An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour by Stuart McDonald with a majority of 14,752 - 29.9% - on a turnout of 73.6%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
MCDONALD, Stuart | SNP | 29,572 | 59.9% | 36.1% |
MCCLYMONT, Gregg | Lab | 14,820 | 30.0% | -27.2% |
MACKAY, Malcom | Con | 3,891 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
DUNCAN, John | LD | 1,099 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 67,088, having a valid vote count of 49,382 and an invalid vote count of 126.
Result declared at 03:27 on 8 May 2015.