Result: Gordon
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 45.0% |
| Labour |  | 20.2% |
| Conservative |  | 17.6% |
| Swing: 3.8% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Malcolm Bruce | Liberal Democrat | 20,008 | 45.0 | +6.2 |
| Iain Brotchie | Labour | 8,982 | 20.2 | -1.3 |
| Philip Atkinson | Conservative | 7,842 | 17.6 | -1.4 |
| Joanna Strathdee | SNP | 7,098 | 16.0 | -3.3 |
| Tommy Paterson | Scottish Socialist Party | 508 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Majority | 11,026 | 24.8 | ||
| Turnout | 44,438 | 61.8 | +5.2 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR GORDON | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat |  | 38.8% |
| Labour |  | 21.5% |
| SNP |  | 19.3% |
| Others |  | 20.4% |
