An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of East Dunbartonshire, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP by Jo Swinson with a majority of 5,339 - 10.3% - on a turnout of 78.1%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
SWINSON, Jo | LD | 21,023 | 40.6% | 4.3% |
NICOLSON, John | SNP | 15,684 | 30.3% | -10.0% |
MECHAN, Sheila | Con | 7,563 | 14.6% | 6.0% |
MCNALLY, Callum | Lab | 7,531 | 14.5% | 2.2% |
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 66,300, having a valid vote count of 51,801 and an invalid vote count of 68.
Result declared at 02:42 on 9 June 2017.