Election results

'It is no longer the case that Labour could put a red jacket on a monkey and get it easily elected.'
Jim Sillars in the Evening News, 5 th July 2006.

Paisley South (West of Scotland Region)

Electorate 49,175. Turnout 25,527, 51.91 % (+ 1.76 %)
	Hugh Henry MSP (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	12,123
	%	47.49 %
	% change since 2003	+ 6.70 %
	Fiona McLeod (Also number 6 on West of Scotland Regional list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,893
	%	30.92 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.05 %
	Cllr Eileen McCartin JP (Also number 3 on West of Scotland Regional list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,434
	%	13.45 %
	% change since 2003	- 0.63 %
	Tom Begg (Also number 5 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,077
	%	8.14 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.04 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		4,230
% majority		16.57 %
% change since 2003		+ 6.75 %

Electorate 48,487. Turnout 25,807 (53.22 %, + 3.12 %) 835 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	10,912	42.28 %	+ 4.94 %
	Scottish National Party	7,668	29.71 %	+ 2.48 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,099	8.13 %	- 0.94 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,840	7.13 %	- 0.47 %
	Scottish Green Party	664	2.57 %	- 1.95 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	516	2.00 %	- 2.52 %
	Solidarity	490	1.90 %	(+ 1.90 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	366	1.42 %	(+ 1.42 %)
	British National Party	323	1.25 %	(+ 1.25 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	273	1.06 %	(+ 1.06 %)
	Save Our NHS Group	143	0.55 %	(+ 0.55 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	138	0.53 %	- 7.09 %
	Socialist Labour Party	135	0.52 %	- 0.42 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	85	0.33 %	- 0.08 %
	UK Independence Party	62	0.24 %	- 0.11 %
	Scottish Jacobite Party	40	0.15 %	(+ 0.15 %)
	Scottish Voice	34	0.13 %	(+ 0.13 %)
	Socialist Equality Party	19	0.07 %	(+ 0.07 %)
	Labour majority	3,244	12.57 %	+ 2.46 %

Electorate 49,818. Turnout 24,984 (50.15 % - 7.00 %)
	Hugh Henry MSP (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	10,190
	%	40.79 %
	% change since 1999	- 4.55 %
	Cllr Bill Martin (Also number 10 on West of Scotland Regional list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,737
	%	30.97 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.29 %
	Cllr Eileen McCartin JP (Also number 2 on West of Scotland Regional list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,517
	%	14.08 %
	% change since 1999	+ 4.38 %
	Mark Jones (Also number 9 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	1,775
	%	7.10 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.94 %
	Frances Curran (Also number 1 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,765
	%	7.06 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 7.06 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		2,453
% majority		9.82 %
% change since 1999		- 4.84 %

Electorate 49,818. Turnout 24,958 50.10 % 171 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	9,319	37.34 %	- 6.49 %
	Scottish National Party	6,796	27.23 %	- 2.31 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,263	9.07 %	- 0.88 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,903	7.62 %	+ 5.27 %
	Conservative & Unionist	1,898	7.60 %	- 0.35 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,128	4.52 %	+ 2.28 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	788	3.16 %	(+ 3.16 %)
	Pro-Life Party	394	1.58 %	+ 0.60 %
	Socialist Labour Party	234	0.94 %	- 0.61 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	103	0.41 %	- 0.09 %
	UK Independence Party	87	0.35 %	(+ 0.35 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	45	0.18 %	(+ 0.18 %)
	Labour majority	2,523	10.11 %	- 4.18 %

Electorate 53,637. Turnout 30,656 (57.15 %)
	Cllr Hugh Henry (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	13,899
	%	45.34 %
	% change since 1997	- 12.17 %
	Cllr Bill Martin (Also number 8 on West of Scotland Regional list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	9,404
	%	30.68 %
	% change since 1997	+ 7.30 %
	Stuart Callison (Also number 7 on West of Scotland Regional list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,974
	%	9.70 %
	% change since 1997	+ 0.33 %
	Shiela Laidlaw (Also number 9 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,433
	%	7.94 %
	% change since 1997	- 0.73 %
	Cllr Paul Mack (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Independent
	Votes	1,273
	%	4.15 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 4.15 %)
	Jackie Forrest (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Socialist Workers Party
	Votes	673
	%	2.20 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 2.20 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		4,495
% majority		14.66 %
% change since 1997		- 19.47 %

Party	Votes	%
Labour	13,418	43.83 %
Scottish National Party	9,042	29.54 %
Liberal Democrats	3,045	9.95 %
Conservative & Unionist	2433	7.95 %
Scottish Socialist Party	719	2.35 %
Scottish Green Party	686	2.24 %
Socialist Labour Party	475	1.55 %
Pro Life Alliance	301	0.98 %
Canon Kenyon Wright	235	0.77 %
Scottish Unionist Party	154	0.50 %
Independent Labour Keep Scotland's Water Public	68	0.22 %
Natural Law Party	37	0.12 %
Labour majority	4,376	14.29 %

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Douglas Alexander	10,346	44.1 (-13.4 %)
Scottish National Party	Ian Blackford	7,615	32.5 % (+9.1 %)
Liberal Democrat	Cllr Eileen McCartin	2,582	11.0 % (+1.6 %)
Conservative & Unionist	Shiela Lawson	1,643	7.0 % (-1.7 %)
Pro Life Alliance	John Deighan	578*	2.5 %
Scottish Socialist Alliance	Frances Curran	306*	1.3 % (+0.9 %)
Scottish Independent Labour, Justified and Ancient	Charles McLauchlan	155*	0.7 %
Socialist Labour Party	Chris Herriot	153*	0.7 %
Natural Law Party	Kenneth Blair	57*	0.2 %
Labour hold	Labour majority	2,731	11.6 % (-22.5 %)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Labour	Gordon McMaster MP	21,482	57.51 %
Scottish National Party	Cllr Bill Martin	8,732	23.38 %
Liberal Democrat	Cllr Eileen McCartin	3,500	9.37 %
Conservative & Unionist	Robert Reid	3,237	8.67 %
Referendum	James Lardner	254	0.68%
Scottish Socialist Alliance	Sean Clerkin	146	0.39%
Labour hold	Labour majority	12,750	34.13 %

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