An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Airdrie and Shotts, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour by Neil Gray with a majority of 8,779 - 19.8% - on a turnout of 66.3%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
GRAY, Neil | SNP | 23,887 | 53.9% | 30.4% |
NASH, Pamela | Lab | 15,108 | 34.1% | -24.0% |
HOLFORD, Eric | Con | 3,389 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
WILLIAMS, Matt | UKIP | 1,088 | 2.5% | - |
LOVE, John | LD | 678 | 1.5% | -6.6% |
BEAUMONT, Deryck | Ind | 136 | 0.3% | - |
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 66,792, having a valid vote count of 44,286 and an invalid vote count of 45.
Result declared at 03:07 on 8 May 2015.