 | 'It would be easy for Labour MPs and MSPs to feel complacent.Itwould also be wrong as it is not clear where the crumbling at the edges of its heartland is to stop.' Douglas Fraser in the Herald, 7 th May 2005. |  |
| 'It would be easy for Labour MPs and MSPs to feel complacent.Itwould also be wrong as it is not clear where the crumbling at the edges of its heartland is to stop.' Douglas Fraser in the Herald, 7 th May 2005. | |
| Electorate 60,993 Turnout: 70.00 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Nigel Griffiths MP | 14,188 | 33.23 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Cllr Marilyne MacLaren | 13,783 | 32.28 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Gavin Brown | 10,291 | 24.10 % |
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Scottish National Party | Graham Sutherland | 2,635 | 6.17 % |
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Scottish Green Party | Steve Burgess | 1,387 | 3.25 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Morag Robertson | 414 | 0.97 % |
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Notional Labour hold | Labour majority | 405 | 0.95 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Labour | 16,292 | 39.28 % | 16,923 | 39.50 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 10,507 | 25.33 % | 10,690 | 24.95 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 9,422 | 22.71 % | 9,843 | 22.97 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 3,840 | 9.26 % | 3,918 | 9.14 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 915 | 2.21 % | 971 | 2.26 % | |
| Others | 498 | 1.20 % | 502 | 1.17 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 5,785 | 13.95 % | 6,233 | 14.55 % | |
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