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
2,167
Electorate
66,966
Turnout
81.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
John Nicolson
Scottish National Party
|
22,093 | 40.3% | 29.7% |
|
|
Jo Swinson
Liberal Democrat
|
19,926 | 36.3% | -2.4% |
|
|
Amanjit Jhund
Labour
|
6,754 | 12.3% | -21.8% |
|
|
Andrew Polson
Conservative
|
4,727 | 8.6% | -6.9% |
|
|
Ross Greer
Scottish Green Party
|
804 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
|
|
Wilfred Arasaratnam
UK Independence Party
|
567 | 1.0% | -0.1% |