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Election for the constituency of Inverclyde on 7 May 2015

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

SNP gain from Labour by Ronnie Cowan with a majority of 11,063 - 24.8% - on a turnout of 75.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
COWAN, Ronnie SNP 24,585 55.1% 37.6%
MCKENZIE, Iain Lab 13,522 30.3% -25.6%
JABBOUR, George Con 4,446 10.0% -2.0%
WATSON, John LD 1,106 2.5% -10.9%
BURROWS, Michael UKIP 715 1.6% 0.4%
HAMILTON, Craig CSA 233 0.5% -

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 59,350, having a valid vote count of 44,607 and an invalid vote count of 52.

Result declared at 03:03 on 8 May 2015.