An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Dunfermline and West Fife, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour by Douglas Chapman with a majority of 10,352 - 18.5% - on a turnout of 71.6%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
CHAPMAN, Douglas | SNP | 28,096 | 50.3% | 39.6% |
DOCHERTY, Thomas | Lab | 17,744 | 31.7% | -14.5% |
REEKIE, James | Con | 6,623 | 11.9% | 5.1% |
COLE-HAMILTON, Gillian | LD | 2,232 | 4.0% | -31.1% |
CAMPBELL, Lewis | Green | 1,195 | 2.1% | - |
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 78,037, having a valid vote count of 55,890 and an invalid vote count of 78.
Result declared at 03:30 on 8 May 2015.