An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Glenrothes, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour by Peter Grant with a majority of 13,897 - 29.2% - on a turnout of 68.2%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
GRANT, Peter | SNP | 28,459 | 59.8% | 38.1% |
WARD, Melanie | Lab / Co-op | 14,562 | 30.6% | -31.7% |
STEWART-CLARK, Alex | Con | 3,685 | 7.7% | 0.5% |
LISTON, Jane | LD | 892 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
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 69,781, having a valid vote count of 47,598 and an invalid vote count of 53.
Result declared at 02:30 on 8 May 2015.