Result: Lanark and Hamilton East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 46.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 18.6% |
| SNP |  | 17.8% |
| Swing: 5.9% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Jimmy Hood | Labour | 20,072 | 46.0 | -4.5 |
| Fraser Grieve | Liberal Democrat | 8,125 | 18.6 | +7.3 |
| John Wilson | SNP | 7,746 | 17.8 | -4.1 |
| Robert Pettigrew | Conservative | 5,576 | 12.8 | +0.3 |
| Dennis Reilly | Scottish Socialist Party | 802 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| Donald Mackay | UK Independence Party | 437 | 1.0 | +0.5 |
| Duncan McFarlane | Independent | 416 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Robin Mawhinney | Operation Christian Vote | 415 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | 11,947 | 27.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,589 | 59.1 | 0.0 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR LANARK AND HAMILTON EAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 50.5% |
| SNP |  | 21.9% |
| Conservative |  | 12.5% |
| Others |  | 15.1% |
