Result: Edinburgh South
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 33.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 32.3% |
| Conservative |  | 24.1% |
| Swing: 6.5% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Nigel Griffiths | Labour | 14,188 | 33.2 | -6.1 |
| Marilyne MacLaren | Liberal Democrat | 13,783 | 32.3 | +7.0 |
| Gavin Brown | Conservative | 10,291 | 24.1 | +1.4 |
| Graham Sutherland | SNP | 2,635 | 6.2 | -3.1 |
| Steve Burgess | Scottish Green Party | 1,387 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Morag Robertson | Scottish Socialist Party | 414 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| Majority | 405 | 0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 42,698 | 69.4 | +9.2 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR EDINBURGH SOUTH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 39.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 25.3% |
| Conservative |  | 22.7% |
| Others |  | 12.7% |
