Candidates and Constituency Assessments

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Edinburgh North & Leith (Lothians Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,340. Turnout 31,685, 52.51 % (+ 5.02 %)
	Malcolm Chisholm MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	11,020
	%	34.78 %
	% change since 2003	- 3.43 %
	Mike Crockart (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	8,576
	%	27.07 %
	% change since 2003	+ 10.42 %
	Davie Hutchison (Also number 9 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	8,044
	%	25.39 %
	% change since 2003	+ 6.02 %
	Cllr Iain Whyte (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,045
	%	12.77 %
	% change since 2003	- 4.01 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		2,444
% majority		7.71 %
% change since 2003		- 11.13 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 60,340. Turnout 32,137, 53.26 % (+ 5.57 %) 1,084 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	7,658	23.83 %	+ 10.46 %
	Labour	7,253	22.57 %	+1.54 %
	Liberal Democrats	5,404	16.82 %	+ 7.11 %
	Scottish Green Party	3,805	11.84 %	- 7.21 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,707	11.53 %	- 2.72 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,131	6.63 %	- 2.89 %
	Solidarity	414	1.29 %	(+ 1.29 %)
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	331	1.03 %	(+ 1.03 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	280	0.87 %	- 7.16 %
	British National Party	217	0.68 %	(+ 0.68 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	190	0.59 %	- 0.10 %
	Scottish Christian Party	157	0.49 %	(+ 0.49 %)
	Publican Party	149	0.46 %	(+ 0.46 %)
	Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party	95	0.30 %	- 0.11 %
	UK Independence Party	71	0.22 %	- 0.14 %
	Scottish Voice/NHS First	61	0.19 %	(+ 0.19 %)
	Had Enough Party	60	0.19 %	(+ 0.19 %)
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers	52	0.16 %	(+ 0.16 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	50	0.16 %	(+ 0.16 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	20	0.06 %	(+ 0.06 %)
	Alex Scott (Independent)	16	0.05 %	- 0.05 %
	John Wilson (Independent)	10	0.03 %	(+ 0.03 %)
	Duncan Thorpe (Independent)	6	0.02 %	(+ 0.02 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	405	1.26 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,501. Turnout 28,734, 47.49 % (- 10.70 %)
	Malcolm Chisholm MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	10,979
	%	38.21 %
	% change since 1999	- 8.73 %
	Anne Dana (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,565
	%	19.37 %
	% change since 1999	- 6.46 %
	Ian Mowat (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,821
	%	16.78 %
	% change since 1999	+ 3.05 %
	Sebastian Tombs (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,785
	%	16.65 %
	% change since 1999	+ 5.65 %
	Bill Scott (Also number 9 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	2,584
	%	8.99 %
	% change since 1999	+ 6.51 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		5,414
% majority		18.84 %
% change since 1999		- 2.27 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 60,501. Turnout 28,852, 47.69 % 188 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	6,068	21.03 %	- 7.37 %
	Scottish Green Party	5,489	19.02 %	+ 8.03 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,112	14.25 %	- 0.72 %
	Scottish National Party	3,857	13.37 %	- 11.75 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,801	9.71 %	- 3.69 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,746	9.52 %	(+ 9.52 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,317	8.03 %	+ 5.75 %
	Pensioners's Party	551	1.91 %	(+ 1.91 %)
	Liberal Party In Scotland	253	0.88 %
	Socialist Labour Party	200	0.69 %	- 1.90 %
	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party	119	0.41 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	111	0.38 %	(+ 0.38 %)
	UK Independence Party	104	0.36 %	(+ 0.36 %)
	Pro-Life Party	47	0.16 %	- 0.08 %
	Mary Campbell (Independent)	41	0.14 %
	Alexander Scott (Independent)	28	0.10 %
	Peter Gatensbury (Independent)	8	0.03 %
	Labour majority	579	2.01 %	- 1.27 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election

Electorate . Turnout
	Malcolm Chisholm MP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	17,203
	%	46.94 %
	% change since 1997	+ 0.03 %
	Anne Dana (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,467
	%	25.83 %
	% change since 1997	+ 5.73 %
	Sir James (Jamie) William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, 21 st Lord Sempill (Also number 5 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	5,030
	%	13.73 %
	% change since 1997	- 4.13 %
	Sebastian Tombs (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,039
	%	11.02 %
	% change since 1997	- 2.01 %
	Ron Brown (Also number 5 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	907
	%	2.48 %
	% change since 1997	+ 1.70 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		7,736
% majority		21.11 %
% change since 1997		- 5.70 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	10,459	28.40 %
	Scottish National Party	9,251	25.12 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,513	14.97 %
	Liberal Democrats	4,933	13.40 %
	Scottish Green Party	4,045	10.99 %
	Socialist Labour Party	954	2.59 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	840	2.28 %
	ProLife Alliance	88	0.24 %
	Natural Law Party	86	0.23 %
	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)	652	1.77 %
	Labour majority	1,208	3.28 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Malcolm Chisholm	19,209	46.91 %
	Scottish National Party	Anne Dana	8,231	20.10 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Ewen Stewart	7,312	17.86 %
	Liberal Democrat	Hilary Campbell	5,335	13.03 %
	Referendum	Sandy Graham	441	1.08 %
	Scottish Socialist Alliance	Gavin Brown	320	0.78 %
	Natural Law	Paul Douglas-Reid	97	0.24 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	10,978	26.81 %