 | 'The Iraq effect will diminish in time. As might the ballotbox bonus it has delivered to the Liberal Democrats.' Alf Young in the Herald, 7 th May 2005. |  |
| 'The Iraq effect will diminish in time. As might the ballotbox bonus it has delivered to the Liberal Democrats.' Alf Young in the Herald, 7 th May 2005. | |
| Electorate 69,636 Turnout: 63.55 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Liberal Democrat | Daniel Alexander | 17,830 | 40.29 % |
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Labour | David Stewart MP | 13.682 | 30.92 % |
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Scottish National Party | David Thompson | 5,992 | 13.54 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Robbie Rowantree | 4,579 | 10.35 % |
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Scottish Green Party | Donnie MacLeod | 1,065 | 2.41 % |
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Publican Party | Donald Lawson | 678 | 1.53 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | George MacDonald | 429 | 0.97 % |
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Notional Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Liberal Democrat majority | 4,148 | 9.37 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Labour | 13,772 | 32.18 % | 14,422 | 33.69 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 12,638 | 29.53 % | 12,264 | 28.65 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 9,836 | 22.98 % | 9,705 | 22.67 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 5,262 | 12.30 % | 5,227 | 12.21 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 885 | 2.07 % | 784 | 1.83 % | |
| Others | 402 | 0.94 % | 401 | 0.94 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 1,134 | 2.65 % | 2,158 | 5.04 % | |
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