2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
2,637
Electorate
65,801
Turnout
74.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ian Murray
Labour
|
19,293 | 39.1% | 4.4% |
|
|
Neil Hay
Scottish National Party
|
16,656 | 33.8% | 26.1% |
|
|
Miles Briggs
Conservative
|
8,626 | 17.5% | -4.1% |
|
|
Phyl Meyer
Scottish Green Party
|
2,090 | 4.2% | 2.2% |
|
|
Pramod Subbaraman
Liberal Democrat
|
1,823 | 3.7% | -30.3% |
|
|
Paul Marshall
UK Independence Party
|
601 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
|
|
Colin Fox
Scottish Socialist Party
|
197 | 0.4% | 0.4% |