Result: East Lothian
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 41.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 24.8% |
| Conservative |  | 16.0% |
| Swing: 7.5% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Anne Picking | Labour | 18,983 | 41.5 | -7.4 |
| Chris Butler | Liberal Democrat | 11,363 | 24.8 | +7.6 |
| Bill Stevenson | Conservative | 7,315 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Paul McLennan | SNP | 5,995 | 13.1 | -1.8 |
| Michael Collie | Scottish Green Party | 1,132 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Gary Galbraith | Scottish Socialist Party | 504 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Eric Robb | UK Independence Party | 306 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| William Thompson | Operation Christian Vote | 178 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | 7,620 | 16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,776 | 64.5 | +2.6 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR EAST LOTHIAN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 48.9% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.2% |
| Conservative |  | 16.0% |
| Others |  | 17.9% |
