The Battleground 2007


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Ian Bell in the Herald, 9 th December 2005.
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The table below lists the Conservative's target constituencies in order of winnability based on the general election result of May 2003. The ranking in 2003 is marked in brackets.

Conservative Target Seats

On a swing of up to 5 %

Rank Constituency 1 st place Swing required % Tory place
1 (3) Perth SNP 1.15 2 nd
2 (7) Dumfries Lab 1.71 2 nd
3 (16) Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale Lib 2.83 4 th
4 (2) Eastwood Lab 4.76 2 nd
5 (10) Stirling Lab 4.86 2 nd
6 (15) Renfrewshire West Lab 4.96 3 rd

On a swing of 5 to 10 %

Rank Constituency 1 st place Swing required % Tory place
7 (12) Roxburgh & Berwickshire Lib 5.53 2 nd
8 (9) Tayside North SNP 6.78 2 nd
9 (17) Gordon Lib 7.07 2 nd
10 (18) Argyll & Bute Lib 7.51 4 th
11 (21) Edinburgh Central Lab 7.61 4 th
12 (4) Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine Lib 8.54 2 nd
13 (14) Fife North East Lib 8.63 2 nd
14 (20) Edinburgh South Lib 7.74 3 rd
15 (8) Edinburgh West Lib 8.88 2 nd
16 (22) Cunninghame North Lab 9.78 3 rd
17 (13) Moray SNP 9.85 2 nd
18 (39) Strathkelvin & Bearsden Turner 9.89 3 rd

On a swing of 10 to 15 %

Rank Constituency 1 st place Swing required % Tory place
19 (24) Aberdeen Central Lab 10.06 4 th
20 (35) Edinburgh North & Leith Lab 10.71 3 rd
21 (30) Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley Lab 10.85 3 rd
22 (72) Orkney Lab 10.97 2 nd
23 (25) Angus SNP 11.23 2 nd
24 (27) Aberdeen North SNP 12.13 4 th
25 (34) Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross Lib 12.97 4 th
26 (19) Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber SNP 13.11 3 rd
27 (47) Glasgow Cathcart Lab 13.12 3 rd
28 (43) East Lothian Lab 13.18 3 rd
29 (41) Dunfermline West Lab 13.47 5 th
30 (26) Dundee West Lab 13.72 6 th
31 (48) Glasgow Kelvin Lab 13.74 5 th
32 (31) Dundee East SNP 13.84 3 rd
33 (28) Dumbarton Lab 13.84 4 th
34 (40) Glasgow Govan Lab 14.09 3 rd
35 (11) Aberdeen South Lib 14.26 3 rd
36 (32) Ochil SNP 14.33 3 rd
37 (38) Clydebank & Milngavie Lab 14.52 4 th
38 (33) Kilmarnock & Loudoun Lab 14.82 3 rd
39 (29) Clydesdale Lab 14.84 3 rd
40 (50) East Kilbride Lab 14.93 3 rd

On a swing of 15 to 20 %

Rank Constituency 1 st place Swing required % Tory place
41 (23) Ross, Skye & Inverness West Lib 15.06 4 th
42 (36) Edinburgh East & Musselburgh Lab 15.14 3 rd
43 (46) Linlithgow Lab 15.35 3 rd
44 (65) Shetland Lib 15.66 3 rd
45 (68) Glasgow Anniesland Lab 15.69 3 rd
46 (45) Banff & Buchan SNP 16.00 2 nd
47 (49) Paisley South Lab 16.85 4 th
48 (60) Hamilton South Lab 16.93 3 rd
49 (44) Greenock & Inverclyde Lab 17.04 5 th
50 (46) Livingston Lab 17.15 3 rd
51 (71) Fife Central Lab 17.17 4 th
52 (52) Glasgow Rutherglen Lab 17.61 4 th
53 (51) Kirkcaldy Lab 18.01 4 th
54 (56) Midlothian Lab 18.22 4 th
55 (63) Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Lab 18.79 5 th
56 (53) Glasgow Pollok Lab 19.37 4 th
57 (59) Cunninghame South Lab 19.39 4 th
58 (57) Paisley North Lab 19.72 3 rd
59 (66) Dunfermline East Lab 19.58 3 rd

On a swing of 20 to 25 %

Rank Constituency 1 st place Swing required % Tory place
60 (42) Falkirk East Lab 20.89 3 rd
61 (61) Western Isles Lab 21.03 3 rd
62 (54) Hamilton North & Bellshill Lab 21.05 3 rd
63 (37) Motherwell & Wishaw Lab 22.06 3 rd
64 (62) Glasgow Maryhill Lab 22.23 5 th
65 (58) Glasgow Baillieston Lab 22.40 4 th
66 (70) Coatbridge & Chryston Lab 23.85 3 rd
67 (64) Airdrie & Shotts Lab 23.94 3 rd
68 (69) Falkirk West Dennis Canavan 24.71 4 th

On a swing of 25 to 30 %

Rank Constituency 1 st place Swing required % Tory place
69 (67) Glasgow Shettleston Lab 25.34 4 th
70 (73) Glasgow Springburn Lab 26.20 4 th

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