An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour by Lisa Cameron with a majority of 16,527 - 27.3% - on a turnout of 72.8%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
CAMERON, Lisa | SNP | 33,678 | 55.6% | 32.6% |
MCCANN, Michael | Lab | 17,151 | 28.3% | -23.2% |
SIMPSON, Graham | Con | 7,129 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
SALE, Rob | UKIP | 1,221 | 2.0% | - |
MCGARRY, Paul | LD | 1,042 | 1.7% | -8.2% |
HOUSTON, John | Ind | 318 | 0.5% | - |
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 83,205, having a valid vote count of 60,539 and an invalid vote count of 64.
Result declared at 02:36 on 8 May 2015.