The Glasgow East By-election 24 th July 2008

'This was no ordinary Labour candidate that lost here. Margaret Curran. The local MSP. Ex-Scottish Executive Minister and Labour leadership hopeful. If Labour can't hold on in their third safest seat with their best candidate, what can they hold on to?' Christina de Kéroualle in the Herald, 25 th July 2008.

Glasgow East - By election result

Westminster By-Election, 24 th July 2007

Electorate 62,051 Turnout: 26,219 (42.25 % - 5.99 %) 45 rejected ballot papers
	Cllr John Mason
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	11,277
	%	43.01 %
	% change since 2005	+ 25.98 %
	Margaret Curran MSP
	Labour
	Votes	10,912
	%	41.65 %
	% change since 2005	- 19.03 %
	Davena Rankin
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	1,639
	%	6.25 %
	% change since 2005	- 0.65 %
	Ian Robertson
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	915
	%	3.49 %
	% change since 2005	- 8.36 %
	Frances Curran
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	555
	%	2.12 %
	% change since 2005	- 1.42 %
	Tricia McLeish
	Solidarity
	Votes	512
	%	1.95 %
	% change since 2005	(+ 1.95 %)
	Dr Eileen Duke
	Scottish Green Party
	Votes	232
	%	0.88 %
	% change since 2005	(+ 0.88 %)
	Christopher Creighton
	Independent
	Votes	67
	%	0.26 %
	% change since 2005	(+ 0.26 %)
	Hamish Howitt
	Freedom-4-Choice
	Votes	65
	%	0.24 %
	% change since 2005	(+ 0.24 %)
Scottish National Party gain from Labour
Scottish National Party majority		365
% majority		1.39 %
% change since 2005

Westminster Election, 5 th May 2005

Electorate 64,130 Turnout: 48.24 %
	David Marshall MP
	Labour
	Votes	18,775
	%	60.68 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 3.04 % / - 2.56 %
	Lachlan McNeill
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,268
	%	17.03 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 0.07 % / - 0.12 %
	David Jackson
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,665
	%	11.85 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 6.06 % / + 5.65 %
	Carl Thomson
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	2,135
	%	6.90 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	+ 0.80 % / + 0.59 %
	George Savage
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,096
	%	3.54 %
	% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)	- 3.40 % / - 3.18 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		13,507
% majority		43.66 %
% change since 2001 (Denver/Baxter figures)		- 2.96 % / - 2.45 %

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Labour	20,829	63.72 %		21,332	63.24 %
	Scottish National Party	5,591	17.10 %		5,786	17.15 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,268	6.94 %		2,265	6.72 %
	Conservative & Unionist	1,994	6.10 %		2,129	6.31 %
	Liberal Democrat	1,892	5.79 %		2,092	6.20 %
	Others	115	0.35 %		113	0.34 %
Notional Labour win	Notional Labour majority	15,238	46.62 %		15,546	46.11 %