Election results

'Students are to target Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Pringle over what they claim is his "betrayal" over top-up fees. They say he promised to oppose Scottish Executive plans for higher fees for medical students from south of the Border - but then voted in favour of the move. Mr Pringle, who is defending a slender majority of 158 in Edinburgh South at next year's Scottish Parliament elections, denies he said he would definitely vote against the extra fees.' Ian Swanson, Scottish Political Editor in the Evening News, 17 th July 2006.

Edinburgh South (Lothians Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 57,621. Turnout 32,573, 56.53 % (+ 4.85 %)
	Mike Pringle MSP (Also number 1 on Lothians list))
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	11,398
	%	34.99 %
	% change since 2003	+ 2.92 %
	Cllr Donald Anderson (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	9,469
	%	29.07 %
	% change since 2003	- 2.49 %
	Robert Holland (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,111
	%	18.78 %
	% change since 2003	+ 4.69 %
	Gavin Brown (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	5,589
	%	17.16 %
	% change since 2003	+ 0.56 %
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		1,929
% majority		5.92 %
% change since 2003		+ 5.41 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 57,621. Turnout 32,918 (57.13 % + 5.41 %) 1,058 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	7,703	23.40 %	+ 3.72 %
	Scottish National Party	6,515	19.79 %	+ 9.92 %
	Liberal Democrats	5,804	17.63 %	+ 0.81 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,918	14.95 %	- 0.07 %
	Scottish Green Party	3,456	10.50 %	- 6.26 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,448	7.44 %	- 4.82 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	340	1.03 %	(+ 1.03 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	278	0.84 %	- 4.94 %
	Solidarity	255	0.77 %	(+ 0.77 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	238	0.72 %	(+ 0.72 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	223	0.68 %	+ 0.09 %
	British National Party	142	0.43 %	(+ 0.43 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	102	0.31 %	(+ 0.31 %)
	Publican Party	94	0.29 %	(+ 0.29 %)
	Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party	93	0.28 %	- 0.03 %
	UK Independence Party	89	0.27 %	- 0.18 %
	Scottish Voice/NHS First	65	0.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Had Enough Party	51	0.15 %	(+ 0.15 %)
	Alex Scott (Independent)	39	0.12 %	- 0.03 %
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers	30	0.09 %	(+ 0.09 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	15	0.05 %	(+ 0.05 %)
	John Wilson (Independent)	13	0.04 %	(+ 0.04 %)
	Duncan Thorpe (Independent)	5	0.02 %	(+ 0.02 %)
	Labour majority	1,188	3.61 %	+ 0.74 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,366. Turnout 31,196 (51.68 % - 10.93 %)
	Cllr Mike Pringle MSP (Also number 1 on Lothians list))
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	10,005
	%	32.07 %
	% change since 1999	+ 9.74 %
	Angus MacKay MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	9,847
	%	31.56 %
	% change since 1999	- 5.49 %
	Gordon Buchan (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	5,180
	%	16.60 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.71 %
	Alex Orr (Also number 8 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,396
	%	14.09 %
	% change since 1999	- 9.44 %
	Shirley Gibb (Also number 6 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,768
	%	5.67 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 5.67 %)
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour
Liberal Democrat majority		158
% majority		0.51 %
% change since 1999

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 60,366. Turnout 31,219 (51.72 %) 172 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	6,145	19.68 %	- 6.51 %
	Liberal Democrats	5,250	16.82 %	- 3.32 %
	Scottish Green Party	5,232	16.76 %	+ 6.51 %
	Conservative & Unionist	4,689	15.02 %	- 2.32 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	3,827	12.26 %	(+ 12.26 %)
	Scottish National Party	3,080	9.87 %	- 10.36 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,602	5.13 %	3.86 %
	Pensioners's Party	429	1.37 %	(+ 1.37 %)
	Liberal Party In Scotland	302	0.97 %
	Socialist Labour Party	183	0.59 %	- 1.84 %
	UK Independence Party	140	0.45 %
	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party	98	0.31 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	79	0.25 %	(+ 0.25 %)
	Pro-Life Party	64	0.21 %	- 0.06 %
	Alexander Scott (Independent)	47	0.15 %
	Mary Campbell (Independent)	43	0.14 %
	Peter Gatensbury (Independent)	9	0.03 %
	Labour majority	895	2.87 %	- 3.09 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election

Electorate 64,100. Turnout 40,135 (62.61 %)
	Angus MacKay (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	14,869
	%	37.05 %
	% change since 1997	- 9.77 %
	Margo MacDonald (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,445
	%	23.53 %
	% change since 1997	+ 10.61 %
	Cllr Mike Pringle MSP (Also number 2 on Lothians list))
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	8,961
	%	22.33 %
	% change since 1997	+ 4.69 %
	Iain Whyte (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	6,378
	%	15.89 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.39 %
	William Black (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Socialist Workers Party
	Votes	482
	%	1.20 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 1.20 %)
Labour win
Labour majority		5,424
% majority		13.52 %
% change since 1997		- 12.02 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	10,520	26.19 %
	Scottish National Party	8,123	20.23 %
	Liberal Democrats	8,088	20.14 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,964	17.34 %
	Scottish Green Party	4,117	10.25 %
	Socialist Labour Party	974	2.43 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	508	1.27 %
	ProLife Alliance	109	0.27 %
	Natural Law Party	78	0.19 %
	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)	682	1.70 %
	Labour majority	2,397	5.96 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nigel Griffiths MP	20,993	46.82 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Elizabeth Smith	9,541	21.28 %
	Liberal Democrat	Cllr Mike Pringle	7,911	17.64 %
	Scottish National Party	Dr John Hargreaves	5,791	12.92 %
	Referendum	Ian McLean	504	1.12%
	Natural Law	Bradley Dunn	98	0.22%
	Labour hold	Labour majority	11,452	25.54 %