Current MSP: George Adam (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP George Adam 10913 +3158 42.6 +12.9
Labour Evan Williams 10665 -901 41.7 -2.7
Conservative Gordon McCaskill 2229 -75 8.7 -0.1
Liberal Democrat Eileen McCartin 1783 -2351 7.0 -8.9
Majority 248 Turnout 25590 Swing +7.8% SNP gain

A surprise victory for the SNP, with local councillor George Adam narrowly taking the seat from Labour. Incumbent MSP and former leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament Wendy Alexander stood down unexpectedly at the start of the campaign.

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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