# Electoral history of Nicola Sturgeon

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This is a summary of the electoral history of Nicola Sturgeon, the former First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023 and Leader of the Scottish National Party from 2014 and 2023, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for various constituencies since 1999.

## Council elections
### 1992 Cunninghame District Council election, Irvine North

Cunninghame District Council Election 1992: Irvine North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. McKinney | 508 | 59.1 | |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 344 | 40 | |

### 1994 Strathclyde Regional Council election, Baillieston/Mount Vernon

Strathclyde Regional Council Election 1994: Baillieston/Mount Vernon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | D. Hay | 4,908 | 62.2 |
| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 2,140 | 27.1 |
| Conservative | J.M. How | 840 | 10.6 |

### 1995 Glasgow City Council election, Bridgeton

Glasgow City Council Election 1995: Bridgeton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Smith | 1,333 | 84.1 | |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 252 | 15.9 | |

## UK Parliamentary elections
### 1992 UK Parliament election

General Election 1992: Glasgow Shettleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Marshall | 21,665 | 60.6 | −3.0 |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 6,831 | 19.1 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Norman Mortimer | 5,396 | 15.1 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Orskov | 1,881 | 5.3 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,834 | 41.5 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,773 | 68.9 | −1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1997 UK Parliament election

General Election 1997: Glasgow Govan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammad Sarwar | 14,216 | 44.1 | +1.0 |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 11,302 | 35.1 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | William Thomas | 2,839 | 8.8 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Stewart | 1,918 | 5.9 | +0.4 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Alan McCombes | 755 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Peter Paton | 325 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Islam Badar | 319 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Zahid Abbasi | 221 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Referendum | Kenneth MacDonald | 201 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | James White | 149 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,914 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,245 | 64.5 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Scottish Parliamentary elections
### 1999 Scottish Parliament election
#### Constituency results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Govan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Jackson | 11,421 | 43.31 | N/A |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 9,665 | 36.65 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh | 2,343 | 8.88 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Aslam Khan | 1,479 | 5.61 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Charlie McCarthy | 1,275 | 4.83 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,756 | 6.66 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| Labour | | 0 | N/A | 112,588 | 43.9% | N/A |
| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon Dorothy-Grace Elder Kenneth Gibson Sandra White | 4 | N/A | 65,360 | 25.5% | N/A |
| Conservative | Bill Aitken | 1 | N/A | 20,239 | 7.9% | N/A |
| Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan | 1 | N/A | 18,581 | 7.2% | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 1 | N/A | 18,473 | 7.2% | N/A |
| Scottish Green | | 0 | N/A | 10,159 | 4.0% | N/A |
| Socialist Labour | | 0 | N/A | 4,391 | 1.7% | N/A |
| ProLife Alliance | | 0 | N/A | 2,357 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Scottish Unionist Party (modern) | | 0 | N/A | 2,283 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Communist | | 0 | N/A | 521 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Humanist | | 0 | N/A | 447 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Natural Law | | 0 | N/A | 419 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Socialist (GB) | | 0 | N/A | 309 | 0.1% | N/A |
| People's Choice | | 0 | N/A | 221 | 0.1% | N/A |

### 2003 Scottish Parliament election
#### Constituency results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Govan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Jackson | 7,834 | 37.06 | −6.25 |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 6,599 | 31.22 | −5.43 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jimmy Scott | 2,369 | 11.21 | +6.38 |
| | Conservative | Faisal Butt | 1,878 | 8.89 | +0.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Graham | 1,807 | 8.55 | +2.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,235 | 5.84 | −0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,136 | 43.46 | −6.06 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| Labour | | 0 | 0 | 77,540 | 37.7% | -6.2% |
| SNP | Nicola Sturgeon Sandra White | 2 | −2 | 34,894 | 17.1% | -8.4% |
| Scottish Socialist | Tommy Sheridan Rosie Kane | 2 | +1 | 31,216 | 15.2% | +8.0% |
| Conservative | Bill Aitken | 1 | ±0 | 15,299 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 1 | ±0 | 14,839 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| Scottish Green | Patrick Harvie | 1 | +1 | 14,570 | 7.1% | +3.1% |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | | 0 | 0 | 4,750 | 2.3% | N/A |
| Socialist Labour | | 0 | 0 | 3,091 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| ProLife Alliance | | 0 | 0 | 2,477 | 1.2% | N/A |
| Scottish Unionist Party (modern) | | 0 | 0 | 2,349 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| BNP | | 0 | 0 | 2,344 | 1.1% | N/A |
| Scottish People's | | 0 | 0 | 612 | 0.3% | N/A |
| UKIP | | 0 | 0 | 552 | 0.3% | N/A |
| Communist | | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0.2% | – |

### 2007 Scottish Parliament election

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Govan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 9,010 | 41.9 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Gordon Jackson | 8,266 | 38.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Young | 1,891 | 8.8 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Martyn McIntyre | 1,680 | 7.8 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | Asif Nasir | 423 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Communist | Elinor McKenzie | 251 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,741 | 45.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,220 | 5.36 | |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 4.7 | |

### 2011 Scottish Parliament election

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Southside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 12,306 | 54.4 | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Curran | 7,957 | 35.2 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | David Meikle | 1,733 | 7.7 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenn Elder | 612 | 2.7 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,349 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,608 | 43.1 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Glasgow Southside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 8,543 | 39.8 |
| | SNP | | 8,516 | 39.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 2,071 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | | 1,650 | 7.7 |
| | Others | | 680 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2016 Scottish Parliament election

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Southside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 15,287 | 61.4 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Fariha Thomas | 5,694 | 22.9 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutchison | 3,100 | 12.4 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lewsey | 822 | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,593 | 38.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,903 | 47.8 | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | +9.7 | |

### 2021 Scottish Parliament election

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Glasgow Southside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Nicola Sturgeon | 19,735 | 60.2 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Anas Sarwar | 10,279 | 31.3 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Kyle Thornton | 1,790 | 5.5 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Ford | 504 | 1.5 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,456 | 28.9 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,027 | 59.78 | +11.5 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | -4.8 | |

## Party elections
### 2004 Scottish National Party depute leadership election

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | Votes | % |
| | Nicola Sturgeon Y | 3,521 | | 53.9% |
| | Fergus Ewing | 1,605 | | 24.6% |
| | Christine Grahame | 1,410 | | 21.6% |

### 2014 Scottish National Party leadership election

Sturgeon was the only candidate in this election, and was therefore elected unopposed to the position of Leader of the Scottish National Party.

## First Minister Nominating Elections

First minister nominative elections :
| Parliamentary term | Date | Candidates | Votes received |
| 4th Parliament | 19 November 2014 | Nicola Sturgeon | 66 |
| 4th Parliament | 19 November 2014 | Ruth Davidson | 15 |
| 5th Parliament | 17 May 2016 | Nicola Sturgeon | 63 |
| 5th Parliament | 17 May 2016 | Willie Rennie | 5 |
| 6th Parliament | 18 May 2021 | Nicola Sturgeon | 64 |
| 6th Parliament | 18 May 2021 | Douglas Ross | 31 |
| 6th Parliament | 18 May 2021 | Willie Rennie | 4 |