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UK general election on 7 May 2015 Scotland - Elections contested by Conservative

A general election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 46,354,197, having 30,697,525 valid votes and 102,639 invalid votes.

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Elections contested - Elections won

Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Position
Aberdeen North SEN, Sanjoy 67,745 64.9% 5,304 12.1% -0.3% 3rd
Aberdeen South THOMSON, Ross 68,056 71.3% 11,087 22.8% 2.1% 3rd
Airdrie and Shotts HOLFORD, Eric 66,792 66.3% 3,389 7.7% -1.1% 3rd
Angus WANN, Derek 65,792 67.6% 12,900 29.0% -1.9% 2nd
Argyll and Bute REDMAN, Alastair 68,875 75.3% 7,733 14.9% -9.1% 3rd
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock LYONS, Lee 72,995 71.5% 10,355 19.8% -5.7% 3rd
Banff and Buchan JOHNSTONE, Alex 68,609 66.5% 13,148 28.8% -2.0% 2nd
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk LAMONT, John 74,214 74.2% 19,817 36.0% 2.2% 2nd
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross GRAHAM, Alastair 47,558 71.9% 2,326 6.8% -6.2% 4th
Central Ayrshire HOPE, Marc 70,021 72.5% 8,803 17.3% -3.0% 3rd
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill FRASER, Mhairi 73,894 68.6% 3,209 6.3% -1.8% 3rd
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East MACKAY, Malcom 67,088 73.6% 3,891 7.9% -0.4% 3rd
Dumfries and Galloway CARSON, Finlay 75,249 75.2% 16,926 29.9% -1.7% 2nd
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MUNDELL, David 68,483 76.1% 20,759 39.8% 1.8% 1st
Dundee East BOWMAN, Bill 67,822 71.0% 7,206 15.0% -0.3% 3rd
Dundee West ROSS, Nicola 65,927 67.8% 3,852 8.6% -0.7% 3rd
Dunfermline and West Fife REEKIE, James 78,037 71.6% 6,623 11.9% 5.1% 3rd
East Dunbartonshire POLSON, Andrew 66,966 81.9% 4,727 8.6% -6.9% 4th
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow SIMPSON, Graham 83,205 72.8% 7,129 11.8% -1.2% 3rd
East Lothian ROACH, David 79,481 74.2% 11,511 19.5% -0.1% 3rd
East Renfrewshire MONTGOMERY, David 69,982 81.1% 12,465 22.0% -8.4% 3rd
Edinburgh East MCMORDIE, James 67,141 70.1% 4,670 9.9% -1.0% 3rd
Edinburgh North and Leith MCGILL, Iain 80,910 71.7% 9,378 16.2% 1.2% 3rd
Edinburgh South BRIGGS, Miles 65,801 74.9% 8,626 17.5% -4.1% 3rd
Edinburgh South West LINDHURST, Gordon 72,149 71.5% 10,444 20.2% -4.0% 3rd
Edinburgh West PATERSON, Lindsay 71,717 76.5% 6,732 12.3% -10.9% 3rd
Falkirk HARRIS, Alison 83,380 72.4% 7,325 12.1% 0.9% 3rd
Glasgow Central BONE, Simon 70,945 55.4% 2,359 6.0% -1.1% 3rd
Glasgow East MORRISON, Andy 70,378 60.3% 2,544 6.0% 1.5% 3rd
Glasgow North HANKINSON, Lauren 60,169 61.4% 2,901 7.9% 0.8% 3rd
Glasgow North East WELLS, Annie 66,678 56.8% 1,769 4.7% -0.7% 3rd
Glasgow North West LEWIS, Roger 68,418 64.1% 3,692 8.4% -1.5% 3rd
Glasgow South THORNTON, Kyle 74,051 65.9% 4,752 9.7% -1.7% 3rd
Glasgow South West MCCASKILL, Gordon 66,209 61.8% 2,036 5.0% -1.6% 3rd
Glenrothes STEWART-CLARK, Alex 69,781 68.2% 3,685 7.7% 0.5% 3rd
Gordon CLARK, Colin 79,393 73.3% 6,807 11.7% -7.0% 3rd
Inverclyde JABBOUR, George 59,350 75.2% 4,446 10.0% -2.0% 3rd
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MOUNTAIN, Edward 77,628 74.2% 3,410 5.9% -7.4% 4th
Kilmarnock and Loudoun WHITTLE, Brian 75,250 71.6% 6,752 12.5% -1.6% 3rd
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath DEMPSEY, Dave 75,941 69.6% 5,223 9.9% 0.6% 3rd
Lanark and Hamilton East ALLISON, Alex 79,962 69.1% 8,772 15.9% 0.9% 3rd
Linlithgow and East Falkirk BATHO, Sandy 86,955 70.8% 7,384 12.0% 0.0% 3rd
Livingston DONNELLY, Christopher 82,373 69.9% 5,929 10.3% -0.5% 3rd
Midlothian BALLANTYNE, Michelle 67,875 71.2% 5,760 11.9% 0.0% 3rd
Moray ROSS, Douglas 71,685 68.7% 15,319 31.1% 5.0% 2nd
Motherwell and Wishaw GALLACHER, Meghan 70,283 68.6% 3,695 7.7% -1.7% 3rd
Na h-Eileanan An Iar BROWN, Mark 21,769 73.2% 1,215 7.6% 3.2% 3rd
North Ayrshire and Arran GREENE, Jamie 75,791 71.1% 7,968 14.8% -0.8% 3rd
North East Fife BELL, Huw 62,003 73.0% 7,373 16.3% -5.5% 3rd
Ochil and South Perthshire GRAHAM, Luke 77,370 74.8% 11,987 20.7% 0.2% 3rd
Orkney and Shetland CAMERON, Donald 34,552 65.8% 2,025 8.9% -1.6% 3rd
Paisley and Renfrewshire North ANDERSON, John 66,206 76.2% 6,183 12.3% -2.3% 3rd
Paisley and Renfrewshire South GALLOWAY, Fraser 61,281 75.4% 3,526 7.6% -2.3% 3rd
Perth and North Perthshire STEWART, Alexander 72,459 74.8% 17,738 32.7% 2.2% 2nd
Ross, Skye and Lochaber MCCALLUM, Lindsay 54,169 77.2% 2,598 6.2% -6.0% 3rd
Rutherglen and Hamilton West MUIR, Taylor 82,830 69.6% 4,350 7.6% -2.1% 3rd
Stirling KERR, Stephen 67,236 77.5% 12,051 23.1% -0.9% 3rd
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine BURNETT, Alexander 73,445 75.2% 15,916 28.8% -1.4% 2nd
West Dunbartonshire CORRY, Maurice 69,208 73.9% 3,597 7.0% -0.6% 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.