 | 'Reports of my political demise were not, in fact, exaggerated.' Sir Michael Forsyth loses Stirling, 2 nd May 1997. |  |
| 'Reports of my political demise were not, in fact, exaggerated.' Sir Michael Forsyth loses Stirling, 2 nd May 1997. | |
| Electorate 64,554 Turnout: 67.68 % | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Anne McGuire MP | 15,729 | 36.00 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Stephen Kerr | 10,962 | 25.09 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Kelvin Holdsworth | 9,052 | 20.72 % |
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Scottish National Party | Francis MacGlinchey | 5,503 | 12.60 % |
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Scottish Green Party | Duncan Illingworth | 1,302 | 2.98 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Rowland Sheret | 458 | 1.05 % |
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Independent | James McDonald | 261 | 0.60 % |
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Operation Christian Vote | Michael Willis | 215 | 0.49 % |
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UK Independence Party | Matthew Desmond | 209 | 0.48 % |
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Notional Labour hold | Labour majority | 4,767 | 10.91 % |
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Labour | 18,525 | 43.01 % | 18,462 | 43.07 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 10,222 | 23.73 % | 10,166 | 23.71 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 7,352 | 17.07 % | 7,222 | 16.85 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 4,963 | 11.52 % | 5,005 | 11.68 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 1,169 | 2.71 % | 1,171 | 2.73 % | |
| Others | 844 | 1.96 % | 843 | 1.96 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 8,303 | 19.28 % | 8,296 | 19.35 % | |
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