An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Stirling, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
SNP gain from Labour by Steven Paterson with a majority of 10,480 - 20.1% - on a turnout of 77.5%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
PATERSON, Steven | SNP | 23,783 | 45.6% | 28.3% |
BOYD, Johanna | Lab | 13,303 | 25.5% | -16.2% |
KERR, Stephen | Con | 12,051 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
RUSKELL, Mark | Green | 1,606 | 3.1% | 1.5% |
WILSON, Elisabeth | LD | 1,392 | 2.7% | -11.8% |
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 67,236, having a valid vote count of 52,135 and an invalid vote count of 83.
Result declared at 03:17 on 8 May 2015.