The dissolution of Parliament took place on 6 November 2019. All business in the House of Commons has come to an end and there are no MPs. Every seat in the Commons is vacant until after the general election on 12 December 2019.
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2015 General Election
The 2015 General Election was held on 7 May 2015. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Majority
8,779
Electorate
66,792
Turnout
66.3%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Neil Gray
Scottish National Party
|
23,887 | 53.9% | 30.4% |
|
|
Pamela Nash
Labour
|
15,108 | 34.1% | -24.0% |
|
|
Eric Holford
Conservative
|
3,389 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
|
|
Matt Williams
UK Independence Party
|
1,088 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
|
|
John Love
Liberal Democrat
|
678 | 1.5% | -6.6% |
|
|
Deryck Beaumont
Independent
|
136 | 0.3% | 0.3% |