It voted for the first time in the Scottish Parliament election, 1999.
He held the constituency in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election with a majority of 3,749.
He did not win re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.
These local elections were held on the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election.
For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, the constituency was abolished.
The next Scottish Parliament general election will be held on 5 May 2016.
Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.
The new constituencies and regions were used for the first time at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
He resigned following his party's defeat in the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections.
However, the party lost five of their seven seats in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.