UK general elections › 2010 › West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine — 2010
Robert Smith (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 17,362 votes— 38.4% of 45,195 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. 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −11.6 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 45,195
| 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 | Robert Smith | Liberal Democrats | 17,362 | −11.6 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Alex Johnstone | Conservative Party | 13,678 | — | ||
| 3 | Dennis Robertson | Scottish National Party | 7,086 | — | ||
| 4 | Greg Williams | Labour Party | 6,159 | — | ||
| 5 | Gary Raikes | British National Party | 513 | — | ||
| 6 | Anthony Atkinson | UK Independence Party | 397 | — |
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.