UK general elections › 2010 › East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire — 2010
Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 18,551 votes— 38.7% of 47,948 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. 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −11.3 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 47,948
| 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 | Jo Swinson | Liberal Democrats | 18,551 | 38.7% | −11.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mary Galbraith | Labour Party | 16,367 | 34.1% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Nolan | Conservative Party | 7,431 | 15.5% | — | |
| 4 | Iain White | Scottish National Party | 5,054 | 10.5% | — | |
| 5 | James Beeley | UK Independence Party | 545 | 1.1% | — |
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.