Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

'The moment the BBC starts kow-towing to government, you might as well close it down.' Gavyn Davies, who resigned as Chairman of the Board of Governors on the 28 th January 2004.

Edinburgh North & Leith

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 68,038 Turnout: 62.67 %
	Marek Lazarowicz MP
	Labour Co-op
	Votes	14,597
	%	34.23 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 7.64 % / - 7.97 %
	Mike Crockart
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	12,444
	%	29.18 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 8.87 % / + 8.49 %
	Cllr Iain Whyte
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	7,969
	%	18.69 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 0.04 % / + 0.51 %
	David Hutchison
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,344
	%	10.19 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 4.20 % / - 4.15 %
	Mark Sydenham
	Scottish Green Party
	Votes	2,482
	%	5.82 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	(+ 5.82 %) / (+ 5.82 %)
	Bill Scott
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	804
	%	1.89 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 1.75 % / - 1.64 %
Notional Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op majority		2,153
% majority		5.05 %
% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)		- 16.51 % / - 16.46 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Labour	16,872	41.87 %		17,110	42.20 %
	Liberal Democrat	8,184	20.31 %		8,388	20.69 %
	Conservative & Unionist	7,515	18.65 %		7,367	18.18 %
	Scottish National Party	5,799	14.39 %		5,816	14.34 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,465	3.64 %		1,432	3.53 %
	Others	463	1.15 %		435	1.07 %
Notional Labour win	Notional Labour majority	8,688	21.56 %		8,722	21.51 %