Election for the constituency of Banff and Buchan on 7 May 2015

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

SNP hold by Eilidh Whiteford with a majority of 14,339 - 31.4% - on a turnout of 66.5%.

An electorate of 68,609, having a valid vote count of 45,629 and an invalid vote count of 112.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WHITEFORD, Eilidh SNP 27,487 60.2% 19.0%
JOHNSTONE, Alex Con 13,148 28.8% -2.0%
HOQUE, Sumon Lab 2,647 5.8% -8.2%
EVANS, David LD 2,347 5.1% -6.2%

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

Result declared at 09:40 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.