Election results

'In the 22 local polls since 2005, SNP research reveals a 9.27% swing from Labour to Alex Salmond's party. A similar turnaround in 2007 would eject McConnell from office.' Scottish Political Editor Paul Hutcheon in the Sunday Herald, 18 th June 2006.

Linlithgow (Lothians Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 56,175. Turnout 29,637, 52.76 % (+ 1.67 %)
	Mary Mulligan MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	12,715
	%	42.90 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.13 %
	Fiona Hyslop MSP (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	11,565
	%	39.02 %
	% change since 2003	+ 4.37 %
	Donald Cameron (Also number 6 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,125
	%	10.54 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.53 %
	Martin Oliver (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,232
	%	7.53 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.04 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,150
% majority		3.88 %
% change since 2003		- 3.25 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 56,175. Turnout 30,255, 53.86 % (+ 2.75 %) 1,109 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	10,693	35.34 %	+ 2.58 %
	Scottish National Party	10,004	33.07 %	+ 5.81 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,452	8.10 %	- 1.29 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,655	5.47 %	+ 0.09 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	1,471	4.86 %	- 2.66 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,073	3.55 %	- 3.14 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	563	1.86 %	(+ 1.86 %)
	British National Party	490	1.62 %	(+ 1.62 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	358	1.18 %	- 0.14 %
	Solidarity	309	1.02 %	(+ 1.02 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	271	0.90 %	(+ 0.90 %)
	Publican Party	180	0.59 %	(+ 0.59 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	142	0.47 %	- 4.10 %
	Christian Peoples Alliance	137	0.45 %	(+ 0.45 %)
	Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party	102	0.34 %	- 0.01 %
	UK Independence Party	102	0.34 %	- 0.12 %
	Scottish Voice/NHS First	83	0.27 %	(+ 0.27 %)
	Had Enough Party	69	0.23 %	(+ 0.23 %)
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers	32	0.11 %	(+ 0.11 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	25	0.08 %	(+0.08 %)
	Alex Scott (Independent)	21	0.07 %	+ 0.03 %
	John Wilson (Independent)	13	0.04 %	(+ 0.04 %)
	Duncan Thorpe (Independent)	10	0.03 %	(+ 0.03 %)
	Labour majority	689	2.28 %	- 3.22 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 54,113. Turnout 27,645, 51.09 % (- 11.17 %)
	Mary Mulligan MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	11,548
	%	41.77 %
	% change since 1999	- 3.36 %
	Fiona Hyslop MSP (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,578
	%	34.65 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.82 %
	Gordon Lindhurst (Also number 5 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,059
	%	11.07 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.72 %
	Martin Oliver (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,093
	%	7.57 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.25 %
	Steven Nimmo (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,367
	%	4.94 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 4.94 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,970
% majority		7.13 %
% change since 1999		- 1.54 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 54,113. Turnout 27,658, 51.11 % 181 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	9,061	32.76 %	- 3.94 %
	Scottish National Party	7,540	27.26 %	- 5.77 %
	Conservative & Unionist	2,596	9.39 %	- 0.93 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,081	7.52 %	(+ 7.52 %)
	Scottish Green Party	1,850	6.69 %	+ 3.45 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,489	5.38 %	- 3.52 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,265	4.57 %	+ 3.32 %
	Pensioners's Party	826	2.99 %	(+ 2.99 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	364	1.32 %	- 3.33 %
	Liberal Party In Scotland	169	0.61 %
	UK Independence Party	128	0.46 %	(+ 0.46 %)
	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party	97	0.35 %
	Pro-Life Party	57	0.21 %	- 0.14 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	55	0.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Mary Campbell (Independent)	60	0.22 %
	Alexander Scott (Independent)	12	0.04 %
	Peter Gatensbury (Independent)	8	0.03 %
	Labour majority	1,521	5.50 %	+ 1.83 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election

Electorate . Turnout
	Cllr Mary Mulligan (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	15,247
	%	45.13 %
	% change since 1997	- 9.01 %
	Stewart Stevenson (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	12,319
	%	36.47 %
	% change since 1997	+ 9.66 %
	Gordon Lindhurst (Also number 8 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,158
	%	9.35 %
	% change since 1997	- 3.17 %
	Cllr John Barrett (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,643
	%	7.82 %
	% change since 1997	+ 1.94 %
	Irene Overstone (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Independent
	Votes	415
	%	1.23 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 1.23 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		2,928
% majority		8.66 %
% change since 1997		- 18.67 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	12,401	36.70 %
	Scottish National Party	11,163	33.03 %
	Conservative & Unionist	3,487	10.32 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,007	8.90 %
	Socialist Labour Party	1,570	4.65 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,094	3.24 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	421	1.25 %
	ProLife Alliance	117	0.35 %
	Natural Law Party	43	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)	491	1.45 %
	Labour majority	1,238	3.67 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns	21,469	54.14 %
	Scottish National Party	Kenny MacAskill	10,631	26.81 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Cllr Tom Kerr	4,964	12.52 %
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Duncan	2,331	5.88 %
	Referendum	Kenneth Plomer	259	0.65 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	10,838	27.33 %