Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

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East Renfrewshire

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

There were no boundary changes in the constituency in 2005, only a change in name from Eastwood to East Renfewshire

Electorate 65,714 Turnout: 72.14 %
	Jim Murphy MP
	Labour
	Votes	20,815
	%	43.91 %
	% change since 2001	- 3.72 %
	Richard Cook
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	14,158
	%	29.87 %
	% change since 2001	+ 1.14 %
	Cllr Gordon MacDonald
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	8,659
	%	18.27 %
	% change since 2001	+ 5.37 %
	Osama Saeed Bhutta
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	3,245
	%	6.85 %
	% change since 2001	- 1.71 %
	Ian Henderson
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	528
	%	1.11 %
	% change since 2001	- 0.57 %
Notional Labour hold
Labour majority		6,657
% majority		14.04 %
% change since 2001		- 4.86 %

Eastwood

7 th June 2001 Westminster Election

Turnout: 48,368 (70.74 %)
	Jim Murphy MP
	Labour
	Votes	23,036
	%	47.63 %
	% change since 1997	+ 7.88 %
	Raymond Robertson
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	13,895
	%	28.73 %
	% change since 1997	- 4.83 %
	Allan Steele
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,239
	%	12.90 %
	% change since 1997	+ 1.20 %
	Stewart Maxwell
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,137
	%	8.55 %
	% change since 1997	- 4.52 %
	Peter Murray
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	814
	%	1.68 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 1.68 %)
	Manar Tayan
	Independent
	Votes	247
	%	0.51 %
	% change since 1997	(+ 0.51 %)
Notional Labour hold
Labour majority		9,141
% majority		18.90 %
% change since 1997		+ 12.71 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Turnout:
	Jim Murphy MP
	Labour
	Votes	20,766
	%	39.75 %
	% change since 1992	+ 15.62 %
	Paul Cullen
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	17,530
	%	33.56 %
	% change since 1992	- 13.06 %
	Douglas Yates
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,826
	%	13.07 %
	% change since 1992	+ 0.56 %
	Christopher Mason
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	6,110
	%	11.70 %
	% change since 1992	- 4.73 %
	David Miller
	Referendum
	Votes	497
	%	0.95 %
	% change since 1992	(+ 0.95 %)
	Manar Tayan
	Pro Life Alliance
	Votes	393
	%	0.75 %
	% change since 1992	(+ 0.75 %)
	Douglas McPherson
	UK Independence Party
	Votes	130
	%	0.22 %
	% change since 1992	(+ 0.22 %)
Notional Labour gain from Conservative & Unionist
Labour majority		3,236
% majority		6.19 %
% change since 1992

Notional 1992 result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Conservative & Unionist	24,544	46.62 %
	Labour	12,706	24.13 %
	Liberal Democrat	8,651	16.43 %
	Scottish National Party	6,589	12.51 %
	Natural Law Party	146	0.27 %
Conservative & Unionist win	Conservative & Unionist majority	11838	22.49 %