Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

'According to Mark Ballard, a greenish sort of MSP, the nuclear waste from Torness will be with us for a quarter of a million years. That should give Jack McConnell almost enough time to come up with a straight answer explaining what he intends to do with the stuff.' Ian Bell in the Herald, 13 th May 2005.

East Lothian

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 70,989 Turnout: 64.48 %
	Anne Picking MP
	Labour
	Votes	18,983
	%	41.47 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 7.42 % / - 7.52 %
	Christopher Butler
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	11,363
	%	24.82 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 7.66 % / + 7.61 %
	William Stevenson
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	7,315
	%	15.98 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 0.06 % / + 0.23 %
	Paul McLennan
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,995
	%	13.10 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 1.77 % / - 2.27 %
	Michael Collie
	Scottish Green Party
	Votes	1,132
	%	2.47 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 2.47 %) / - (+ 2.47 %)
	Gary Galbraith
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	504
	%	1.10 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 1.09 % / - 0.76 %
	Eric Robb
	United Kingdom Independence Party
	Votes	306
	%	0.67 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 0.67 %) / (+ 0.67 %)
	William Thompson
	Operation Christian Vote
	Votes	178
	%	0.39 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 0.39 %) / (+ 0.39 %)
Notional Labour hold
Labour majority		7,620
% majority		16.65 %
% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)		- 15.08 % / - 15.12 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Labour	21,590	48.89 %		22,190	48.99 %
	Liberal Democrat	7,579	17.16 %		7,796	17.21 %
	Conservative & Unionist	7,083	16.04 %		7,137	15.75 %
	Scottish National Party	6,567	14.87 %		6,961	15.37 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	967	2.19 %		842	1.86 %
	Others	376	0.85 %		376	0.83 %
Notional Labour win	Notional Labour majority	14,011	31.73 %		14,394	31.77 %