UK general elections › 2015 › Edinburgh West
Edinburgh West — 2015
Michelle Thomson (Scottish National Party) was elected with 21,378 votes— 39.0% of 54,858 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. 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −11.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 54,858
| 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 | Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | 21,378 | 39.0% | −11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Crockart | Liberal Democrats | 18,168 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | Lindsay Paterson | Conservative Party | 6,732 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Cammy Day | Labour Party | 6,425 | 11.7% | — | |
| 5 | Pat Black | Green Party (Scottish Green Party) | 1,140 | 2.1% | — | |
| 6 | Otto Inglis | UK Independence Party | 1,015 | 1.9% | — |
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.