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

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 BAKER, Richard 67,745 64.9% 11,397 25.9% -18.5% 2nd
Aberdeen South BEGG, Anne 68,056 71.3% 12,991 26.8% -9.8% 2nd
Airdrie and Shotts NASH, Pamela 66,792 66.3% 15,108 34.1% -24.0% 2nd
Angus MCMAHON, Gerard 65,792 67.6% 3,919 8.8% -8.4% 3rd
Argyll and Bute GALBRAITH, Mary 68,875 75.3% 5,394 10.4% -12.3% 4th
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock OSBORNE, Sandra 72,995 71.5% 14,227 27.3% -19.9% 2nd
Banff and Buchan HOQUE, Sumon 68,609 66.5% 2,647 5.8% -8.2% 3rd
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk LLOYD-JONES, Kenryck 74,214 74.2% 2,700 4.9% -5.3% 4th
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross ERSKINE, John 47,558 71.9% 3,061 9.0% -15.7% 3rd
Central Ayrshire DONOHOE, Brian 70,021 72.5% 13,410 26.4% -21.3% 2nd
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill CLARKE, Tom 73,894 68.6% 17,195 33.9% -32.7% 2nd
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East MCCLYMONT, Gregg 67,088 73.6% 14,820 30.0% -27.2% 2nd
Dumfries and Galloway BROWN, Russell 75,249 75.2% 13,982 24.7% -21.2% 3rd
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale DRYBURGH, Archie 68,483 76.1% 7,711 14.8% -14.1% 3rd
Dundee East BRENNAN, Lesley 67,822 71.0% 9,603 19.9% -13.4% 2nd
Dundee West MARRA, Michael 65,927 67.8% 10,592 23.7% -24.8% 2nd
Dunfermline and West Fife DOCHERTY, Thomas 78,037 71.6% 17,744 31.7% -14.5% 2nd
East Dunbartonshire JHUND, Amanjit 66,966 81.9% 6,754 12.3% -21.8% 3rd
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MCCANN, Michael 83,205 72.8% 17,151 28.3% -23.2% 2nd
East Lothian O'DONNELL, Fiona 79,481 74.2% 18,301 31.0% -13.6% 2nd
East Renfrewshire MURPHY, Jim 69,982 81.1% 19,295 34.0% -16.8% 2nd
Edinburgh East GILMORE, Sheila 67,141 70.1% 14,082 29.9% -13.5% 2nd
Edinburgh North and Leith LAZAROWICZ, Mark 80,910 71.7% 18,145 31.3% -6.2% 2nd
Edinburgh South MURRAY, Ian 65,801 74.9% 19,293 39.1% 4.4% 1st
Edinburgh South West HENDERSON, Ricky 72,149 71.5% 14,033 27.2% -15.6% 2nd
Edinburgh West DAY, Cammy 71,717 76.5% 6,425 11.7% -16.0% 4th
Falkirk WHITEFIELD, Karen 83,380 72.4% 15,130 25.1% -20.6% 2nd
Glasgow Central SARWAR, Anas 70,945 55.4% 12,996 33.1% -19.0% 2nd
Glasgow East CURRAN, Margaret 70,378 60.3% 13,729 32.4% -29.2% 2nd
Glasgow North MCKECHIN, Ann 60,169 61.4% 10,315 27.9% -16.6% 2nd
Glasgow North East BAIN, William 66,678 56.8% 12,754 33.7% -34.7% 2nd
Glasgow North West ROBERTSON, John 68,418 64.1% 13,544 30.9% -23.2% 2nd
Glasgow South HARRIS, Tom 74,051 65.9% 14,504 29.7% -22.0% 2nd
Glasgow South West DAVIDSON, Ian 66,209 61.8% 13,438 32.8% -29.7% 2nd
Glenrothes WARD, Melanie 69,781 68.2% 14,562 30.6% -31.7% 2nd
Gordon DAVY, Braden 79,393 73.3% 3,441 5.9% -14.2% 4th
Inverclyde MCKENZIE, Iain 59,350 75.2% 13,522 30.3% -25.6% 2nd
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey ROBB, Mike 77,628 74.2% 4,311 7.5% -14.6% 3rd
Kilmarnock and Loudoun JAMIESON, Cathy 75,250 71.6% 16,362 30.4% -22.2% 2nd
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath SELBIE, Kenny 75,941 69.6% 17,654 33.4% -31.2% 2nd
Lanark and Hamilton East HOOD, Jim 79,962 69.1% 16,876 30.5% -19.4% 2nd
Linlithgow and East Falkirk CONNARTY, Michael 86,955 70.8% 19,121 31.0% -18.8% 2nd
Livingston MORRICE, Graeme 82,373 69.9% 15,893 27.6% -20.8% 2nd
Midlothian YOUNG, Kenny 67,875 71.2% 14,594 30.2% -16.8% 2nd
Moray MORTON, Sean 71,685 68.7% 4,898 9.9% -7.1% 3rd
Motherwell and Wishaw ROY, Frank 70,283 68.6% 15,377 31.9% -29.2% 2nd
Na h-Eileanan An Iar MORRISON, Alasdair 21,769 73.2% 4,560 28.6% -4.3% 2nd
North Ayrshire and Arran CLARK, Katy 75,791 71.1% 15,068 28.0% -19.4% 2nd
North East Fife THOMSON, Brian 62,003 73.0% 3,476 7.7% -9.5% 4th
Ochil and South Perthshire BANKS, Gordon 77,370 74.8% 16,452 28.4% -9.5% 2nd
Orkney and Shetland MCGARVEY, Gerry 34,552 65.8% 1,624 7.1% -3.5% 4th
Paisley and Renfrewshire North SHERIDAN, Jim 66,206 76.2% 16,525 32.7% -21.3% 2nd
Paisley and Renfrewshire South ALEXANDER, Douglas 61,281 75.4% 17,864 38.6% -21.0% 2nd
Perth and North Perthshire NICHOLSON, Scott 72,459 74.8% 4,413 8.1% -8.3% 3rd
Ross, Skye and Lochaber CONNIFF, Chris 54,169 77.2% 2,043 4.9% -10.2% 4th
Rutherglen and Hamilton West GREATREX, Tom 82,830 69.6% 20,304 35.2% -25.6% 2nd
Stirling BOYD, Johanna 67,236 77.5% 13,303 25.5% -16.2% 2nd
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine BLACK, Barry 73,445 75.2% 2,487 4.5% -9.1% 4th
West Dunbartonshire DOYLE, Gemma 69,208 73.9% 16,027 31.3% -30.0% 2nd

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.