2005 General Election - East Renfrewshire
| Year | 2005 |
| General election | 2005 General Election |
| Constituency | East Renfrewshire |
| Turnout | 72.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Murphy, Jim | Labour | 20,815 |
| Cook, Richard | Conservative | 14,158 |
| MacDonald, Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 8,659 |
| Bhutta, Osama | SNP | 3,245 |
| Henderson, Ian | Scottish Socialist | 528 |