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Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils.

Contents

[edit] Scottish Parliament

[edit] General elections

Only political parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.

[edit] Most recent election

A map showing the constituency winners of the Election by their party colours.


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Scottish Parliament election, 2007
Parties Additional member system Total seats
Constituency Region
Votes  % +/− Seats +/− Votes  % +/− Seats +/− Total +/−  %
  Scottish National Party 664,227 32.9 +9.1 21 +12 633,401 31.0 +10.2 26 +8 47 +20 37.0
  Labour 648,374 32.2 -2.5 37 −9 595,415 29.2 -0.1 9 +5 46 −4 36.2
  Conservative 334,743 16.6 0 4 +1 284,005 13.9 -1.6 13 −2 17 −1 13.4
  Liberal Democrats 326,232 16.2 +0.9 11 −2 230,671 11.3 -0.5 5 +1 16 −1 12.6
  Scottish Green 2,971 0.2 +0.2 0 - 82,584 4.0 -2.8 2 −5 2 −5 1.6
  Scottish Senior Citizens 1,702 0.1 +0 0 - 38,743 1.9 +0.4 0 −1 0 −1 0
  Solidarity - - - - - 31,066 1.5 +1.5 0 0 0 0 0
  Scottish Christian 4,586 0.2 +0.2 0 0 26,575 1.3 +1.3 0 0 0 0 0
  British National - - - - - 24,616 1.2 +1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Christian Peoples - - - - - 14,745 0.7 +0.7 0 0 0 0 0
  Socialist Labour - - - - - 14,244 0.7 -0.4 0 0 0 0 0
  Scottish Socialist 525 0.0 -6.2 0 - 12,731 0.6 -6.1 0 −6 0 −6 0
  UK Independence - - - - - 8,197 0.4 −0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Others 33,618 1.7 -1.2 0 −2 45,116 2.2 -0.7 1 1 1 −2 0.8
  Total 2,016,978[1] 100 +2.5 73   2,042,089 100 56   129   100.0

Overall turnout - 51.8%[1]

[edit] Previous election

A map showing the constituency winners of the Election by their party colours.


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Scottish Parliament election, 2003
Parties Additional member system Total seats
Constituency Region
Votes  % +/− Seats +/− Votes  % +/− Seats +/− Total +/−  %
  Labour 659,879 34.6 –4.21 46 –7 561,379 29.3 –4.34 4 +1 50 –6 38.8
  Scottish National Party 449,476 23.8 –4.96 9 +2 399,659 20.9 –6.36 18 –10 27 –8 20.9
  Conservative 312,598 16.6 +1.04 3 +3 296,929 15.5 +0.15 15 –3 18 ±0 14.0
  Liberal Democrat 286,150 15.3 +1.15 13 +1 225,774 11.8 –0.63 4 –1 17 ±0 13.2
  Scottish Green 132,138 6.9 +4.9 7 +6 7 +6 5.4
  Scottish Socialist 117,709 6.2 +5.19 0 ±0 128,026 6.7 +3.1 6 +5 6 +5 4.7
  Others 65,523 3.4 +2.5 2 +1 171,951 8.9 +2.2 2 +2 4 +3 3.1
  Total 1,891,335 100.0   73   1,915,856 100.0   56   129   100.0

[edit] Past elections

[edit] By-elections

[edit] UK Parliament

[edit] General elections

Only parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.

[edit] 2005

UK Parliament election 2005: Scotland
List Elected Votes % ±%
Labour 40 (-5) 922,397 38.9 -4.4
Liberal Democrat 11 (+2) 528,076 22.6 +6.3
Scottish National Party 6 (+2) 412,267 17.7 -2.4
Conservative 1 (+1) 369,388 15.8 +0.2
Scottish Socialist None 43,514 1.9 -1.2
Scottish Green None 25,760 1.1 +0.9

[edit] 2001

UK Parliament election 2001: Scotland
List Elected Votes % ±%
Labour 55 (-1) 1,001,173 43.3 -2.3
Scottish National Party 5 (-1) 464,314 20.1 -2.0
Liberal Democrat 10 (no change) 378,034 16.3 +3.4
Conservative 1 (+1) 360,658 15.6 -1.9
Scottish Socialist None 72,516 3.1 +2.8

[edit] By-elections

[edit] 2000s

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1970s

[edit] 1960s

[edit] 1950s

[edit] 1940s

[edit] 1930s

[edit] 1920s

[edit] 1910s

[edit] European Parliament

[edit] General elections

[edit] 2004 and 1999

Contested under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, see:

The Scotland-wide constituency replaced 8 first-past-the-post constituencies, which were used in the elections between 1979 and 1994:

[edit] 1994

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):

European Election 1994: Scotland
List Elected Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Collins
Alexander Falconer
David Martin
Hugh McMahon
Bill Miller
Alex Smith
635,955 42.5 +0.6
Scottish National Party Winnie Ewing
Allan Macartney
487,239 32.6 +7.0
Conservative None 216,669 14.5 -6.4
Liberal Democrat None 107,811 7.2 +2.9
Scottish Green None 23,304 1.6 -5.6

[edit] 1989

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):

European Election 1989: Scotland
List Elected Votes % ±%
Labour Janey Buchan
Kenneth Collins
Alexander Falconer
David Martin
Henry McCubbin
Hugh McMahon
Alex Smith
664,263 41.9 +1.2
Scottish National Party Winnie Ewing 406,686 25.6 +7.7
Conservative None 331,495 20.9 -4.9
Green None 115,028 7.2 +7.0
Liberal Democrat None 68,056 4.3 -11.3

[edit] 1984

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):

European Election 1984: Scotland
List Elected Votes % ±%
Labour Janey Buchan
Kenneth Collins
Alexander Falconer
David Martin
Hugh McMahon
526,056 40.7 +7.7
Conservative Alasdair Hutton
James Provan
332,771 25.8 -7.9
Scottish National Party Winnie Ewing 230,590 17.9 -1.5
SDP-Liberal Alliance None 201,782 15.6 +1.7

[edit] 1979

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system:

European Election 1979: Scotland
List Elected Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Dalziel
Adam Fergusson
Alasdair Hutton
James Provan
John Purvis
430,772 33.7 N/A
Labour Janey Buchan
Kenneth Collins
421,968 33.0 N/A
Scottish National Party Winnie Ewing 247,836 19.4 N/A
Liberal None 178,433 13.9 N/A

[edit] By-elections

[edit] Local councils

[edit] General elections

The next election is on the 3rd May 2007 (jointly with the election for the Scottish Parliament). See Scottish council elections, 2007 for further information.

[edit] 2003

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Summary of the 1 May 2003 Scottish council election results
Parties Votes Votes % +/- Wards Net
Gain/Loss
Labour 611,843 32.6 -3.7% 509 -42
Scottish National Party 451,660 24.1 -4.6% 181 -23
Conservative 282,895 15.1 +1.6% 122 +14
Liberal Democrats 272,057 14.5 +1.9% 175 +18
Independent 189,749 10.1 +3.0% 230 +39
Other 67,533 3.6 +2.0% 4 -6
Total 1,875,737 1,222

[edit] By-elections

[edit] 2008

  • date to be announced: Abbey (4-member ward), Dumfries and Galloway, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: result pending (result May 2007: 2 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab)
  • 1 May: Troup (3-member ward), Aberdeenshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: result pending (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Con, 1 Ind)
  • 6 March: Cambuslang East (3-member ward), South Lanarkshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab gain from SNP (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 3 Lab)
  • 28 February: Lerwick South (4-member ward), Shetland, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Ind hold (result May 2007: 4 Ind; after by election: 4 Ind)
  • 21 February: Highland (3-member ward), Perth and Kinross, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 1 Con; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Con)
  • 14 February: Elgin City South (3-member ward), Moray, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Lab, 1 Ind; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)
  • 31 January: Kilsyth (3-member ward), North Lanarkshire, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab hold (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 2 Lab, 1 SNP)

[edit] 2007

  • 22 November: Lochee (4-member ward), Dundee, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 2 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 2 Lab)
  • 4 October: Helensburgh and Lomond South (3-member ward), Argyll and Bute, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lib Dem gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 Ind, 1 Lib Dem; after by election: 2 Lib Dem, 1 Con)
  • 16 August: Midstocket/Rosemount (3-member ward), Aberdeen, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Con (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2005

[edit] Community councils

[edit] Other elections

[edit] Referendums

[edit] Church of Scotland

[edit] References

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