 | 'New Labour created a culture of media spin and manipulation directed against their opponents - both inside and outside the Labour Party. So their attempts to bully the Scottish media now that they are on the receiving end are hypocritical in the extreme, and a sign of total desperation.' Shadow Minister for Culture, Michael Russell MSP, 14 th March 2000. |  |
| Electorate 66,463 Turnout: 58.37 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Scottish National Party | Angus Robertson MP | 14,196 | 36.59 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Jamie Halcro-Johnston | 8,520 | 21.96 % |
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Labour | Kevin Hutchens | 7,919 | 20.41 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Cllr Linda Gorn | 7,460 | 19.23 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Norma Anderson | 698 | 1.80 % |
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Notional Scottish National Party hold | Scottish National Party majority | 5,676 | 14.63 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Scottish National Party | 10,756 | 29.40 % | 10,979 | 30.10 % | |
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Labour | 8,904 | 24.33 % | 8,898 | 24.40 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 8,382 | 22.91 % | 8,153 | 22.35 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 6,570 | 17.96 % | 6,468 | 17.73 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 885 | 2.42 % | 883 | 2.42 % | |
| Others | 1,093 | 2.99 % | 1,093 | 3.00 % | ||
| Notional Scottish National Party win | Notional Scottish National Party majority | 1,852 | 5.06 % | 2,081 | 5.71 % | |
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