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

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

SNP gain from Labour by Joanna Cherry with a majority of 8,135 - 15.8% - on a turnout of 71.5%.

An electorate of 72,149, having a valid vote count of 51,602 and an invalid vote count of 74.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CHERRY, Joanna SNP 22,168 43.0% 30.8%
HENDERSON, Ricky Lab 14,033 27.2% -15.6%
LINDHURST, Gordon Con 10,444 20.2% -4.0%
DOHERTY, Richard Green 1,965 3.8% 1.9%
FARTHING-SYKES, Dan LD 1,920 3.7% -14.3%
LUCAS, Richard UKIP 1,072 2.1% -

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 09:41 on 8 May 2015. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.