Eastwood, Scotland
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Eastwood (A' Choille an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland, lying south-west of the City of Glasgow. In 1996 it was included in the (only slightly larger) East Renfrewshire unitary area.
It remains a constituency for Scottish Parliament elections. An identical constituency called Renfrewshire East is used for UK Parliament elections. Until the 1997 General Election, when Eastwood was won by the Labour candidate, Jim Murphy, it was the safest Conservative seat in Scotland.
2001 UK Parliament Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Murphy | 23,036 | 47% |
| Conservative | Raymond Robertson | 13,895 | 28% |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Steele | 6,239 | 12% |
| SNP | Stewart Maxwell | 4,137 | 8% |
| SSP | Peter Murray | 814 | 1% |
| Independent | Manar Tayan | 147 | 0.5% |
2003 Scottish Parliament Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Macintosh | 13,946 | 35% |
| Conservative | Jackson Carlaw | 10,244 | 26% |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Steele | 5,056 | 13% |
| SNP | Stewart Maxwell | 4,736 | 12% |
| Independent | Margaret Hinds | 3,163 | 8% |
| SSP | Steve Oram | 1,504 | 3% |
| SSCUP | Martyn Green | 240 | 0.6% |