Election for the constituency of Perth and North Perthshire on 7 May 2015

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

SNP hold by Pete Wishart with a majority of 9,641 - 17.8% - on a turnout of 74.8%.

An electorate of 72,459, having a valid vote count of 54,200 and an invalid vote count of 64.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
WISHART, Pete SNP 27,379 50.5% 10.9%
STEWART, Alexander Con 17,738 32.7% 2.2%
NICHOLSON, Scott Lab 4,413 8.1% -8.3%
BARRETT, Peter LD 2,059 3.8% -8.5%
RAMSAY, Louise Green 1,146 2.1% -
MYLES, John UKIP 1,110 2.0% -
MCDADE, Xander Ind 355 0.7% -

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

Result declared at 03:32 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.