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
5,597
Electorate
80,910
Turnout
71.7%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Deidre Brock
Scottish National Party
|
23,742 | 40.9% | 31.3% |
|
|
Mark Lazarowicz
Labour
|
18,145 | 31.3% | -6.2% |
|
|
Iain McGill
Conservative
|
9,378 | 16.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Sarah Beattie-Smith
Scottish Green Party
|
3,140 | 5.4% | 3.2% |
|
|
Martin Veart
Liberal Democrat
|
2,634 | 4.5% | -29.3% |
|
|
Alan Melville
UK Independence Party
|
847 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
|
|
Bruce Whitehead
Left Unity
|
122 | 0.2% | 0.2% |