Why I Didn’t Vote in This Election

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Why I didn’t
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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

Central Scotland

Shotts

Airdrie and Shotts
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Alex Neil. Karen Whitefield defeated
Majority: 2,001
Turnout: 45.9%
Swing: 5.5% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: Lab

Coatbridge and Chryston
Result: Lab
Winning candidate: Elaine Smith
Majority: 2,741
Turnout: 44.9%
Swing: 3.3% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: Lab

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Jamie Hepburn. Cathie Craigie defeated
Majority: 3,459
Turnout: 51.9%
Swing: 10.8% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: Lab


East Kilbride
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Linda Fabiani. Andy Kerr defeated
Majority: 1,949
Turnout: 50.1%
Swing: 6.6% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: Lab

Falkirk East
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Angus MacDonald. Cathy Peattie defeated
Majority: 3,535
Turnout: 47.4%
Swing: 9.3% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: Lab

Falkirkwest

Falkirk: SNP

Falkirk West
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Michael Matheson
Majority: 5,745
Turnout: 47.9%
Swing: 8.9% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: SNP

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Result: SNP
Winning candidate: Christina McKelvie. Tom McCabe defeated
Majority: 2,213
Turnout: 44.9%
Swing: 11% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: Lab

Motherwell and Wishaw
Result: Lab
Winning candidate: John Pentland
Majority: 587
Turnout: 45%
Swing: 10.2% Lab to SNP
2007 notional result: Lab

Uddingston and Bellshill
Result: Lab
Winning candidate: Michael McMahon
Majority: 714
Turnout: 44.4%
Swing: 9%
2007 notional result: Lab

The list

SNP
Claire Adamson, Richard Lyle, John Wilson
Labour
Mark Griffin, Margaret McCulloch, Siobhan McMahon
Conservative
Margaret Mitchell