An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats by Drew Hendry with a majority of 10,809 - 18.8% - on a turnout of 74.2%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
HENDRY, Drew | SNP | 28,838 | 50.1% | 31.4% |
ALEXANDER, Danny | LD | 18,029 | 31.3% | -9.4% |
ROBB, Mike | Lab | 4,311 | 7.5% | -14.6% |
MOUNTAIN, Edward | Con | 3,410 | 5.9% | -7.4% |
O’REILLY, Isla | Green | 1,367 | 2.4% | 0.7% |
DURANCE, Les | UKIP | 1,236 | 2.1% | 0.9% |
BOYD, Donald | CHP | 422 | 0.7% | - |
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 77,628, having a valid vote count of 57,613 and an invalid vote count of 54.
Result declared at 05:54 on 8 May 2015.