Current MSP: Elaine Murray (Labour) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
Labour Elaine Murray * 12638 +1788 39.6 +4.7
Conservative Gill Dykes 9468 -2031 29.7 -7.3
SNP Aileen Orr 8384 +2277 26.3 +6.6
Liberal Democrat Richard Brodie # 1419 -1185 4.4 -3.9
Majority 3170 Turnout 31909 Swing +6.0% LAB (notional) gain
Elaine Murray is one of only a small number of MSPs that have won all four of the Holyrood constituency elections that have taken place since 1999. Boundary changes made this notionally a Conservative seat, yet Elaine’s vote increased by almost as much as her SNP challenger, Aileen Orr, who came a close third.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

Symbols used:

* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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