Current MSP: Iain Gray (Labour) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
Labour Iain Gray * 12536 +1714 39.0 +4.5
SNP David Berry 12385 +3672 38.5 +10.7
Conservative Derek Brownlee ^ 5344 -688 16.6 -2.6
Liberal Democrat Ettie Spencer 1912 -3910 5.9 -12.6
Majority 151 Turnout 32177 Swing +3.1% LAB hold

Despite speculation during election night, Iain Gray, who led Labour in the 2011 election, held on with a wafer-thin majority. Derek Brownlee, the widely-respected Conservative Finance spokesperson in the 2007-2011 session, lost here and his party’s constituency successes meant he also failed to be returned on the list.

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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