UK general elections › 2010 › Dundee West
Dundee West — 2010
Jim McGovern (Labour Party) was elected with 17,994 votes— 48.5% of 37,126 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. 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −1.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 37,126
| 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 | Jim McGovern | Labour Party | 17,994 | −1.5 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | James Barrie | Scottish National Party | 10,716 | — | ||
| 3 | John Barnett | Liberal Democrats | 4,233 | — | ||
| 4 | Colin Stewart | Conservative Party | 3,461 | — | ||
| 5 | Andy McBride | Independent | 365 | — | ||
| 6 | Jim McFarlane | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 357 | — |
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.