2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
7,248
Electorate
71,845
Turnout
56.8%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.
The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Melanie Ward
Labour
|
18,662 | 45.7% | 16.2% |
|
|
Lesley Backhouse
Scottish National Party
|
11,414 | 28.0% | -8.3% |
|
|
Jonathan Gray
Conservative
|
3,203 | 7.8% | -14.4% |
|
|
Sonia Davidson
Reform UK
|
3,128 | 7.7% | 5.7% |
|
|
Fraser Graham
Liberal Democrat
|
1,593 | 3.9% | -2.6% |
|
|
Mags Hall
Scottish Green Party
|
1,556 | 3.8% | 0.3% |
|
|
Neale Hanvey
Alba Party
|
1,132 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
|
|
Calum Paul
Scottish Libertarian Party
|
126 | 0.3% | 0.3% |