UK Parliamentary Election Results - 5 May 2005
Highland ConstituenciesCaithness,
Sutherland and Easter Ross Constituency
CAMPBELL, James Gordon Paul
848
Independent
IVORY, Luke
548
Scottish Socialist Party
JAMIESON, Alan William
5,789
Scottish Labour Party Candidate
ROSS, Peter Angus
2,835
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Candidate
SHIRRON, Karen Ann
3,686
Scottish National Party (SNP)
THURSO, John Archibald
13,957
Scottish Liberal Democrat
Electorate = 46,629 Majority = 8,168 Percentage Poll =
58.94% Votes
cast = 27,720
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Constituency
ANDERSON, Philip Andrew
500
UK Independence Party
CONNIFF, Christine Mary
4,851
Scottish Labour Party Candidate
MORRIS, Grant
184
Independent
HODGSON, John Brian Philip
3,275
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
JARDINE, David Malcolm
1,097
Scottish Green Party
KENNEDY, Charles Peter
19,100
Scottish Liberal Democrats
MACLEOD, Anne Elizabeth
412
Scottish Socialist Party
(Partaidh Soisealach Alba)
WILL, Mhairi Euphemia
3,119
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Electorate = 50,351 Majority = 14,249 Percentage Poll =
64.7%
Votes cast = 32,586
Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey
Constituency
ALEXANDER, Danny
17,830
Scottish Liberal Democrats
LAWSON, Donald Sinclair
678
Publican Party - Free to Smoke (Pubs)
MACDONALD, George
429
Scottish Socialist Party
(Partaidh Soisealach Alba)
MACLEOD, Donnie
1,065
Scottish Green Party
ROWANTREE, Robert Iain
4579
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
STEWART, David John
13,682
Scottish Labour Party Candidate
THOMPSON, David George
5,992
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Electorate = 69,395 Majority = 4,148 Percentage Poll =
63.86%
Votes cast = 44,300 |
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Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
|
Electorate:
46,629
Area:
8,752 sq km
Boundary:
The southern boundary has been extended from Rosskeen Bridge,
Invergordon, to the outskirts of Dingwall, to include Alness and
Evanton.
No of Polling Stations:
76
Count Venue:
The Assembly Rooms, Wick
Depute Returning Officer:
Graeme McLaughlin, Area Manager, Sutherland, The Highland Council.
Anticipated time of result:
2.30 am Friday 6 May |
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The candidates for the forthcoming election are: -
|
CANDIDATES |
ADDRESS |
POLITICAL PARTY |
|
CAMPBELL, James
Gordon Paul |
9 Poles Road,
Dornoch, Sutherland, IV25 3SN |
Independent
|
|
IVORY, Luke |
2 Victoria Drive,
Brora, Sutherland, KW9 6QX |
Scottish Socialist
Party |
|
JAMIESON, Alan
William |
16 Duns Crescent,
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, ML2 8SF |
Scottish Labour
Party Candidate |
|
ROSS, Peter Angus |
25 St Thomas’s
Street, Old Portsmouth, Hants, PO1 2EZ |
Scottish
Conservative & Unionist Party Candidate |
|
SHIRRON, Karen Ann |
26 Heathryfold
Drive, Aberdeen, AB16 7EB |
Scottish National
Party (SNP)
|
|
THURSO, John
Archibald |
Thurso East Mains,
Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8HW |
Scottish Liberal
Democrat |
Caithness
Sutherland and Easter Ross Constituency
The
result on 7 June 2001 was: -
|
NAME |
VOTES |
POLITICAL PARTY |
|
CAMPBELL, James
Gordon Paul |
199 |
Teacher |
|
MABON, Karn
Christina Janet |
544 |
Scottish Socialist
Party |
|
MACADAM, John Hector
Robert |
5,273 |
SNP |
|
MEIGHAN, Michael |
6,297 |
Scottish Labour
Party |
|
ROWANTREE, Robert
Iain |
3,513 |
Scottish
Conservative & Unionist Party |
|
THURSO, John
Archibald |
9,041 |
Scottish Liberal
Democrat Party |
Electorate = 40,811 Majority = 2,744 Percentage Poll = 60.93%
Additional
Information
· The
Returning Officer for the three Highland constituencies is Arthur McCourt,
Chief Executive of The Highland Council.
· His
three Depute Returning Officers are:- Caithness Sutherland and Easter
Ross: Graeme McLaughlin, Area Manager, Sutherland; Inverness, Nairn,
Badenoch and Strathspey: Alister Paterson, Area Administrator, Inverness;
Ross Skye and Lochaber: John Bruce, Elections Manager.
· Polling
will take place on Thursday 5 May between 7 am – 10 pm.
· There
will be a total of 566 staff employed at 283 polling stations in the three
constituencies – 76 in Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross; 99 in
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey; and 108 in Ross Skye and
Lochaber.
· The
deadline for postal voting, postal-proxy voting and voting by proxy was 5
pm on 26 April.
The number of
applications accepted by the Electoral Registration Officer across the
three constituencies are: Postal – 12,098; postal-proxy – 76; proxy –
616.
The breakdown is:
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, 2,878 postal; 6 postal-proxy and
142 proxy;
Ross, Skye and Lochaber, 3,262 postal; 15 postal-proxy and 201 proxy;
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, 5,958 postal; 55 postal-proxy
and 273 proxy.
The total number of postal
applications across the three constituencies at the General Election in
2001 was 5,684. The number of valid postal votes cast was 4,625.
· The
estimated cost of administering the election in the three constituencies
is £250,000.
Ross Skye and Lochaber
|
Electorate:
50,351
Area:
12,779 sq km.
Boundary:
The constituency was formerly known as Ross Skye and Inverness West.
It has been amended to include Lochaber but exclude Inverness West.
Polling Stations:
108
Count Venue:
Dingwall Leisure Centre
Depute Returning Officer:
John Bruce, Elections Manager, The Highland Council.
Anticipated time of result:
3.30 am Friday 6 May |
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The candidates at the
forthcoming election are: -
|
CANDIDATES |
ADDRESS |
POLITICAL PARTY |
|
ANDERSON, Philip
Andrew |
Broomhill, Fortrose,
Ross-shire, IV10 8SH |
UK Independence
Party |
|
CONNIFF, Christine
Mary |
12 Coast, Poolewe,
Ross-shire, IV22 2LR |
Scottish Labour
Party Candidate |
|
GRANT, Morris |
Fasgadh, 27 Bayne
Drive, Dingwall, IV15 9UB |
Independent |
|
HODGSON, John Brian Philip |
Kerrol Farm, Edinbane, Isle of Skye, IV51 9PW |
Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party |
|
JARDINE, David
Malcolm |
Torran, Bishop
Kinkell, Conon Bridge, Ross-shire, IV7 8BW |
Scottish Green Party
|
|
KENNEDY, Charles
Peter
|
Caberfeidh,
Lochyside, Fort William, PH33 7NX |
Scottish Liberal
Democrats |
|
MACLEOD, Anne
Elizabeth |
2 Forestry Cottages,
Culloden Moor, Inverness, IV2 5EF |
Scottish Socialist
Party
(Partaidh Soisealach
Alba) |
WILL, Mhairi
Euphemia
|
5B Blackwell Avenue,
Culloden, Inverness, IV2 7DY |
Scottish National
Party (SNP) |
Ross
Skye and Lochaber
The result on 7 June 2001 was: -
|
NAME |
VOTES |
POLITICAL PARTY |
|
ANDERSON, Philip
Andrew |
456 |
UK Independence
Party |
|
CRAWFORD, James |
265 |
Countryside Party |
|
CRICHTON, Donald
Finlayson |
5,880 |
Scottish Labour
Party |
|
KENNEDY, Charles
Peter |
18,832 |
Scottish Liberal
Democrat Party |
|
LAING, Angus Wallace |
3,096 |
Scottish
Conservative &Unionist Party |
|
SCOTT, Eleanor
Roberta |
699 |
Scottish Green Party
– No GM Crops |
|
TOPP, Stuart Leslie |
683 |
Scottish Socialist
Party |
|
URQUHART, Jean |
4,901 |
SNP |
Electorate = 55,915 Majority = 12,952 Percentage Poll = 62.2%
Additional Information
The polling station situated furthest from a count is at Drimnin Hall,
Morvern Peninsula - 140 miles from Dingwall Leisure Centre.
· Four
vessels will be used to ferry ballot boxes to the counts at Dingwall.
These will be: - the Corran Ferry, between Ardgour on the Ardnamurchan
Peninsula to Corran, near Fort William; the Sheerwater, between Arisaig
and the island of Eigg; the Western Isles, between Mallaig and Inverie,
Knoydart; and the inshore rescue boat, from the Isle of Raasay to Sconser,
Skye.
· Unusual polling stations being used include: - the Prince’s House,
Glenfinnan (a public house); a caravan at Balnacra, Strathcarron; the Post
Office, Sconser, Skye; Torrin Outdoor Centre, Skye; Portnalong Hostel,
Carbost, Skye.
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
|
Electorate:
69,395
Area:
4,953 sq km
Boundary:
The name of the constituency has changed since June 2001 from
Inverness East Nairn and Lochaber. It has lost Lochaber but includes
all of Inverness.
Polling Stations:
99
Count Venue:
Inverness Sports Centre
Depute Returning Officer:
Alister Paterson, Area Administrator, Inverness, The Highland Council.
Anticipated time of result:
2.30 am Friday 6 May. |
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The
candidates for the forthcoming election are: -
|
CANDIDATES |
ADDRESS |
POLITICAL PARTY |
|
ALEXANDER, Daniel Grian |
32 Munro Place, Aviemore,
PH22 1TE |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
|
LAWSON, Donald
Sinclair |
Feithlinn, Dalfaber
Road, Aviemore, PH22 1PV |
Publican Party –
Free to Smoke (Pubs) |
|
MACDONALD, George |
8 Maxwell Drive,
Inverness, IV3 5EX |
Scottish Socialist
Party (Partaidh Soisealach
Alba)
|
|
MACLEOD, Donnie |
Kylerona Farm,
Ardersier, Inverness, IV2 7QZ |
Scottish Green Party |
|
ROWANTREE, Robert
Iain |
Head Keeper’s House,
Gordonbush, Brora, Sutherland, KW9 6LX |
Scottish
Conservative & Unionist Party
|
|
STEWART, David
John |
8 Caulfield Park,
Inverness, IV2 5GB |
Scottish Labour
Party Candidate |
|
THOMPSON, David
George |
Balnafettack Farm
House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, IV3 8NL |
Scottish National
Party (SNP) |
The
result on 7 June 2001 was: -
Inverness,
Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
|
NAME |
VOTES |
POLITICAL PARTY |
|
ARNOTT, Steven |
894 |
Scottish Socialist
Party |
|
JENKINS, Richard
William |
5,653 |
Scottish
Conservative & Unionist Party |
|
KENTON, Margaret
Patricia |
9,420 |
Scottish Liberal
Democrat Party |
|
MACNEIL, Angus
Brendan |
10,889 |
SNP |
|
STEWART, David John |
15,605 |
Scottish Labour
Party |
Electorate = 67,264 Majority = 4,716 Percentage Poll = 63.22% |
