UK general elections › 2017 › East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow — 2017
Lisa Cameron (Scottish National Party) was elected with 21,023 votes— 38.9% of 54,102 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. 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −11.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 54,102
| 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 | Lisa Cameron | Scottish National Party | 21,023 | 38.9% | −11.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Monique McAdams | Labour Party | 17,157 | 31.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mark McGeever | Conservative Party | 13,704 | 25.3% | — | |
| 4 | Paul McGarry | Liberal Democrats | 1,590 | 2.9% | — | |
| 5 | Janice MacKay | UK Independence Party | 628 | 1.2% | — |
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.