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Election for the constituency of Glasgow Central on 7 May 2015

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

SNP gain from Labour by Alison Thewliss with a majority of 7,662 - 19.5% - on a turnout of 55.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
THEWLISS, Alison SNP 20,658 52.5% 35.0%
SARWAR, Anas Lab 12,996 33.1% -19.0%
BONE, Simon Con 2,359 6.0% -1.1%
MACGREGOR, Cass Green 1,559 4.0% 1.3%
MASKELL, Stuart UKIP 786 2.0% 1.2%
YOUNG, Chris LD 612 1.6% -14.8%
MARRIS, James CSA 171 0.4% -
ELLIOT, Andrew TUSC 119 0.3% -
RHODES, Katie SEP 58 0.1% -

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 70,945, having a valid vote count of 39,318 and an invalid vote count of 63.

Result declared at 04:10 on 8 May 2015.