2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
17,251
Electorate
70,838
Turnout
66.1%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ian Murray
Labour
|
24,976 | 53.3% | 7.1% |
|
|
Simita Kumar
Scottish National Party
|
7,725 | 16.5% | -9.4% |
|
|
Jo Phillips
Scottish Green Party
|
4,270 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
|
|
Christopher Cowdy
Conservative
|
4,001 | 8.5% | -8.3% |
|
|
Andy Williamson
Liberal Democrat
|
2,746 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
|
|
Cameron Rose
Reform UK
|
1,845 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
|
|
Alex Martin
Independent
|
466 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Lynne Lyon
Alba Party
|
454 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Phil Holden
Scottish Family Party
|
267 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Mark Rowbotham
Independent
|
76 | 0.2% | 0.2% |