Election results

' In an internal memo that has been passed to The Herald, he (Glasgow MSP Robert Brown) says of the proposals for student loan and graduate endowment repayments: 'I think this is rather clumsy and distinctly unsatisfactory to have different levels in Scotland and in England. However, I think it will do the trick for us.'
Robbie Dinwoodie in the Herald 30 th March 2001.

Edinburgh West (Lothians Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 59,839. Turnout 34,752 (58.10 % + 2.72 %)
	Margaret Smith MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	13,677
	%	39.36 %
	% change since 2003	- 3.98 %
	Sheena Cleland (Also number 11 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	7,791
	%	22.42 %
	% change since 2003	+ 10.01 %
	Gordon Lindhurst (Also number 4 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	7,361
	%	21.18 %
	% change since 2003	- 4.40 %
	Richard Meade (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	5,343
	%	15.37 %
	% change since 2003	+ 0.22 %
	John Wilson (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Independent
	Votes	580
	%	1.67 %
	% change since 2003	(+ 1.67 %)
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		5,886
% majority		16.94 %
% change since 2003		- 0.82 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 59,839. Turnout 35,686, 59.64 % (+ 4.21 %) 971 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Liberal Democrats	8,468	23.73 %	+ 0.49 %
	Scottish National Party	7,967	22.33 %	+ 10.93 %
	Labour	6,358	17.82 %	+ 2.08 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,272	17.58 %	- 4.35 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,600	7.29 %	- 2.45 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,596	4.47 %	- 4.16 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	614	1.72 %	(+ 1.72 %)
	British National Party	291	0.82 %	(+ 0.82 %)
	Solidarity	286	0.80 %	(+ 0.80 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	204	0.57 %	(+ 0.57 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	156	0.44 %	- 0.01 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	154	0.43 %	- 3.09 %
	Publican Party	127	0.36 %	(+ 0.36 %)
	UK Independence Party	118	0.33 %	- 0.08 %
	Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party	116	0.33 %	- 0.01 %
	Christian Peoples Alliance	85	0.24 %	(+ 0.24 %)
	Scottish Voice/NHS First	73	0.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Duncan Thorpe (Independent)	71	0.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Had Enough Party	48	0.13 %	(+ 0.13 %)
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers	34	0.10 %	(+ 0.10 %)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	25	0.07 %	(+ 0.07 %)
	Alex Scott (Independent)	23	0.06 %	- 0.01 %
	John Wilson (Independent)	4	0.01 %	(+ 0.01 %)
	Liberal Democrat majority	501	1.40 %	+ 0.09 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 60,136. Turnout 33,301, 55.38 % (- 11.97 %)
	Margaret Smith MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	14,434
	%	43.34 %
	% change since 1999	+ 6.88 %
	Rt Hon Lord Selkirk of Douglas MSP (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	8,520
	%	25.58 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.14 %
	Carol Fox (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	5,046
	%	15.15 %
	% change since 1999	- 6.16 %
	Alyn Smith (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	4,133
	%	12.41 %
	% change since 1999	- 5.61 %
	Pat Smith (Also number 3 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	993
	%	2.98 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 2.98 %)
	Bruce Skivington (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance
	Votes	175
	%	0.53 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 0.53 %)
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		5,914
% majority		17.76 %
% change since 1999		+ 6.74 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 60,136. Turnout 33,331 (55.43 % - 7.91 %) 150 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Liberal Democrats	7,745	23.24 %	- 1.10 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,308	21.93 %	- 1.36 %
	Labour	5,246	15.74 %	- 5.73 %
	Scottish National Party	3,801	11.40 %	- 9.03 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	3,248	9.74 %	(+ 9.74 %)
	Scottish Green Party	2,876	8.63 %	+ 4.03 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	1,172	3.52 %	+ 2.28 %
	Pensioners's Party	665	2.00 %	(+ 2.00 %)
	Liberal Party In Scotland	632	1.90 %	+ 1.02 %
	Socialist Labour Party	149	0.45 %	- 2.32 %
	UK Independence Party	137	0.41 %	(+ 0.41 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	125	0.38 %	(+ 0.38 %)
	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party	112	0.34 %
	Pro-Life Party	53	0.16 %	+ 0.01 %
	Mary Campbell (Independent)	30	0.09 %
	Alexander Scott (Independent)	22	0.07 %
	Peter Gatensbury (Independent)	10	0.03 %
	Liberal Democrat majority	437	1.31 %	+ 0.26 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election

Electorate . Turnout
	Cllr Margaret Smith (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	15,161
	%	36.46 %
	% change since 1997	- 6.74 %
	Rt Hon Lord Selkirk of Douglas MSP (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	10,578
	%	25.44 %
	% change since 1997	- 2.54 %
	Carol Fox (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	8,860
	%	21.31 %
	% change since 1997	+ 2.52 %
	Graham Sutherland (Also number 9 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,984
	%	16.80 %
	% change since 1997	+ 7.96 %
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat majority		4,583
% majority		11.02 %
% change since 1997		- 4.20 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote result

Electorate 62,403. Turnout 39,524 (63.34 %) 76 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	9,623	24.34 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,204	23.29 %
	Labour	8,487	21.47 %
	Scottish National Party	8,073	20.43 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,818	4.60 %
	Socialist Labour Party	1,093	2.77 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	490	1.24 %
	Liberal Party	347	0.88 %
	ProLife Alliance	59	0.15 %
	Civil Rights Movement	54	0.14 %
	Socialist Party of Great Britain	50	0.13 %
	Natural Law Party	44	0.11 %
	Others: Witchery Tour Party Braveheart Independent Voice for Scottish Parliament Independent Independent Anti-Corruption, Mobile Home Scandal, Roads (No breakdown available)	182	0.46 %
	Liberal Democrat majority	419	1.05 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal Democrat	Cllr Donald Gorrie	20,578	43.20 %
Conservative & Unionist	Lord James Douglas-Hamilton	13,325	27.98 %
Labour	Lesley Hinds	8,948	18.79 %
Scottish National Party	Graham Sutherland	4,210	8.84 %
Referendum	Stephen Elphick	277	0.58%
Liberal	Paul Coombes	263	0.55%
Anti Sleaze	Antony Jack	30	0.06%
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative	Liberal Democrat majority	7,253	15.22 %

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