Election results

'Unless the Scottish Tories make up their mind what they want to be, their MSPs will be going to Holyrood soon in a single taxi cab.' Scotsman editorial, 28 th August 2006.

Edinburgh Pentlands (Lothians Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 57,891. Turnout 34,377, 59.38 % (+ 2.35 %)
	David McLetchie MSP (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	12,927
	%	37.60 %
	% change since 2003	+ 0.39 %
	Cllr Sheila Gilmore (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	8,402
	%	24.44 %
	% change since 2003	- 6.44 %
	Dr Ian McKee (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	8,234
	%	23.95 %
	% change since 2003	+ 7.11 %
	Dr Simon Clark (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,814
	%	14.00 %
	% change since 2003	+ 2.19 %
Conservative & Unionist hold
Conservative & Unionist majority		4,525
% majority		13.16 %
% change since 2003		+ 6.84 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 57,891. Turnout 34,882, 60.25 % (+ 3.22 %) 1,023 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,940	25.63 %	- 2.22 %
	Scottish National Party	7,879	22.59 %	+ 8.90 %
	Labour	7,539	21.61 %	+ 2.37 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,401	9.75 %	+ 0.82 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,857	8.19 %	- 2.84 %
	Scottish Green Party	2,018	5.78 %	- 5.92 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	481	1.38 %	(+ 1.38 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	279	0.80 %	(+ 0.80 %)
	British National Party	261	0.75 %	(+ 0.75 %)
	Solidarity	245	0.70 %	(+ 0.70 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	206	0.59 %	+ 0.08 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	161	0.46 %	- 2.97 %
	Publican Party	130	0.37 %	(+ 0.37 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	102	0.29 %	(+ 0.29 %)
	UK Independence Party	97	0.28 %	- 0.13 %
	Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party	72	0.21 %	- 0.10 %
	Had Enough Party	70	.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Scottish Voice/NHS First	69	0.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers	32	0.09 %	(+ 0.09 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	23	0.07 %	(+ 0.07 %)
	Alex Scott (Independent)	13	0.04 %	+ 0.00 %
	Duncan Thorpe (Independent)	4	0.01 %	(+ 0.01%)
	John Wilson (Independent)	3	0.01 %	(+ 0.01 %)
	Conservative & Unionist majority	1,061	3.04 %	- 6.91 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 58,534. Turnout 33,382, 57.03 % (- 8.94 %)
	David McLetchie MSP (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	12,420
	%	37.21 %
	% change since 1999	+ 8.28 %
	Iain Gray MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	10,309
	%	30.88 %
	% change since 1999	- 5.34 %
	Dr Ian McKee (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,620
	%	16.84 %
	% change since 1999	- 5.31 %
	Dr Simon Clark (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,943
	%	11.81 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.89 %
	Frank O'Donnell (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,090
	%	3.27 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 3.27 %)
Conservative & Unionist gain from Labour
Conservative & Unionist majority		2,111
% majority		6.32 %
% change since 1999

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 58,534. Turnout 33,382, 57.03 % 149 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Conservative & Unionist	9,295	27.85 %	+ 1.54 %
	Labour	6,424	19.24 %	- 7.07 %
	Scottish National Party	4,571	13.69 %	- 8.75 %
	Scottish Green Party	3,905	11.70 %	+ 5.65 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP	3,681	11.03 %	(+ 11.03 %)
	Liberal Democrats	2,982	8.93 %	- 5.43 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,144	3.43 %	+ 2.40 %
	Pensioners's Party	556	1.67 %	(+ 1.67 %)
	Liberal Party In Scotland	210	0.63 %
	Socialist Labour Party	170	0.51 %	- 1.89 %
	UK Independence Party	136	0.41 %	(+ 0.41 %)
	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party	102	0.31 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	76	0.23 %	(+ 0.23 %)
	Pro-Life Party	69	0.21 %	- 0.04 %
	Mary Campbell (Independent)	40	0.12 %
	Alexander Scott (Independent)	14	0.04 %
	Peter Gatensbury (Independent)	6	0.02 %
	Conservative majority	2,871	9.95 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election

Electorate . Turnout
	Iain Gray (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	14,343
	%	36.22 %
	% change since 1997	- 6.79 %
	David McLetchie (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	11,458
	%	28.93 %
	% change since 1997	- 3.45 %
	Stewart Gibb (Also number 6 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	8,770
	%	22.15 %
	% change since 1997	+ 9.14 %
	Ian Gibson (Also number 5 on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	5,029
	%	12.70 %
	% change since 1997	+ 2.70 %
Labour win
Labour majority		2,885
% majority		7.29 %
% change since 1997		- 3.34 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	10,459	26.31 %
	Conservative & Unionist	10,111	25.52 %
	Scottish National Party	8,894	22.44 %
	Liberal Democrats	5,691	14.36 %
	Scottish Green Party	2,396	6.05 %
	Socialist Labour Party	952	2.40 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	410	1.03 %
	ProLife Alliance	98	0.25 %
	Natural Law Party	53	0.13 %
	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)	595	1.50 %
	Labour majority	315	0.79 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Linda Clark QC	19,675	43.01 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Malcolm Rifkind QC	14,812	32.38 %
	Scottish National Party	Stewart Gibb	5,952	13.01 %
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Dawe	4,575	10.00 %
	Referendum	Malcolm McDonald	422	0.92 %
	Green	Robin Harper	224	0.49 %
	UK Independence	Allistair McConnachie	81	0.18 %
	Labour gain from Conservative & Unionist	Labour majority	4,862	10.63 %