2001 United Kingdom general election in Scotland

none March 2021 August 2012 2001 United Kingdom general election in Scotland Scotland parliamentary no 1997 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1997 List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1997 2005 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 2005 All 72 Scottish seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2001 2001 06 07 yes 58.2% ( 13.1%) UK seats Tony Blair in 2002.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair 21 July 1994 Labour Party (UK) Sedgefield 56 seats, 45.6% 56 413 1,017,226 43.9% 1.7% Charles Kennedy MP (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Charles Kennedy 9 August 1999 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ross, Skye & Inverness West 10 seats, 13.0% 10 52 380,034 16.4% 3.4% John Swinney in 1999.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Swinney 23 September 2000 Scottish National Party Did not stand 6 seats, 22.1% 5 1 5 464,314 20.1% 2.0% William Hague MP (3156637603) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 William Hague 19 June 1997 Conservative Party (UK) Richmond (Yorks) 360,658 15.6% 1.9% 0 seats, 17.5% 1 1 166 File:2001 UK General election in Scotland.svg On Thursday 7 June 2001, the 2001 United Kingdom general election was held in Scotland, to elect all 659 members of the House of Commons, with 72 constituencies being in Scotland. There was only one Scottish seat which changed parties during the election; that of Galloway and Upper Nithsdale which Peter Duncan of the Conservative Party gained from Alisdair Morgan of the Scottish National Party, by just 74 votes. Apart from the Conservatives increasing their representation to a single seat, the election was essentially a repeat of the previous result four years earlier; with Labour still the largest party in terms of seats won. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 2001 general election in Scotland.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 25 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/43 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 56 Affiliation Candidates Scottish National Party 72 Scottish Socialist Party 72 Labour Party 71 Conservative and Unionist Party 71 Liberal Democrats 71 UK Independence Party 11Scottish Green Party 4 Others 35Total 407 Outcome The result saw very little change from the last contest in 1997, though after being wiped out in Scotland four years earlier, this time the Conservatives managed to win one seat. A notable feature of the election was that turnout fell to 58%, which reportedly caused all of Scotland's political parties to be "worried about voter apathy".Scots parties reflect on historic election https://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/scotland/newsid_1378000/1378346.stm 18 November 2021 BBC News Vote 2001 BBC 8 June 2001 Although the Conservatives once again had a Scottish MP, their vote share actually fell compared with 1997 and in vote share terms they fell to fourth place. On top of this they failed to win several target seats including Edinburgh Pentlands where former MP Malcolm Rifkind failed to regain the seat and Eastwood where Labour incumbent Jim Murphy substantially increased his majority over the Scottish Conservative Chairman Raymond Robertson.Gain but still pain for Tories https://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/scotland/newsid_1376000/1376739.stm 17 November 2021 BBC News Vote 2001 BBC 8 June 2001 The Conservatives did come close to gaining Perth where Liz Smith came within 48 votes of taking the seat from the SNP. David McLetchie, the Scottish Conservative leader, said that one seat was "better than nothing". As well as losing Galloway and Upper Nithsdale to the Conservatives the SNP failed to take any of their target seats and saw a decline in their share of the vote, though still had the second highest vote share in Scotland. Nevertheless the former SNP leader Alex Salmond said "consolidating as the second party in Scotland is no mean achievement" and put the party in a good position for the 2003 Scottish Parliament election.Salmond hails poll standing https://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/scotland/newsid_1376000/1376857.stm 17 November 2021 BBC News Vote 2001 BBC 8 June 2001 Although Labour held all its seats it also saw a decline in its vote share. In contrast the Liberal Democrats increased their vote share, though they did not win any additional seats. The new Scottish Socialist Party had set themselves what leader Tommy Sheridan called an "ambitious" target of 100,000 votes; they ultimately polled 70,000 votes. Sheridan attributed this to the significant drop in turnout compared with 1997. Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 2001 general election in Scotland.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/uk_breakdown/scotland_full_1.stm Election 2001 | Results | Scotland BBC News 14 August 2001 3 November 2011 Party Seats Aggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 56 0 0 77.8 1,017,226 43.9 1.7 Scottish National Party 5 0 1 1 6.9 464,314 20.1 2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 0 0 13.9 380,034 16.4 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 1 1.4 360,658 15.6 1.9 Scottish Socialist Party 0 colspan=3 New — 72,518 3.1 New Scottish Green Party 0 0 0 — 4,551 0.2 0.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 — 3,825 0.2 UKIP 0 0 0 — 3,236 0.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 — 3,184 0.1 Scottish Unionist Party (1986) 0 0 0 — 2,728 0.1 Legalise Cannabis Alliance 0 colspan=3 New — 955 0.0 New ProLife Alliance 0 0 0 — 786 0.0 0.2 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 — 405 0.0 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 — 383 0.0 Countryside Party (UK) 0 colspan=3 New — 265 0.0 New Scottish Freedom Referendum Party 0 colspan=3 New — 250 0.0 New Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party 0 colspan=3 New — 211 0.0 New Communist Party of Britain 0 0 0 — 174 0.0 Total 72 0 100.0 2,315,703 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 71.3https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006 91 13.1 Votes and seats summary Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour Party 43.92 SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 20.05 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 16.41 Conservative Scottish Conservative Party 15.57 Socialist Scottish Socialist Party 3.13 Other #777777 0.92 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour Party 77.78 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 13.89 SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 6.94 Conservative Scottish Conservative Party 1.39 See also 2001 United Kingdom general election in England 2001 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 2001 United Kingdom general election in Wales List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2001–2005) References collapsed #Scotland Category:2001 in Scotland Category:2000s elections in Scotland 2001