UK general elections › 2015 › Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale — 2015
David Mundell (Conservative Party) was elected with 20,759 votes— 39.8% of 52,134 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. 39.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −10.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 52,134
| 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 | 20,759 | −10.2 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | 19,961 | — | ||
| 3 | Archie Dryburgh | Labour Party | 7,711 | — | ||
| 4 | Kevin Newton | UK Independence Party | 1,472 | — | ||
| 5 | Amanda Kubie | Liberal Democrats | 1,392 | — | ||
| 6 | Jody Jamieson | Green Party (Scottish Green Party) | 839 | — |
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.