Election results

'Mr Clyne (Labour Councillor for Kincorth for 26 years) claimed that Len Ironside was too distracted with his day job to provide Labour's councillors with effective leadership. And he praised the SNP's group leader Kevin Stewart for providing the most effective opposition to the Liberal Democrat/Tory administration since 2003.' Simon Johnson in the Evening Express, 8 th July 2006.

Aberdeen Central (North East Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 46,588. Turnout 21,120, 45.33 % (+ 2.96 %)
	Dr Lewis Macdonald MSP (Not standing on North East Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	7,232
	%	34.24 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.64 %
	Cllr Karen Shirron (Also number 5 on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,850
	%	32.43 %
	% change since 2003	+ 9.80 %
	Cllr John Stewart (Also number 4 on North East Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,693
	%	22.22 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.41 %
	Andrew Jones (Also number 9 on North East Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,345
	%	11.10 %
	% change since 2003	- 1.38 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		382
% majority		1.81 %
% change since 2003		- 4.11 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 46,588 Turnout 21,365 (45.86 %, + 3.51 %) 531 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	7,080	33.14 %	+ 10.53 %
	Labour	6,339	29.67 %	+ 3.06 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,552	16.63 %	- 2.68 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,206	10.33 %	- 2.26 %
	Scottish Green Party	988	4.62 %	- 2.16 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	216	1.01 %	(+ 1.01 %)
	British National Party	180	0.84 %	(+ 0.84 %)
	Solidarity	177	0.83 %	(+ 0.83 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	145	0.68 %	- 0.58 %
	Scottish Christian Party	130	0.61 %	(+ 0.61 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	119	0.56 %	(+ 0.56 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	103	0.48 %	- 5.58 %
	UK Independence Party	64	0.30 %	- 0.14 %
	NHSFirst Party	57	0.27 %	(+ 0.27 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	9	0.04 %	(+ 0.04 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	741	3.47 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 49,477. Turnout 20,964, 42.37 % (- 7.87 %)
	Dr Lewis Macdonald MSP (Not standing on North East Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	6,835
	%	32.60 %
	% change since 1999	- 6.29 %
	Richard Lochhead MSP (Also number 1 on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,593
	%	26.68 %
	% change since 1999	- 2.04 %
	Dr Eleanor Anderson (Not standing on North East Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,744
	%	22.63 %
	% change since 1999	+ 6.01 %
	Alan Butler (Also number 7 on North East Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,616
	%	12.48 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.32 %
	Andy Cumbers (Not standing on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,176
	%	5.61 %
	% change since 1999	+ 3.64 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,242
% majority		5.92 %
% change since 1999		- 4.26 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 49,477. Turnout 20,957, 42.35 % 136 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	5,576	26.61 %	- 4.47 %
	Scottish National Party	4,738	22.61 %	- 6.27 %
	Liberal Democrats	4,047	19.31 %	+ 2.91 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,638	12.59 %	- 1.97 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,560	7.30 %	+ 2.70 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,270	6.06 %	+ 4.32 %
	Pensioners's Party	370	1.77 %	(+ 1.77 %)
	The Fishing Party	291	1.39 %	(+ 1.39 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	264	1.26 %	- 0.48 %
	UK Independence Party	92	0.44 %	(+ 0.44 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	63	0.30 %	(+ 0.30 %)
	Steven Mathers (Independent)	48	0.23 %	(+ 0.23 %)
	Labour majority	838	4.00 %	+ 1.57 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate . Turnout
	Dr Lewis Macdonald (Not standing on North East Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	10,305
	%	38.89 %
	% change since 1997	- 10.93 %
	Richard Lochhead MSP (Also number 4 on North East Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,609
	%	28.72 %
	% change since 1997	+ 12.53 %
	Dr Eleanor Anderson (Also number 7 on North East Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,403
	%	16.62 %
	% change since 1997	+ 3.38 %
	Tom Mason (Also number 8 on North East Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,655
	%	13.80 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.70 %
	Andy Cumbers (Also number 5 on North East Scotland list))
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	523
	%	1.97 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 1.97 %)
Labour win
Labour majority		2,696
% majority		10.17 %
% change since 1997		- 20.15 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	8,325	31.31 %
	Scottish National Party	7,680	28.88 %
	Liberal Democrats	4,360	16.40 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,872	14.56 %
	Scottish Green Party	1222	4.60 %
	Socialist Labour Party	463	1.74 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	373	1.40 %
	Sleaze Buster	107	0.40 %
	Natural Law Party	101	0.38 %
	Hamish Watt	88	0.33 %
	Labour majority	645	2.43 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frank Doran	17,745	49.82 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Jill Wisely	6,944	19.50 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr Brian Toppin	5,767	16.19 %
	Liberal Democrat	John Brown	4,714	13.24 %
	Referendum	James Farquharson	446	1.25 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	10,801	30.32 %