Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament Constituency) - Election Results

Election Results

General Election 2001: Edinburgh Pentlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynda Clark 15,797 40.6 -2.4
Conservative Malcolm Rifkind 14,055 36.1 +3.7
Liberal Democrat David John Walker 4,210 10.8 +0.8
SNP Stewart Gibb 4,210 10.8 -2.2
Scottish Socialist Jimmy Mearns 555 1.4 N/A
UKIP Bill McMurdo 105 0.3 +0.1
Majority 1,742 4.5
Turnout 38,932 64.4 -12.3
Labour hold Swing -3.1
General Election 1997: Edinburgh Pentlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynda Clark 19,675 43.0 11.9
Conservative Malcolm Rifkind 14,813 32.4 -8.3
SNP Stewart Gibb 6,882 13.0 -2.4
Liberal Democrat Jenny Dawe 4,575 10.0 -2.6
Referendum Party Malcolm McDonald 422 0.9 N/A
Green Robin Harper 224 0.5 N/A
UKIP Alistair McConnachie 81 0.2 N/A
Majority 4,862 10.6
Turnout 45,742 76.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.1
General Election 1992: Edinburgh Pentlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Rifkind 18,128 40.7
Labour Mark Lazarowicz 13,838 31.1
SNP Ms K. Caskie 6,882 15.4
Liberal Democrat K. Smith 5,597 12.6
Natural Law D. Rae 111 0.2
Majority 4,290 9.6
Turnout 44,556 80.18
Conservative hold Swing

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