UK general elections › 2015 › East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire — 2015
John Nicolson (Scottish National Party) was elected with 22,093 votes— 40.3% of 54,871 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. 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 54,871
| 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 | John Nicolson | Scottish National Party | 22,093 | 40.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jo Swinson | Liberal Democrats | 19,926 | 36.3% | — | |
| 3 | Amanjit Jhund | Labour Party | 6,754 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Andrew Polson | Conservative Party | 4,727 | 8.6% | — | |
| 5 | Ross Greer | Green Party (Scottish Green Party) | 804 | 1.5% | — | |
| 6 | Wilfred Arasaratnam | UK Independence Party | 567 | 1.0% | — |
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.