Why I Didn’t Vote in This Election

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Despite the euphoria,
there is still an underlying
malaise in Scottish politics

The Scottish Review’s
analysis of the seats,
region by region

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for Central Scotland

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for Glasgow
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for Highlands and Islands

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for Lothian
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for Mid Scotland and Fife
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for North East Scotland
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for South Scotland

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for West Scotland


The final score

SNP

Central Scotland (6)
Airdrie and Shotts
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
East Kilbride
Falkirk East
Falkirk West
Hamilton, Larkhall and       Stonehouse

Glasgow (5)
Glasgow Anniesland
Glasgow Cathcart
Glasgow Kelvin
Glasgow Shettleston
Glasgow Southside

Highlands and Islands (6)
Argyll and Bute
Caithness, Sutherland      and Ross
Inverness and Nairn
Moray
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Skye, Lochaber and      Badenoch

Lothian (8)
Almond Valley
Edinburgh Central
Edinburgh Eastern
Edinburgh Pentlands
Edinburgh Southern
Edinburgh Western
Linlithgow
Midlothian North and       Musselburgh

Mid Scotland and Fife (8)
Clackmannanshire and      Dunblane
Dunfermline
Kirkcaldy
Mid Fife and Glenrothes
North East Fife
Perthshire North
Perthshire South and       Kinross-shire
Stirling

North East Scotland (10)
Aberdeen Central
Aberdeen Donside
Aberdeen South and      Kincardine North
Aberdeenshire East
Aberdeenshire West
Angus North and Mearns
Angus South
Banffshire and Buchan      Coast
Dundee City East
Dundee City West

South Scotland (4)
Carrick, Cumnock and      Doon Valley
Clydesdale
Kilmarnock and Irvine      Valley
Midlothian South,      Tweeddale and      Lauderdale

West Scotland (6)
Clydebank and Milngavie
Cunninghame North
Cunninghame South
Paisley
Renfrewshire North and      West
Strathkelvin and      Bearsden

Total 53


Labour

Central Scotland (3)
Coatbridge and Chryston
Motherwell and Wishaw
Uddingston and Bellshill

Glasgow (4)
Glasgow Maryhill and      Springburn
Glasgow Pollok
Glasgow Provan
Rutherglen

Lothian (1)
Edinburgh Northern and      Leith

Mid Scotland and Fife (1)
Cowdenbeath

South Scotland (2)
Dumfriesshire
East Lothian

West Scotland (4)
Dumbarton
Eastwood
Greenock and Inverclyde
Renfrewshire South

Total: 15


Conservatives

South Scotland (3)
Ayr
Ettrick, Roxburgh and      Berwickshire
Galloway and West      Dumfries

Total: 3

Liberal Democrats

Highlands and Islands (2)
Orkney
Shetland

Total: 2

Election

Highlands and Islands

Kilmelfordelec

Kilmelford: SNP

Argyll and Bute
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Michael Russell
Majority: 8,543
Turnout: 53.7%
Swing: 8.5% Con to SNP
2007 notional result: SNP

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Rob Gibson
Majority: 7,458
Turnout: 51.4%
Swing: 17.3% Lib Dem to SNP
2007 notional result: Lib Dem

Inverness and Nairn
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Fergus Ewing
Majority: 9,745
Turnout: 52.4%
Swing: 4.8% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: SNP

Moray
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Richard Lochhead
Majority: 10,944
Turnout: 50.5%
Swing: 6.2% Con to SNP
2007 notional result: SNP

Westernisles

Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Alasdair Allan
Majority: 4,772
Turnout: 59.2%
Swing: 15.8% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: SNP

Orkney
Result: Lib Dem
Winning candidate: Liam McArthur
Majority: 860
Turnout: 49.3%
Swing: none
2007 notional result: Lib Dem

Shetland
Result: Lib Dem
Winning candidate: Tavish Scott
Majority: 1,617
Turnout: 53.4%
Swing: none
2007 notional result: Lib Dem

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Dave Thompson
Majority: 4,995
Turnout: 55.6%
Swing: 13% Lib Dem to SNP
2007 notional result: Lib Dem

The list

SNP
John Finnie, Mike MacKenzie, Jean Urquhart
Labour
Rhoda Grant, David Stewart
Conservative
Jamie McGrigor, Mary Scanlon