gives information on Election s and election results in Scotland .
Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament , the United Kingdom Parliament , the European Parliament , Local Councils and Community Councils .
Only Political Parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
See Also: Scottish parliamentary election, 2007
The next general election to the Scottish Parliament will be held on 3 May, 2007.
See Also: Scottish parliamentary election, 2003
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Labour Party (UK)
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46 (-7)
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659,879
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349
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-39
|
|
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Scottish National Party
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9 (+2)
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449,476
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238
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-50
|
|
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Conservative Party (UK)
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3 (+3)
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312,598
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165
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+10
|
|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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13 (+1)
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286,150
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151
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+10
|
|
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Scottish Socialist Party
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''None'' (no change)
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117,709
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62
|
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+52
|
|
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Labour Party (UK)
|
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4 (+1)
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561,379
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293
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-43
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|
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Scottish National Party
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18 (-10)
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399,659
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209
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-64
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|
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Conservative Party (UK)
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15 (-3)
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296,929
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155
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+01
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|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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4 (-1)
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225,774
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118
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-07
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|
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Scottish Socialist Party
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6 (+5)
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132,138
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69
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+49
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|
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Scottish Green Party
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7 (+6)
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128,026
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67
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+31
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|
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Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
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1 (+1)
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28,996
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15
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N/A
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See Also: Scottish parliamentary election, 1999
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Labour Party (UK)
|
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53
|
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908,392
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388
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N/A
|
|
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Scottish National Party
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7
|
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672,757
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287
|
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N/A
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|
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Conservative Party (UK)
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''None''
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364,225
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156
|
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N/A
|
|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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12
|
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331,279
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| |
141
|
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N/A
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|
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Scottish Socialist Party
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''None''
|
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23,654
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10
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N/A
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|
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Labour Party (UK)
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3
|
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786,818
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336
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N/A
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|
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Scottish National Party
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28
|
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638,644
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273
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N/A
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|
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Conservative Party (UK)
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18
|
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359,109
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153
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N/A
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|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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5
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290,760
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124
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N/A
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|
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Scottish Green Party
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1
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84,024
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36
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N/A
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|
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Scottish Socialist Party
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1
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46,635
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20
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N/A
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See Also: List of Scottish parliamentary by-elections
Only parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.
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Labour Party (UK)
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40 (-5)
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922,397
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389
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-44
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|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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11 (+2)
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528,076
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226
|
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+63
|
|
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Scottish National Party
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6 (+2)
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412,267
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177
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-24
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|
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Conservative Party (UK)
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1 (+1)
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369,388
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158
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+02
|
|
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Scottish Socialist Party
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''None''
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43,514
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19
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-12
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|
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Scottish Green Party
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''None''
|
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25,760
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11
|
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+09
|
|
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Labour Party (UK)
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55 (-1)
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1,001,173
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433
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-23
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|
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Scottish National Party
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5 (-1)
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464,314
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201
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-20
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|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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10 (no change)
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378,034
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163
|
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+34
|
|
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Conservative Party (UK)
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1 (+1)
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360,658
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156
|
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-19
|
|
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Scottish Socialist Party
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''None''
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72,516
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31
|
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+28
|
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- Glasgow Gorbals By-election, 1969 Lab hold
- Hamilton By-election, 1967 SNP gain from Lab
- Glasgow Pollok By-election, 1967 Con gain from Lab
- Roxburgh, Selkirk And Peebles By-election, 1965 Lib gain from Con
- Rutherglen By-election, 1964 Lab gain from Con
- Dumfriesshire By-election, 1963 Con hold
- Dundee West By-election, 1963 Lab hold
- Kinross And West Perthshire By-election, 1963 Con hold
- Glasgow Woodside By-election, 1962 Lab gain from Con
- West Lothian By-election, 1962 Lab hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton By-election, 1961 Lab hold
- Fife East By-election, 1961 Con hold
- Paisley By-election, 1961 Lab hold
- Edinburgh North By-election, 1960 Con hold
- Galloway By-election, 1959 Con hold
- East Aberdeenshire By-election, 1958 Con hold
- Argyll By-election, 1958 Con hold
- Glasgow Kelvingrove By-election, 1958 Lab gain from Con
- Edinburgh South By-election, 1957 Con hold
- Greenock By-election, 1955 Lab hold
- Edinburgh North By-election, 1955 Con hold
- Inverness By-election, 1955 Con hold
- Motherwell By-election, 1954 Lab hold
- Edinburgh East By-election, 1954 Lab hold
- Dundee East By-election, 1952 Lab hold
- Glasgow Scotstoun By-election, 1950 Con hold
- Dunbartonshire West By-election, 1950 Lab hold
- Glasgow Hillhead By-election, 1948 Con hold
- Stirling And Falkirk By-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Glasgow Gorbals By-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Paisley By-election, 1948 Lab hold
- Glasgow Camlachie By-election, 1948 Con gain from Lab
- Edinburgh East By-election, 1947 Lab hold
- Kilmarnock By-election, 1946 Lab hold
- Combined Scottish Universities By-election, 1946 Con gain from Ind
- Aberdeen South By-election, 1946 Con hold
- Glasgow Bridgeton By-election, 1946 ILP hold
- Glasgow Cathcart By-election, 1946 Con hold
- South Ayrshire By-election, 1946 Lab hold
- Edinburgh East By-election, 1945 Lab hold
- Motherwell By-election, 1945 SNP gain from Lab
- Combined Scottish Universities By-election, 1945 Ind gain from NLP
- Kirkcaldy Burghs By-election, 1944 Lab hold
- Midlothian And Peeblesshire By-election, 1943 Con hold
- Hamilton By-election, 1943 Lab hold
- Glasgow Cathcart By-election, 1942 Con hold
- Edinburgh Central By-election, 1941 Con hold
- Edinburgh West By-election, 1941 Con hold
- Greenock By-election, 1941 Lab hold
- Dunbartonshire By-election, 1941 Lab hold
- Montrose Burghs By-election, 1940 NLP hold
- East Renfrewshire By-election, 1940 Con hold
- Glasgow Pollok By-election, 1940 Con hold
- Argyll By-election, 1940 Con hold
Contested under the D'Hondt Method of Party-list Proportional Representation , see:
Contested under the First-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
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Conservative Party (UK)
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''None''
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216,669
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145
|
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-64
|
|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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''None''
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107,811
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72
|
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+29
|
|
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Scottish Green Party
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''None''
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23,304
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16
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-56
|
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Contested under the First-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
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Conservative Party (UK)
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''None''
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331,495
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209
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| |
-49
|
|
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Green Party (UK)
|
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''None''
|
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115,028
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72
|
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+70
|
|
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
|
| |
''None''
|
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68,056
|
| |
43
|
| |
-113
|
|
Contested under the First-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):
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SDP-Liberal Alliance
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''None''
|
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201,782
|
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156
|
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+17
|
|
Contested under the First-past-the-post voting system:
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Liberal Party (UK)
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''None''
|
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178,433
|
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139
|
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N/A
|
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