Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

'Labour is back, left in no doubt that, unless the hubris goes, its hold on power is now slipping away.' Alf Young in the Herald, 7 th May 2005.

Central Ayrshire

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 68,643 Turnout: 62.46 %
	Brian Donohoe MP
	Labour
	Votes	19,905
	%	46.43 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 2.77 % / - 4.69 %
	Gary Clark
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	9,482
	%	22.12 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 4.12 % / - 2.74 %
	Iain Kennedy
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,881
	%	16.05 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 9.69 % / + 9.53 %
	Jahangir Hanif
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,969
	%	11.59 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 2.97 % / - 2.88 %
	Denise Morton
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	820
	%	1.91 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 0.97 % / - 1.37 %
	Bobby Cochrane
	Socialist Labour Party
	Votes	468
	%	1.09 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 1.09 %) / (+ 1.09 %)
	Jim Groves
	UK Independence Party
	Votes	346
	%	0.81 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 0.81 %) / (+ 0.81 %)
Notional Labour hold
Labour majority		10,423
% majority		24.31 %
% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)		+ 1.35 % / - 0.93 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Labour	20,939	49.20 %		21,300	51.12 %
	Conservative & Unionist	11,167	26.24 %		10,571	24.86 %
	Scottish National Party	6,198	14.56 %		6,153	14.47 %
	Liberal Democrat	2,706	6.36 %		2,773	6.52 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,225	2.88 %		1,391	3.28 %
	Others	332	0.78 %		327	0.77 %
Notional Labour win	Notional Labour majority	9,772	22.96 %		10,729	25.24 %