UK general elections › 2010 › Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale — 2010
David Mundell (Conservative Party) was elected with 17,457 votes— 38.0% of 45,892 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −12.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 45,892
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Mundell | Conservative Party | 17,457 | −12.0 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Claudia Beamish | Labour Party | 13,263 | — | ||
| 3 | Catriona Bhatia | Liberal Democrats | 9,080 | — | ||
| 4 | Aileen Orr | Scottish National Party | 4,945 | — | ||
| 5 | Steven McKeane | UK Independence Party | 637 | — | ||
| 6 | Alis Ballance | Green Party (Scottish Green Party) | 510 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.