Results for a UK general election on 6 May 2010 Scotland - Elections contested by Liberal Democrat
A general election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 45,597,461, having 29,687,604 valid votes and 81,879 invalid votes.
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| Constituency | Candidate | Electorate | Turnout | Votes | Vote share | Vote change | Position |
| Aberdeen North | CHAPMAN, Kristian | 64,808 | 58.2% | 7,001 | 18.6% | -5.3% | 3rd |
| Aberdeen South | SLEIGH, John | 64,031 | 67.2% | 12,216 | 28.4% | -5.1% | 2nd |
| Airdrie and Shotts | LOVE, John | 62,364 | 57.5% | 2,898 | 8.1% | -3.4% | 4th |
| Angus | SAMANI, Sanjay | 62,860 | 60.4% | 4,090 | 10.8% | -6.7% | 4th |
| Argyll and Bute | REID, Alan | 67,165 | 67.3% | 14,292 | 31.6% | -4.9% | 1st |
| Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | TAYLOR, James | 73,320 | 62.6% | 4,264 | 9.3% | -4.8% | 4th |
| Banff and Buchan | MILNE, Galen | 64,300 | 59.8% | 4,365 | 11.3% | -2.0% | 4th |
| Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | MOORE, Michael | 73,826 | 66.4% | 22,230 | 45.4% | 3.5% | 1st |
| Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | THURSO, John | 47,263 | 60.9% | 11,907 | 41.4% | -9.1% | 1st |
| Central Ayrshire | CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew | 68,352 | 64.2% | 5,236 | 11.9% | -4.1% | 4th |
| Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | ELDER, Kenneth | 70,067 | 59.4% | 3,519 | 8.5% | -3.6% | 3rd |
| Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | ACKLAND, Rod | 64,037 | 64.3% | 3,924 | 9.5% | -5.3% | 3rd |
| Dumfries and Galloway | BRODIE, Richard | 74,584 | 70.0% | 4,608 | 8.8% | 0.5% | 4th |
| Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | BHATIA, Catriona | 66,627 | 68.9% | 9,080 | 19.8% | -0.5% | 3rd |
| Dundee East | SNEDDON, Clive | 65,471 | 62.0% | 4,285 | 10.6% | -0.8% | 4th |
| Dundee West | BARNETT, John | 63,013 | 58.9% | 4,233 | 11.4% | -3.0% | 3rd |
| Dunfermline and West Fife | RENNIE, Willie | 73,590 | 66.5% | 17,169 | 35.1% | 14.9% | 2nd |
| East Dunbartonshire | SWINSON, Jo | 63,795 | 75.2% | 18,551 | 38.7% | -3.1% | 1st |
| East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | LOUGHTON, John | 76,534 | 66.6% | 5,052 | 9.9% | -6.6% | 4th |
| East Lothian | RITCHIE, Stuart | 73,348 | 67.0% | 8,288 | 16.9% | -8.0% | 3rd |
| East Renfrewshire | MACDONALD, Gordon | 66,249 | 77.3% | 4,720 | 9.2% | -9.0% | 3rd |
| Edinburgh East | HOPE, Beverley | 60,945 | 65.4% | 7,751 | 19.4% | -5.0% | 3rd |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | LANG, Kevin | 69,207 | 68.4% | 16,016 | 33.8% | 4.6% | 2nd |
| Edinburgh South | MACKINTOSH, Fred | 59,362 | 73.8% | 14,899 | 34.0% | 1.7% | 2nd |
| Edinburgh South West | MCKAY, Timothy | 66,361 | 68.5% | 8,194 | 18.0% | -3.0% | 3rd |
| Edinburgh West | CROCKART, Mike | 65,159 | 71.3% | 16,684 | 35.9% | -13.6% | 1st |
| Falkirk | LEACH, Kieran | 81,869 | 62.0% | 5,225 | 10.3% | -5.7% | 4th |
| Glasgow Central | YOUNG, Christopher | 60,105 | 50.9% | 5,010 | 16.4% | -1.4% | 3rd |
| Glasgow East | WARD, Kevin | 61,865 | 52.0% | 1,617 | 5.0% | -6.8% | 3rd |
| Glasgow North | GORDON, Katy | 51,490 | 57.5% | 9,283 | 31.3% | 3.9% | 2nd |
| Glasgow North East | BAXENDALE, Eileen | 59,861 | 49.1% | 2,262 | 7.7% | - | 3rd |
| Glasgow North West | MCKEE, Natalie | 60,997 | 58.3% | 5,622 | 15.8% | -3.7% | 2nd |
| Glasgow South | MUSTAPHA, Shabnum | 65,069 | 61.6% | 4,739 | 11.8% | -7.2% | 3rd |
| Glasgow South West | NELSON, Isabel | 58,191 | 54.6% | 2,870 | 9.0% | -2.6% | 3rd |
| Glenrothes | WILLS, Harry | 67,765 | 59.8% | 3,108 | 7.7% | -5.0% | 3rd |
| Gordon | BRUCE, Malcolm | 73,420 | 66.4% | 17,575 | 36.0% | -9.0% | 1st |
| Inverclyde | HUTTON, Simon | 59,209 | 63.4% | 5,007 | 13.3% | -3.6% | 3rd |
| Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | ALEXANDER, Danny | 72,528 | 64.9% | 19,172 | 40.7% | 0.4% | 1st |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | TOMBS, Sebastian | 74,131 | 62.8% | 3,419 | 7.3% | -3.8% | 4th |
| Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | MAINLAND, John | 73,534 | 62.3% | 4,269 | 9.3% | -3.7% | 3rd |
| Lanark and Hamilton East | HERBISON, Douglas | 74,773 | 62.3% | 5,249 | 11.3% | -7.4% | 4th |
| Linlithgow and East Falkirk | GLENN, Stephen | 80,907 | 63.6% | 6,589 | 12.8% | -2.5% | 3rd |
| Livingston | DUNDAS, Charles | 75,924 | 63.1% | 5,316 | 11.1% | -4.3% | 3rd |
| Midlothian | LAIRD, Ross | 61,387 | 63.9% | 6,711 | 17.1% | -9.1% | 3rd |
| Moray | PATERSON, James | 65,925 | 62.2% | 5,956 | 14.5% | -4.7% | 4th |
| Motherwell and Wishaw | DOUGLAS, Stuart | 66,918 | 58.5% | 3,840 | 9.8% | -2.2% | 3rd |
| Na h-Eileanan An Iar | DAVIS, Jean | 21,780 | 67.6% | 1,097 | 7.5% | -0.5% | 4th |
| North Ayrshire and Arran | COLE-HAMILTON, Gillian | 74,223 | 62.1% | 4,630 | 10.0% | -6.4% | 4th |
| North East Fife | CAMPBELL, Menzies | 62,771 | 63.8% | 17,763 | 44.3% | -7.8% | 1st |
| Ochil and South Perthshire | LITTLEJOHN, Grahame | 75,115 | 67.2% | 5,754 | 11.4% | -1.9% | 4th |
| Orkney and Shetland | CARMICHAEL, Alistair | 33,085 | 58.5% | 11,989 | 62.0% | 10.5% | 1st |
| Paisley and Renfrewshire North | DOBSON, Ruaraidh | 63,704 | 68.6% | 4,597 | 10.5% | -7.7% | 4th |
| Paisley and Renfrewshire South | GHAI, Ashay | 61,197 | 65.4% | 3,812 | 9.5% | -8.1% | 4th |
| Perth and North Perthshire | BARRETT, Peter | 72,141 | 66.9% | 5,954 | 12.3% | -3.8% | 4th |
| Ross, Skye and Lochaber | KENNEDY, Charles | 51,836 | 67.2% | 18,335 | 52.6% | -6.1% | 1st |
| Rutherglen and Hamilton West | ROBERTSON, Ian | 76,408 | 61.5% | 5,636 | 12.0% | -6.4% | 3rd |
| Stirling | REED, Graham | 66,080 | 70.9% | 6,797 | 14.5% | -6.2% | 4th |
| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | SMITH, Robert | 66,110 | 68.4% | 17,362 | 38.4% | -7.9% | 1st |
| West Dunbartonshire | WATT, Helen | 66,086 | 64.0% | 3,434 | 8.1% | -6.3% | 3rd |
Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library, is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate.
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.