Campbell (Independent)	38	0.14 %
	Alexander Scott (Independent)	10	0.04 %
	Peter Gatensbury (Independent)	9	0.03 %
	Green majority	260	0.93 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election

Electorate . Turnout
	Sarah Boyack (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	14,224
	%	38.02 %
	% change since 1997	- 9.07 %
	Dr Ian McKee (Also number 7 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,598
	%	25.65 %
	% change since 1997	+ 9.85 %
	Andy Myles (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,187
	%	16.54 %
	% change since 1997	+ 3.42 %
	Jacqui Low (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	6,018
	%	16.09 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.10 %
	Kevin Williamson (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	830
	%	2.22 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 2.22 %)
	Brian Allingham (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Independent Democrat
	Votes	364
	%	0.97 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 0.97 %)
	William Wallace (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Braveheart
	Votes	191
	%	0.51 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 0.51 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		4,626
% majority		12.37 %
% change since 1997		- 13.53 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	9,795	26.18 %
	Scottish National Party	8,386	22.41 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,227	16.64 %
	Liberal Democrats	5,769	15.42 %
	Scottish Green Party	4,537	12.12 %
	Socialist Labour Party	974	2.60 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	824	2.20 %
	ProLife Alliance	115	0.31 %
	Natural Law Party	93	0.25 %
	Others: Liberal Party Witchery Tour Party Civil Rights Movement Braveheart Socialist Party of Great Britain Independent Voice for Scottish Parliament Independent Independent Anti-Corruption, Mobile Home Scandal, Roads (No breakdown available)	699	1.87 %
	Labour majority	1,409	3.77 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alastair Darling	20,125	47.09 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Mike Scott-Hayward	9,055	21.19 %
	Scottish National Party	Fiona Hyslop	6,750	15.80 %
	Liberal Democrat	Karen Utting	5,605	13.12 %
	Green	Linda Hendry	607	1.42 %
	Referendum	Austin Skinner	495	1.16 %
	Independent Democrat	Mark Benson	98	0.23 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	11,070	25.90 %