| Results 2005: Lab win - notional hold | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (percentage) | |
| Sandra Osborne (Lab) | 20,433 (45.36%) | |
| Mark Jones (C) | 10,436 (23.17%) | |
| Colin Waugh (LD) | 6,341 (14.08%) | |
| Charles Brodie (SNP) | 5,932 (13.17%) | |
| Donald Sharp (SSCUP) | 592 (1.31%) | |
| Murray Steele (SSP) | 554 (1.23%) | |
| James McDaid (Soc Lab) | 395 (0.88%) | |
| Bryan McCormack (UKIP) | 365 (0.81%) | |
| Lab maj 9,997 (22.19%) | ||
| Notional 2.18% swing Lab to C | ||
| 56.00% boundary change | ||
| Electorate 73,448 | ||
| Turnout 45,048 (61.33%) | ||
No previous results due to boundary changes
