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Election for the constituency of Ochil and South Perthshire on 7 May 2015

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

SNP gain from Labour by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh with a majority of 10,168 - 17.6% - on a turnout of 74.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
AHMED-SHEIKH, Tasmina SNP 26,620 46.0% 18.4%
BANKS, Gordon Lab 16,452 28.4% -9.5%
GRAHAM, Luke Con 11,987 20.7% 0.2%
STEFANOV, Iliyan LD 1,481 2.6% -8.8%
GRAY, Martin UKIP 1,331 2.3% 0.9%

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 77,370, having a valid vote count of 57,871 and an invalid vote count of 75.

Result declared at 02:30 on 8 May 2015.