Election results

'My Burns Day got off to a terrible start when I choked on my first coffee of the day. The cause of this was one of those 'did she really say that?' moments, while listening to Good Morning Scotland. Jackie Baillie, stout defender of the indefensible, had been sent out to bat on behalf of Wendy Alexander.' Robbie Dinwoodie in the Herald, 25 th January 2008.

Dumbarton (West of Scotland Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 54,023. Turnout 30,054, 55.63 % (+ 3.77 %)
	Jackie Baillie MSP (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	11,635
	%	38.71%
	% change since 2003	- 3.46 %
	Graeme McCormick (Also number 7 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	10,024
	%	33.35 %
	% change since 2003	+ 14.12 %
	Brian Pope (Also number 7 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,701
	%	15.64 %
	% change since 2003	+ 0.66 %
	Cllr Alex Mackie (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,385
	%	11.26 %
	% change since 2003	- 4.20 %
	Dr John Black (Also number 1 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish Jacobite Party
	Votes	309
	%	1.03 %
	% change since 2003	(+ 1.03 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		1,611
% majority		5.36 %
% change since 2003		- 17.58 %

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 54,023. Turnout 30,147 (55.80 %, + 4.09 %) 921 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	9,292	30.82 %	+ 12.23 %
	Labour	9,238	30.64 %	- 2.42 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,371	14.50 %	- 0.93 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,718	9.02 %	- 3.12 %
	Scottish Green Party	895	2.97 %	- 2.47 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	568	1.88 %	- 0.82 %
	Save Our NHS Group	486	1.61 %	(+ 1.61 %)
	Solidarity	456	1.51 %	(+ 1.51 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	440	1.46 %	- 7.01 %
	Scottish Christian Party	338	1.12 %	(+ 1.12 %)
	British National Party	372	1.23 %	(+ 1.23 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	311	1.03 %	(+ 1.03 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	218	0.72 %	- 0.24 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	150	0.50 %	- 0.12 %
	UK Independence Party	127	0.42 %	- 0.43 %
	Scottish Jacobite Party	82	0.27 %	(+ 0.27 %)
	Scottish Voice	71	0.24 %	(+ 0.24 %)
	Socialist Equality Party	14	0.05 %	(+ 0.05 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	54	0.18 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 55,575. Turnout 28,823 (51.86 %, - 10.00 %)
	Jackie Baillie MSP (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	12,154
	%	42.17 %
	% change since 1999	- 1.58 %
	Dr Iain Docherty (Also number 5 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	5,542
	%	19.23 %
	% change since 1999	- 10.81 %
	Eric Thompson (Also number 7 on West of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,455
	%	15.46 %
	% change since 1999	+ 3.83 %
	Murray Tosh MSP (Also number 2 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,178
	%	14.50 %
	% change since 1999	- 0.08 %
	Les Robertson (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	2,494
	%	8.65 %
	% change since 1999	(+ 8.65 %)
Labour hold
Labour majority		6,612
% majority		22.94 %
% change since 1999		+ 9.23 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 55,575. Turnout 28,739, 51.71 % 261 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	9,500	33.06 %	- 6.22 %
	Scottish National Party	5,342	18.59 %	- 8.81 %
	Conservative & Unionist	4,456	15.51 %	+ 0.27 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,488	12.14 %	+ 2.47 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,433	8.47 %	+ 6.72 %
	Scottish Green Party	1,562	5.44 %	+ 2.90 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	775	2.70 %	(+ 2.70 %)
	Pro-Life Party	362	1.26 %	+ 0.42 %
	Socialist Labour Party	275	0.96 %	- 0.24 %
	UK Independence Party	244	0.85 %	(+ 0.85 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	194	0.68 %	+ 0.05 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	108	0.38 %	(+ 0.38 %)
	Labour majority	4,158	14.47 %	+ 2.60 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election

Electorate 56,090. Turnout 34,699 (61.86 %)
	Jackie Baillie MSP (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Labour
	Votes	15,181
	%	43.75 %
	% change since 1997	- 5.86 %
	Lloyd Quinan (Also number 3 on West of Scotland list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	10,423
	%	30.04 %
	% change since 1997	- 6.81 %
	Donald Reece (Also number 5 on West of Scotland list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	5,060
	%	14.58 %
	% change since 1997	- 3.07 %
	Paul Coleshill (Not standing on West of Scotland list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,035
	%	11.63 %
	% change since 1997	+ 4.01 %
Labour win
Labour majority		4,758
% majority		13.71 %
% change since 1997		- 12.67 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	13,663	39.28 %
	Scottish National Party	9,533	27.40 %
	Conservative & Unionist	5,302	15.24 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,364	9.67 %
	Scottish Green Party	883	2.54 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	608	1.75 %
	Socialist Labour Party	416	1.20 %
	Canon Kenyon Wright	341	0.98 %
	Pro Life Alliance	293	0.84 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	218	0.63 %
	Independent Labour Keep Scotland's Water Public	92	0.26 %
	Natural Law Party	75	0.22 %
	Labour majority	4,130	11.87 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John McFall	20,479	49.61 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr Bill Mackechnie	9,587	23.23%
	Conservative & Unionist	Peter Ramsey	7,283	17.65 %
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Reid	3,144	7.62 %
	Scottish Socialist Alliance	Les Robertson	283	0.69 %
	Referendum	George Dempster	255	0.62 %
	UK Independence	Robert Lancaster	242	0.59 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	10,883	26.38 %