Current MSP: Duncan McNeil (Labour) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Duncan McNeil * | 12387 | -366 | 43.9 | -0.2 | |
| SNP | Stuart McMillan ^ | 11876 | +3640 | 42.1 | +13.6 | |
| Conservative | Graeme Brooks | 2011 | -1233 | 7.1 | -4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ross Finnie ^ | 1934 | -2770 | 6.9 | -9.4 | |
| Majority | 511 | Turnout | 28208 | Swing | +6.9% | LAB hold |
Duncan McNeil, Labour MSP for this constituency since 1999, held on to it with a much-reduced majority, and the seat saw a strong swing towards the SNP. Stuart McMillan was re-elected for the SNP on the West of Scotland regional list. Ross Finnie, a former Scottish Executive Minister and Liberal Democrat MSP since 1999, was pushed into fourth place and failed to be re-elected through the regional vote.
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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