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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:

portraitCurrent MP: Stewart Hosie(SNP) (more information at They work for you)

2010 election candidates:
portraitChris Bustin (Conservative) Educated at Dundee University. Researcher. Contested Dundee East 2005, 2007 Scottish elections.
portraitKatrina Murray (Labour) Chair of Unison`s Womens Committee. Ex-wife of Steven Purcell, leader of Glasgow City Council.
portraitClive Sneddon (Liberal Democrat)
portraitStewart Hosie(SNP) (more information at They work for you)
portraitShiona Baird (Green) Born 1946, Hertford. Educated at Edinburgh University. Farmer and former social worker. MSP for North East Scotland 2003-2007.
portraitMichael Arthur (UKIP)
portraitAngela 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%

NB - Candidates lists are provisional, based on candidates declared before the campaign. They will be updated to reflect the final list of candidates as soon as possible following the close of nominations.

45 Responses to “Dundee East”

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  1. Almost forgot, SNP Hold= 5,000 maj

  2. SNP 17000
    Labour 14000
    Con 4500
    LD 3300
    SSP 300

  3. SNP
    Labour
    Conservative
    Libdem

    Majority – 3000

  4. A bit too close to call but since Im partizan I’ll go

    Lab Gain

    Maj 200

  5. Looks like I won’t be voting then. I can’t and don’t support any of these parties.

  6. 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

  7. SNP maj 4,500

  8. 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.

  9. SNP HOLD

  10. SNP hold with 1000 majority.

  11. Actually maybe nearer 1500

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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”.

  15. 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

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