Candidates and Constituency Assessments


saltire shield'The paranoid politics of West Central Scotland could destroy Labour for a generation. Unless they can show an ability to raise their game, and dignify Scotland rather than tarnish it, then the voters will assuredly turn against them eventually.'
Iain MacWhirter in the Herald, 11 th April 2001.
Lion Rampant

Rutherglen & Hamilton West

Candidates

Who Who? Con logo
Conservative & Unionist


Recent electoral experience.
Who Who? labour logo
Labour


Ministerial Posts:


Recent electoral experience
who Who? liberal logo
Liberal Democrat


Recent electoral experience
who Who? SNP logo
Scottish National Party


Recent electoral experience

Notional 2001 result

Logo Party Denver
Baxter
Votes % Votes %
Labour logo Labour 24,851 59.66 % 24,246 59.46 %
Scottish National Party logo Scottish National Party 6,347 15.24 % 6,039 14.81 %
Liberal Democrat logo Liberal Democrat 4,860 11.67 % 5,011 12.29 %
Scottish Tory logo Conservative & Unionist 3,579 8.59 % 3,455 8.47 %
Scottish Socialist Party logo Scottish Socialist Party 1,919 4.61 % 1,924 4.72 %

Others 101 0.24 % 103 0.25 %
Notional Labour win Notional Labour majority 18,504 44.42 % 18,207 44.65 %


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