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  UK Parliament - Glenrothes By-election
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Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scotland > Glenrothes
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2008 - 05:00pm Central
Term Start November 07, 2008 - 07:00pm
Term End May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH May 23, 2017 11:04pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/05/2005
NameJohn MacDougall Votes19,395 (51.91%)
Term05/05/2005 - 08/13/2008 Margin10,664 (+28.54%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/06/2010
NameLindsay Roy Votes25,254 (62.34%)
Term05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 Margin16,455 (+40.62%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/26/2008 11/06/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Peter Grant 3 ------
Leaning Call: Peter Grant (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Peter Grant (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/17/2008 09/17/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Lindsay Roy Council Leader Peter Grant Maurice Golden Harry Wills Jim Parker Morag Balfour Kris Seunarine
PartyLabour Scottish National Conservative Liberal Democrats Senior Citizens Scottish Socialist UK Independence
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 19,946 (55.11%) 13,209 (36.49%) 1,381 (3.82%) 947 (2.62%) 296 (0.82%) 212 (0.59%) 117 (0.32%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -6,737 (-18.61%) -18,565 (-51.29%) -18,999 (-52.49%) -19,650 (-54.29%) -19,734 (-54.52%) -19,829 (-54.78%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date 09/00/2008 08/23/2008 00/00/2008 08/26/2008 -- 08/19/2008 08/25/2008
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg40.71%-- 42.93%-- 5.22%-- 4.45%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
ICM Research 
09/17/08-09/17/08		 43.00% -- 43.00% -- 5.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LAB Gordon Brown
LAB New Jerusalem
ALBA Alex Salmond
POUM Zeus the Moose
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Louise McLeary  
PartySolidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 87 (0.24%)  
Margin-19,859 (-54.87%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
Website  
Entry Date 00/00/2008  
MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%--  
ICM Research 
09/17/08-09/17/08		 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  


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Aug 19, 2008 01:00pm Announcement Former Scottish first minister will not stand in Glenrothes byelection  Article Ralphie 
Aug 17, 2008 05:00pm Perspective Labour resigned to defeat in Glenrothes  Article Ralphie 

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