The 2003 Scottish General Election

'Combat is what I've been trained for. I can command my vehicle. I can keep it from being attacked. What I have not been trained to do is look over my shoulder to see whether an American is shooting at me.' Lance Corporal of Horse, Steven Gerrard, of the Household Cavalry, 30 th March 2003.

Candidates and Constituency Assessments

Scotland's MSPs in 1999,
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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER for Jack McConnell All facts noted here are facts, all opinions are my own

This section is being updated for the 2003 election. Note that while the constituency profiles have not yet all been updated, each file includes the 1999 constituency and regional list results, the names of all candidates, and links to information on the SNP, Tory and Lib Dem candidates.
As the constituency profiles are updated they will be marked
I am indebted to Jim Jackson for the original constituency gifs and David Freeland for additional information.

Key

Scottish National Party (SNP)	Labour	Conservative & Unionist	Liberal Democrats
Scottish Socialist Party	Scottish Green Party	Dennis Canavan MSP	Margo MacDonald MSP
Scottish People's Alliance (SPA)	UK Independence Party	Scottish Unionist Party	Local Health Concern
Socialist Labour Party	Communist Party Peace Democracy Socialism	Pensioner's Party	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
Pro Life Party	Independent Green Voice	Official Monster Raving Loony Party	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party
The Fishing Party	Protect Rural Scotland Party	The Countryside Party	Am Partaidh Dhuthchail - The Rural Party
Christian Independent Alliance	British National Party	Parent Excluded

Central Scotland Region

Central Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

1. Airdrie & Shotts
   
2. Coatbridge & Chryston
   
3. Cumbernauld & Kilsyth
   
4. East Kilbride
   
5. Falkirk East
   
6. Falkirk West
   
7. Hamilton North & Bellshill
   
8. Hamilton South
   
9. Kilmarnock & Loudoun
   
10. Motherwell & Wishaw

Glasgow Region

Glasgow region includes the constituencies of :

1. Anniesland
   
2. Baillieston
   
3. Cathcart
   
4. Govan
   
5. Kelvin
   
6. Maryhill
   
7. Pollok
   
8. Rutherglen
   
9. Shettleston
   
10. Springburn

Highlands & Islands Region

Highlands & Islands region includes the constituencies of :

1. Argyll & Bute
   
2. Caithness Sutherland & Easter Ross
   
3. Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber
   
4. Moray
   
5. Orkney
   
6. Ross, Skye & Inverness West
   
7. Shetland
   
8. Western Isles

Lothians Region

Lothians region includes the constituencies of :

1. Edinburgh Central
   
2. Edinburgh East & Musselburgh
   
3. Edinburgh North & Leith
   
4. Edinburgh Pentlands
   
5. Edinburgh South
   
6. Edinburgh West
   
7. Linlithgow
   
8. Livingston
   
9. Midlothian

Mid Scotland & Fife Region

Mid Scotland & Fife region includes the constituencies of :

1. Dunfermline East
   
2. Dunfermline West
   
3. Fife Central
   
4. Fife North East
   
5. Kirkcaldy
   
6. Ochil
   
7. Perth
   
8. Stirling
   
9. Tayside North

North East Scotland Region

North East Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

1. Aberdeen Central
   
2. Aberdeen North
   
3. Aberdeen South
   
4. Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine
   
5. Angus
   
6. Banff & Buchan
   
7. Dundee East
   
8. Dundee West
   
9. Gordon

South of Scotland Region

South of Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

1. Ayr
   
2. Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley
   
3. Clydesdale
   
4. Cunninghame South
   
5. Dumfries
   
6. East Lothian
   
7. Galloway & Upper Nithsdale
   
8. Roxburgh & Berwickshire
   
9. Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale

West of Scotland Region

West of Scotland region includes the constituencies of :

1. Clydebank & Milngavie
   
2. Cunninghame North
   
3. Dumbarton
   
4. Eastwood
   
5. Greenock & Inverclyde
   
6. Paisley North
   
7. Paisley South
   
8. Renfrewshire West
   
9. Strathkelvin & Bearsden