Electoral history of Gordon Brown

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Gordon Brown , who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He was the member of parliament (MP) for Dunfermline East from 1983 to 2005 and Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2005 to 2015.

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Parliamentary elections

1979 general election, Edinburgh South

General election 1979: Edinburgh South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ancram 17,986 39.74 +3.82
Labour Gordon Brown 15,52634.30+6.12
Liberal J.P. Bryan Lovell7,40016.35+2.13
SNP Robert Shirley3,8008.40−13.29
Ecology Stewart M. Biggar5521.22New
Majority2,4605.43−2.29
Turnout 45,26477.30+3.12
Conservative hold Swing

1983 general election, Dunfermline East

General election 1983: Dunfermline East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Brown 18,515 51.5 −10.5
Liberal David Harcus7,21420.1
Conservative Clive Shenton6,76418.8−2.8
SNP George Hunter2,5737.2−6.8
Communist Alex Maxwell8642.4
Majority11,30131.4
Turnout 35,93072.0
Labour win (new seat)

1987 general election, Dunfermline East

General election 1987: Dunfermline East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Brown 25,381 64.5 +13.0
Conservative Clive Shenton5,79214.8−4.0
Liberal Elizabeth Harris4,12210.5−9.6
SNP Alice McGarry3,90110.0+2.8
Majority19,58949.7+18.3
Turnout 39,19676.6+4.6
Labour hold Swing +8.5

1992 general election, Dunfermline East

General election 1992: Dunfermline East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Brown 23,692 62.4 −2.1
Conservative Mark E. Tennant6,24816.5+1.7
SNP John V. Lloyd5,74615.1+5.1
Liberal Democrats Teresa Martin Little2,2626.0−4.5
Majority17,44445.9−3.8
Turnout 37,94875.6−1.0
Labour hold Swing −2.4

1997 general election, Dunfermline East

General election 1997: Dunfermline East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Brown 24,441 66.8 +4.4
SNP John Ramage5,69015.6+0.5
Conservative Iain Mitchell3,65610.0−6.5
Liberal Democrats Jim Tolson 2,1645.9−0.1
Referendum Thomas Dunsmore6321.7New
Majority18,75151.2+6.3
Turnout 36,58369.6−7.0
Labour hold Swing +2.5

2001 general election, Dunfermline East

General election 2001: Dunfermline East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Brown 19,487 64.8 −2.0
SNP Johnny Mellon4,42414.7−0.9
Conservative Stuart Randall2,8389.4−0.6
Liberal Democrats John Mainland2,2817.6+1.7
Scottish Socialist Andrew Jackson7702.6New
UKIP Thomas Dunsmore2861.0New
Majority15,06350.1−1.1
Turnout 30,08657.0−12.6
Labour hold Swing -1.4

2005 general election, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

General election 2005: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Brown 24,278 58.1 −0.4
SNP Alan Bath6,06214.5−4.1
Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton 5,45013.0+3.8
Conservative Stuart Randall4,30810.3−0.3
Scottish Socialist Steve West6661.6−1.1
UKIP Peter Adams5161.2+0.8
Scottish Senior Citizens James Parker4251.0
Independent Elizabeth Kwantes470.1
Independent Pat Sargent440.1
Majority18,21643.6+3.7
Turnout 41,79658.4
Labour win (new seat)

2010 general election, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

General election 2010: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Brown 29,559 64.5 +6.4
SNP Douglas Chapman 6,55014.3−0.2
Liberal Democrats John Mainland4,2699.3−3.7
Conservative Lindsay Paterson4,2589.3−1.0
UKIP Peter Adams7601.7+0.5
Independent Susan Archibald1840.4New
Independent Donald MacLaren1650.4New
Land PartyDerek Jackson570.1New
Majority23,00950.2+6.6
Turnout 45,80262.2+3.8
Labour hold Swing +3.3

2010 United Kingdom general election

e  •  d  Summary of the May 2010 House of Commons of the United Kingdom election results [9]
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Political partyLeaderCandidatesVotes
NominatedElectedOf total (%)GainedLostNetCountProportion
of total (%)		Change in
proportion (%)
Conservative [table 1] David Cameron 63130647.11003+9710,703,75436.1+3.7
Labour Gordon Brown 63125839.7394−918,609,52729.0−6.2
Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg 631578.8813−56,836,82423.0+1.0
UKIP Lord Pearson 55800000919,5463.1+0.9
BNP Nick Griffin 33800000564,3311.9+1.2
SNP Alex Salmond 5960.9000491,3861.7+0.1
Green Caroline Lucas 310 1 0.210+1265,2470.9−0.2
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 1750.8000171,9420.6−0.1
DUP Peter Robinson 1681.20 1 −1168,2160.6−0.3
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 4030.5 1 0+1165,3940.6−0.1
SDLP Margaret Ritchie 1830.5000110,9700.4−0.1
UCU-NF Reg Empey 17000 1 −1102,3610.3−0.1
English Democrat Robin Tilbrook 1070000064,8260.20.2
Alliance David Ford 18 1 0.210+142,7620.10.0
Respect Salma Yaqoob 11000 1 −133,2510.1−0.1
TUV Jim Allister 100000026,3000.1—
Speaker — 1 10.200022,8600.10.0
Independent – Rodney Connor — 1 0000021,3000.1—
Independent – Sylvia Hermon — 1 10.210+121,1810.1—
Christian George Hargreaves 710000018,6230.1+0.1
Scottish Green Eleanor Scott and Patrick Harvie 200000016,8270.10.0
Health Concern Richard Taylor 1 000 1 −116,1500.10.0
Independent – Bob Spink — 1 0000012,1740.0—
TUSC Dave Nellist 370000012,2750.0—
National Front Ian Edward170000010,7840.00.0
Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy John Stevens 1 0000010,3310.0—
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 27000007,5100.00.0
Socialist Labour Arthur Scargill 23000007,1960.0−0.1
Liberal Rob Wheway 5000006,7810.0−0.1
Blaenau Gwent PV Dai Davies 1 000 1 −16,4580.0−0.1
CPA Alan Craig 17000006,2760.00.0
Mebyon Kernow Dick Cole 6000005,3790.00.0
Lincolnshire Independent Marianne Overton3000005,3110.0—
Mansfield Independent Forum 1 000004,3390.0—
Green (NI) Mark Bailey and Karly Greene4000003,5420.00.0
Socialist Alternative Peter Taaffe 4000003,2980.00.0
Trust Stuart Wheeler 2000003,2330.0—
Scottish Socialist Colin Fox and Frances Curran 10000003,1570.0−0.1
People Before Profit — 1 000002,9360.0—
Local Liberals People Before Politics 1 000001,9640.0—
Independent – Esther Rantzen — 1 000001,8720.0—
Alliance for Green SocialismMike Davies6000001,5810.00.0
SDP Peter Johnson2000001,5510.0—
Pirate Andrew Robinson9000001,3480.0—
Common Sense PartyHoward Thomas2000001,1730.00.0
Staffordshire Independent Group 1 000001,2080.00.0
Tendring First 1 000001,0780.00.0
Solihull and Meriden Residents Association2000009770.00.0
Communist Robert Griffiths 6000009470.00.0
Democratic Labour Brian Powell 1 000008420.00.0
English Independence Party 1 000008030.00.0
Democratic Nationalist Party2000007530.0—
Save King George Hospital 1 000007460.00.0
Workers Revolutionary Sheila Torrance7000007380.00.0
Peace John Morris3000007370.00.0
Animal Protection —4000006750.00.0
Christian Movement for Great Britain2000005980.00.0
New Millennium Bean Party Captain Beany 1 000005580.00.0
Total3,720650100115115029,687,604Turnout: 65.1
  1. ↑ This figure excludes John Bercow (Buckingham)

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