Result: Banff and Buchan
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| SNP |  | 51.2% |
| Conservative |  | 19.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.3% |
| Swing: 2.2% from CON to SNP | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Alex Salmond | SNP | 19,044 | 51.2 | +2.3 |
| Sandy Wallace | Conservative | 7,207 | 19.4 | -2.1 |
| Eleanor Anderson | Liberal Democrat | 4,952 | 13.3 | -0.6 |
| Rami Okasha | Labour | 4,476 | 12.0 | -1.5 |
| Victor Ross | Operation Christian Vote | 683 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Kathleen Kemp | UK Independence Party | 442 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| Steve Will | Scottish Socialist Party | 412 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Majority | 11,837 | 31.8 | ||
| Turnout | 37,216 | 56.8 | +2.8 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR BANFF AND BUCHAN | ||
|---|---|---|
| SNP |  | 48.9% |
| Conservative |  | 21.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.9% |
| Others |  | 15.7% |
