UK general elections › 2017 › East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire — 2017
Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 21,023 votes— 40.6% of 51,801 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. 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −9.4 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 51,801
| 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 | Jo Swinson | Liberal Democrats | 21,023 | 40.6% | −9.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Nicolson | Scottish National Party | 15,684 | 30.3% | — | |
| 3 | Sheila Mechan | Conservative Party | 7,563 | 14.6% | — | |
| 4 | Callum McNally | Labour Party | 7,531 | 14.5% | — |
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.