Election results

'Ross Finnie, the Scottish environment minister, was at the centre of a conflict-of-interest row last night after it emerged that he is close friends with the head of a shipbuilding company that has benefited from key decisions he has made. The Scotsman has learned that Mr Finnie has had a 20-year social relationship with Alan Dunnet, chief executive of Ferguson shipbuilders in Port Glasgow, which he has never declared. As the minister responsible for fisheries, Mr Finnie awarded Ferguson's an £8 million contract for a fisheries protection vessel in 2002 and when the boat was finished in 2003, Phyllis Finnie, Mr Finnie's wife, was invited to launch it.' Hamish MacDonell, Scottish Political Editor in the Scotsman, 16 th June 2006.

Greenock & Inverclyde (West of Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 46,646. Turnout 23,105, 51.75 % (+ 0.10 %) 1,099 rejected ballot papers
	Duncan McNeill MSP (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	10,035
	%	43.43 %
	% change since 2003	+ 2.75 %
	Stuart McMillan (Also number 5 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,011
	%	30.34 %
	% change since 2003	+ 15.49 %
	Ross Finnie MSP (Also number 1 on West of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,893
	%	16.85 %
	% change since 2003	- 11.18 %
	Charles Ferguson (Also number 6 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,166
	%	9.37 %
	% change since 2003	- 2.76 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		3,024
% majority		13.09 %
% change since 2003		+ 0.44 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 44,646. Turnout 23,366 (52.34 %, + 0.69 %) 838 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	8,646	37.00 %	+ 3.79 %
	Scottish National Party	6,599	28.24 %	+ 13.32 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,638	11.29 %	- 11.87 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,940	8.30 %	+ 0.34 %
	Scottish Green Party	540	2.31 %	- 1.69 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	473	2.02 %	- 0.37 %
	Solidarity	539	2.31 %	(+ 2.31 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	397	1.70 %	(+ 1.70 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	349	1.49 %	(+ 1.49 %)
	Save Our NHS Group	316	1.35 %	(+ 1.35 %)
	British National Party	253	1.08 %	(+ 1.08 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	211	0.93 %	- 1.09 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	131	0.56 %	- 8.59 %
	UK Independence Party	103	0.44 %	- 0.04 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	83	0.36 %	- 0.07 %
	Scottish Voice	51	0.22 %	(+ 0.22 %)
	Scottish Jacobite Party	38	0.16 %	(+ 0.16 %)
	Socialist Equality Party	14	0.06 %	(+ 0.06 %)
	Labour majority	2,047	8.76 %	- 9.54 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 46,045. Turnout 23,781, 51.65 % (- 7.30 %)
	Duncan McNeill MSP (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	9,674
	%	40.68 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.58 %
	Ross Finnie MSP (Also number 1 on West of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,665
	%	28.03 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.83 %
	Tom Chalmers (Also number 8 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	3,532
	%	14.85 %
	% change since 1999	- 8.76 %
	Tricia McCafferty (Also number 4 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	2,338
	%	9.83 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 6.84 %)
	Charles Dunlop (Also number 6 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	1,572
	%	6.61 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.68 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		3,009
% majority		2.65 %
% change since 1999		- 2.41 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 46,045. Turnout 23,782, 51.65 % 181 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	7,899	33.21 %	- 5.76 %
	Liberal Democrats	5,509	23.16 %	- 1.19 %
	Scottish National Party	3,548	14.92 %	- 5.01 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,175	9.15 %	+ 7.04 %
	Conservative & Unionist	1,893	7.96 %	+ 0.19 %
	Scottish Green Party	952	4.00 %	+ 1.99 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	569	2.39 %	(+ 2.39 %)
	Pro-Life Party	495	2.08 %	(+ 2.08 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	481	2.02 %	+ 0.28 %
	UK Independence Party	109	0.48 %	(+ 0.48 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	103	0.43 %	+ 0.22 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	49	0.21 %	(+ 0.21 %)
	Labour majority	4,351	18.30 %	+ 3.71 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 48,584. Turnout 28,639 (51.65 %)
	Duncan McNeill (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	11,817
	%	41.26 %
	% change since 1997	- 14.90 %
	Ross Finnie (Also number 1 on West of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	7,504
	%	26.20 %
	% change since 1997	+ 12.39 %
	Ian Hamilton QC (Also number 6 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,762
	%	23.61 %
	% change since 1999	+ 5.04 %
	Richard Wilkinson (Also number 6 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	1,699
	%	5.93 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.53 %
	Davy Landels (Also number 4 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	857
	%	2.99 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 2.99 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		4,313
% majority		15.06 %
% change since 1997		- 22.53 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	11,185	38.97 %
	Liberal Democrats	6,989	24.35 %
	Scottish National Party	5,720	19.93 %
	Conservative & Unionist	2,231	7.77 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	607	2.11 %
	Scottish Green Party	579	2.01 %
	Socialist Labour Party	499	1.74 %
	Pro Life Alliance	358	1.24 %
	Canon Kenyon Wright	224	0.78 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	186	0.65 %
	Natural Law Party	70	0.24 %
	Independent Labour Keep Scotland's Water Public	55	0.19 %
	Labour majority	4,196	14.59 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dr Norman Godman MP	19,480	56.16 %
	Scottish National Party	Brian Goodall	6,440	18.57 %
	Liberal Democrat	Rod Ackland	4,791	13.81 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Hugo Swire	3,976	11.46 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	13,040	37.59 %