Election results

'The threat posed by the Nationalists has now reached Downing Street. At a pre-election briefing earlier this month, Jack McConnell warned the Prime Minister that the SNP could win the 2007 poll.' Scottish Political Editor Paul Hutcheon in the Sunday Herald, 18 th June 2006.

Kilmarnock & Loudoun

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,753. Turnout 33,435 (55.03 % + 4.06 %) 1,018 rejected ballot papers
	Cllr Willie Coffey (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	14,297
	%	42.76 %
	% change since 2003	+ 6.52 %
	Margaret Jamieson MSP (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	12,955
	%	38.75 %
	% change since 2003	- 1.33 %
	Dr Janette McAlpine (Also number 4 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,127
	%	12.34 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.89 %
	Cllr Ron Aitken (Also number 3 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,056
	%	6.15 %
	% change since 2003	+ 1.17 %
Scottish National Party gain from Labour
Scottish National Party majority		1,342
% majority		4.01 %
% change since 2003

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 60,753. Turnout 33,449 (55.06 % + 3.45 %) 1,004 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	12,147	36.31 %	+ 9.03 %
	Labour	12,146	36.31 %	- 0.94 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,894	11.64 %	+ 0.22 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,643	4.91 %	- 1.02 %
	Scottish Green Party	820	2.45 %	- 1.89 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	721	2.16 %	- 2.08 %
	Solidarity	430	1.29 %	(+ 1.29 %)
	British National Party	400	1.20 %	(+ 1.20%)
	Scottish Christian Party	258	0.77 %	(+ 0.77 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	240	0.72 %	- 0.96 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	155	0.46 %	- 5.22 %
	Christian Peoples Alliance	140	0.42 %	(+ 0.42 %)
	Scottish Voice	119	0.36 %	(+ 0.36 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	83	0.25 %	- 0.25 %
	Publican Party	159	0.48 %	(+ 0.48 %)
	UK Independence Party	94	0.28 %	- 0.28 %
	Scottish National Party majority	1	0.00 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 61,056. Turnout 31,118 (50.97 % - 13.31 %) 185 rejected ballot papers
	Margaret Jamieson MSP (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	12,633
	%	40.08 %
	% change since 1999	- 4.00 %
	Cllr Daniel Coffey (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	11,423
	%	36.24 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.83 %
	Robin Traquair (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,295
	%	10.45 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.21 %
	Ian Gibson (Also number 5 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	1,571
	%	4.98 %
	% change since 199	- 2.21 %
	Colin Rutherford (Also number 7 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	1,421
	%	4.51 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 4.51 %)
	Mary Anderson (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Independent
	Votes	404
	%	1.28 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 1.28 %)
	Matthew Donnelly (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Independent
	Votes	402
	%	1.28 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 1.28 %)
	Lyndsay McIntosh MSP (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance
	Votes	371
	%	1.18 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 1.18 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,210
% majority		3.84 %
% change since 1999		- 3.17 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 61,055. Turnout 31,509 (51.61 % - 11.68 %) 172 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	11,736	37.25 %	+ 0.33 %
	Scottish National Party	8,595	27.28 %	- 6.41 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,599	11.42 %	- 0.96 %
	Liberal Democrats	1,867	5.93 %	- 0.96 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,789	5.68 %	+ 4.11 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,368	4.34 %	+ 2.34 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	1,336	4.24 %	(+ 4.24 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	530	1.68 %	- 1.51 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	314	1.00 %	(+ 1.00 %)
	Mary Anderson (Independent)	183	0.58 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	124	0.39 %	- 0.09 %
	UK Independence Party	68	0.22 %	(+ 0.22 %)
	Labour majority	3,141	9.97 %	+ 6.44 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 62,187. Turnout 39,349 (64.28 %) 151 rejected ballot papers
	Margaret Jamieson (Not standing on Central Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	17,345
	%	44.08 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.74 %
	Alex Neil (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	14,585
	%	37.07 %
	% change since 1997	+ 2.55 %
	Lyndsay McIntosh (Also number 1 on Central Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,589
	%	11.66 %
	% change since 1997	+ 0.85 %
	John Stewart (Also number 2 on Central Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	2,830
	%	7.19 %
	% change since 1997	+ 3.20 %
Labour win
Labour majority		2,760
% majority		7.01 %
% change since 1999		- 8.29 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 62,187. Turnout 39,359 (63.29 %) 131 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	14,649<	37.22 %
	Scottish National Party	13,259	33.69 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,874	12.38 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,713	6.89 %
	Socialist Labour Party	1,256	3.19 %
	Scottish Green Party	788	2.00 %
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West	632	1.61 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	618	1.57 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	190	0.48 %
	ProLife Alliance	122	0.31 %
	Natural Law Party	88	0.22 %
	Others: Scottish Families & Pensioners Party Independent Progressive (Breakdown not available)	170	0.43 %
	Labour majority	1,390	3.53 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Desmond Browne	23,621	49.82 %
	Scottish National Party	Alex Neil	16,365	34.52 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Douglas Taylor	5,125	10.81 %
	Liberal Democrat	John Stewart	1,891	3.99 %
	Referendum	William Sneddon	284	0.60%
	Natural Law	William Gilmour	123	0.26%
	Labour hold	Labour majority	7,256	15.30 %