Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

'The nationalists saw their notional yield of seats on the new electoral boundaries increase from four to six, narrowly missing out on a seventh.' Robbie Dinwoodie in the Herald, 7 th May 2005.

Angus

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 63,093 Turnout 60.48 %
	Mike Weir MP
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	12,840
	%	33.65 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 0.49 % / - 0.36 %
	Cllr Sandy Bushby
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	11,239
	%	29.48 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 2.16 % / + 0.91 %
	Doug Bradley
	Labour
	Votes	6,850
	%	17.95 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 0.31 % / - 2.72 %
	Rev Scott Rennie
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,660
	%	17.45 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 2.70 % / + 3.07 %
	Alan Manley
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	556
	%	1.46 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 0.44 % / - 0.63 %
Notional Scottish National Party hold
Scottish National Party majority		1,601
% majority		4.17 %
% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)		+ 2.65 % / - 1.36 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Scottish National Party	11,595	33.16 %		12,281	34.01 %
	Conservative & Unionist	11,063	31.64 %		10,315	28.57 %
	Labour	6,386	18.26 %		7,465	20.67 %
	Liberal Democrat	5,157	14.75 %		5,192	14.38 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	663	1.90 %		752	2.09 %
	Others	102	0.29 %		104	0.29 %
Notional Scottish National Party win	Notional Scottish National Party majority	532	1.52 %		1,966	5.46 %