Result: Dunbartonshire West
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 51.9% |
| SNP |  | 21.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.4% |
| Swing: 4.7% from LAB to SNP | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| John McFall | Labour | 21,600 | 51.9 | -11.6 |
| Tom Chalmers | SNP | 9,047 | 21.8 | -2.2 |
| Niall Walker | Liberal Democrat | 5,999 | 14.4 | +12.0 |
| Campbell Murdoch | Conservative | 2,679 | 6.4 | +1.4 |
| Les Robertson | Scottish Socialist Party | 1,708 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Bryan Maher | UK Independence Party | 354 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Marlon Dawson | Operation Christian Vote | 202 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | 12,553 | 30.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,589 | 61.3 | -2.9 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR DUNBARTONSHIRE WEST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 63.5% |
| SNP |  | 24.0% |
| SSP |  | 5.0% |
| Others |  | 7.5% |
