UK general elections › 2015 › East Lothian
East Lothian — 2015
George Kerevan (Scottish National Party) was elected with 25,104 votes— 42.5% of 59,014 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. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 59,014
| 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 | George Kerevan | Scottish National Party | 25,104 | −7.5 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Fiona O'Donnell | Labour Party | 18,301 | — | ||
| 3 | David Roach | Conservative Party | 11,511 | — | ||
| 4 | Ettie Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 1,517 | — | ||
| 5 | Jason Rose | Green Party (Scottish Green Party) | 1,245 | — | ||
| 6 | Oluf Marshall | UK Independence Party | 1,178 | — | ||
| 7 | Mike Allan | Independent | 158 | — |
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.