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Election for the constituency of Glasgow South West on 7 May 2015

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

SNP gain from Labour Co-operative by Christopher Stephens with a majority of 9,950 - 24.3% - on a turnout of 61.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
STEPHENS, Christopher SNP 23,388 57.2% 40.8%
DAVIDSON, Ian Lab / Co-op 13,438 32.8% -29.7%
MCCASKILL, Gordon Con 2,036 5.0% -1.6%
HEMY, Sarah UKIP 970 2.4% -
TEMPLETON, Sean Green 507 1.2% -
NELSON, Isabel LD 406 1.0% -8.0%
BONNAR, Bill SSP 176 0.4% -

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 66,209, having a valid vote count of 40,921 and an invalid vote count of 44.

Result declared at 03:32 on 8 May 2015.