Dundee East
2010 Results:
Conservative: 6177 (15.23%)
Labour: 13529 (33.35%)
Liberal Democrat: 4285 (10.56%)
SNP: 15350 (37.84%)
UKIP: 431 (1.06%)
Green: 542 (1.34%)
Scottish Socialist: 254 (0.63%)
Majority: 1821 (4.49%)
2005 Results:
SNP: 14708 (37.2%)
Labour: 14325 (36.2%)
Conservative: 5061 (12.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 4498 (11.4%)
Other: 948 (2.4%)
Majority: 383 (1%)
Boundary changes prior to 2005 election.
2001 Result
Conservative: 3900 (12.1%)
Labour: 14635 (45.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 2784 (8.6%)
SNP: 10160 (31.4%)
Other: 879 (2.7%)
Majority: 4475 (13.8%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 6397 (15.8%)
Labour: 20718 (51.1%)
Liberal Democrat: 1677 (4.1%)
SNP: 10757 (26.5%)
Referendum: 601 (1.5%)
Other: 378 (0.9%)
Majority: 9961 (24.6%)
No Boundary Changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Stewart Hosie(SNP) (more information at They work for you)
Chris Bustin (Conservative) Educated at Dundee University. Researcher. Contested Dundee East 2005, 2007 Scottish elections.
Katrina Murray (Labour) Chair of Unison`s Womens Committee. Ex-wife of Steven Purcell, leader of Glasgow City Council.Clive Sneddon (Liberal Democrat)Stewart Hosie(SNP) (more information at They work for you)
Shiona Baird (Green) Born 1946, Hertford. Educated at Edinburgh University. Farmer and former social worker. MSP for North East Scotland 2003-2007.Michael Arthur (UKIP) 
Angela Gorrie (SSP) Educated at Dundee university. Contested Scotland 2009 European elections.2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 83203
Male: 47.5%
Female: 52.5%
Under 18: 22.7%
Over 60: 23.5%
Born outside UK: 3.5%
White: 97.8%
Asian: 1.6%
Mixed: 0.2%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 64.2%
Muslim: 1.2%
Graduates 16-74: 19.4%
No Qualifications 16-74: 31.3%
Owner-Occupied: 65.8%
Social Housing: 24% (Council: 17.2%, Housing Ass.: 6.8%)
Privately Rented: 7%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 12.2%
Almost forgot, SNP Hold= 5,000 maj
SNP 17000
Labour 14000
Con 4500
LD 3300
SSP 300
SNP
Labour
Conservative
Libdem
Majority – 3000
A bit too close to call but since Im partizan I’ll go
Lab Gain
Maj 200
Looks like I won’t be voting then. I can’t and don’t support any of these parties.
The SNP have shot themselves in the foot here there community charter Say’s their MP’s will campaign against cuts to our local services but these cuts are being brought in by the SNP Government. The SNP candidate also Say’s his priority is jobs for the city but the SNP council have announced that they are about to make council employees redundant to save £24 million
SNP maj 4,500
easy hold for snp just look at last council by election massive swing to snp in maryfield(snp gain) and the seat holds the big snp area of monifeith also recent by election snp hold.
SNP HOLD
SNP hold with 1000 majority.
Actually maybe nearer 1500
Although Labour did well in Scotland they did badly in 4 of the 5 seats they lost in 2005 – Dumfriesshire, Dundee East, Western Isles and Inverness.
Only in East Dunbartonshire, did they half the 2005 majority.
I think it was not so much the case that Labour did well but incumbants did well – the majority of Scottish incumbants were Labour.
Although Labour did well in Scotland they did badly in 4 of the 5 seats they lost in 2005 – Dumfriesshire, Dundee East, Western Isles and Inverness.
Only in East Dunbartonshire, did they half the 2005 majority.
I think it was not so much the case that Labour did well but incumbants did well – and the majority of Scottish incumbants were Labour.
It is notable that the SNP percentage of the vote increased in 5 of the 6 seats which they won in 2005.
The only exception was Bannff & Buchan where Alex Salmond stood down. The seat was still held comfortably.
For me this is clear evidence that the very good result for Labour in 2010 was driven substantially by anti-Tory sentiment rather than pro-Labour support.
I expect the 2011 Holyrood election to bear this out ,with a close run contest between Labour and the SNP with, this time, the Tories & LibDems being cast as “irrelevant”.
I agree Tom – I think in 2011, Labour will end up as the largest party but with not many seats changing hands overall – something like;
Labour 54
SNP 44
Con 18
LD 10
Green 2
Ind 1