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Election for the constituency of East Lothian on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of East Lothian, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

SNP gain from Labour by George Kerevan with a majority of 6,803 - 11.5% - on a turnout of 74.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
KEREVAN, George SNP 25,104 42.5% 26.5%
O'DONNELL, Fiona Lab 18,301 31.0% -13.6%
ROACH, David Con 11,511 19.5% -0.1%
SPENCER, Ettie LD 1,517 2.6% -14.3%
ROSE, Jason Green 1,245 2.1% 0.4%
MARSHALL, Oluf UKIP 1,178 2.0% 0.9%
ALLAN, Mike Ind 158 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 79,481, having a valid vote count of 59,014 and an invalid vote count of 36.

Result declared at 04:05 on 8 May 2015.