Election for the constituency of Lanark and Hamilton East on 7 May 2015

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

SNP gain from Labour by Angela Crawley with a majority of 10,100 - 18.3% - on a turnout of 69.1%.

An electorate of 79,962, having a valid vote count of 55,258 and an invalid vote count of 70.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CRAWLEY, Angela SNP 26,976 48.8% 27.8%
HOOD, Jim Lab 16,876 30.5% -19.4%
ALLISON, Alex Con 8,772 15.9% 0.9%
MACKAY, Donald UKIP 1,431 2.6% 1.3%
CULLEN, Gregg LD 1,203 2.2% -9.1%

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

Result declared at 03:14 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.