2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Majority
9,106
Electorate
67,141
Turnout
70.1%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Tommy Sheppard
Scottish National Party
|
23,188 | 49.2% | 28.8% |
|
|
Sheila Gilmore
Labour
|
14,082 | 29.9% | -13.5% |
|
|
James McMordie
Conservative
|
4,670 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
|
|
Peter McColl
Green Party
|
2,809 | 6.0% | 0.9% |
|
|
Karen Utting
Liberal Democrat
|
1,325 | 2.8% | -16.6% |
|
|
Oliver Corbishley
UK Independence Party
|
898 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
|
|
Ayesha Saleem
TUSC
|
117 | 0.2% | -0.4% |