Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

'There are some Labour Members, or there would be if they were here, who believe that an English Member of Parliament like myself has nothing relevant to contribute to this debate because they see this Bill as an exclusively Scottish measure. That probably explains the answer to an earlier question - why there are so few English Members here. Most of them have worked out that they will not be listened to in any event, so why bother to have a say? Scottish Members who think like that are wrong. I am certain that there is a relevant English dimension and I am just as certain that that dimension is potentially very nasty.' David Wilshire (Con, Spelthorne), Hansard, 12 th January 1998.

North Ayrshire & Arran

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 72,986 Turnout: 60.70 %
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Katy Clark	19,417	43.92 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Stewart Connell	8,121	18.37 %
	Scottish National Party	Tony Gurney	7,938	17.96 %
	Liberal Democrat	Cllr George White	7,264	16.43 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Colin Turbett	780	1.78 %
	UK Independence Party	John Pursley	382	0.86 %
	Socialist Labour Party	Louise McDaid	303	0.69 %
	Labour Hold	Labour majority	11.296	25.55 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Labour	21,484	48.37 %		21,395	48.73 %
	Scottish National Party	9,344	21.04 %		9,332	21.26 %
	Conservative & Unionist	7,759	17.47 %		7,700	17.54 %
	Liberal Democrat	3,898	8.78 %		3,745	8.53 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,408	3.17 %		1,215	2.77 %
	Others	519	1.17 %		514	1.17 %
Notional Labour win	Notional Labour majority	12,140	27.33 %		12,063	27.48 %