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

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.

Read the House of Commons Library briefing.

Elections contested - Elections won

Constituency Candidate Electorate Turnout Votes Vote share Vote change Position
Aberdeen South SKINNER, Sandra 68,056 71.3% 897 1.8% 0.0% 6th
Airdrie and Shotts WILLIAMS, Matt 66,792 66.3% 1,088 2.5% 0.0% 4th
Angus WALKER, Calum 65,792 67.6% 1,355 3.0% 1.5% 4th
Argyll and Bute SANTOS, Caroline 68,875 75.3% 1,311 2.5% 0.0% 5th
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock ADAM-SMITH, Joseph 72,995 71.5% 1,280 2.5% 0.0% 4th
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk NEILSON, Peter 74,214 74.2% 1,316 2.4% 1.2% 5th
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MURRAY, Ann 47,558 71.9% 981 2.9% 0.0% 5th
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill CAIRNS, Scott 73,894 68.6% 1,049 2.1% 0.0% 4th
Dumfries and Galloway SIDDALL, Geoff 75,249 75.2% 1,301 2.3% 1.0% 4th
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale NEWTON, Kevin 68,483 76.1% 1,472 2.8% 1.4% 4th
East Dunbartonshire ARASARATNAM, Wilfred 66,966 81.9% 567 1.0% -0.1% 6th
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow SALE, Rob 83,205 72.8% 1,221 2.0% 0.0% 4th
East Lothian MARSHALL, Oluf 79,481 74.2% 1,178 2.0% 0.9% 6th
East Renfrewshire MALYN, Robert 69,982 81.1% 888 1.6% 0.8% 5th
Edinburgh East CORBISHLEY, Oliver 67,141 70.1% 898 1.9% 0.0% 6th
Edinburgh North and Leith MELVILLE, Alan 80,910 71.7% 847 1.5% 0.0% 6th
Edinburgh South MARSHALL, Paul 65,801 74.9% 601 1.2% 0.0% 6th
Edinburgh South West LUCAS, Richard 72,149 71.5% 1,072 2.1% 0.0% 6th
Edinburgh West INGLIS, Otto 71,717 76.5% 1,015 1.9% 0.0% 6th
Falkirk COBURN, David 83,380 72.4% 1,829 3.0% 0.5% 4th
Glasgow Central MASKELL, Stuart 70,945 55.4% 786 2.0% 1.2% 5th
Glasgow East THACKERAY, Arthur 70,378 60.3% 1,105 2.6% 2.0% 4th
Glasgow North ROBERTSON, Jamie 60,169 61.4% 486 1.3% 0.0% 6th
Glasgow South West HEMY, Sarah 66,209 61.8% 970 2.4% 0.0% 4th
Gordon SANTOS, Emily 79,393 73.3% 1,166 2.0% 0.0% 5th
Inverclyde BURROWS, Michael 59,350 75.2% 715 1.6% 0.4% 5th
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey DURANCE, Les 77,628 74.2% 1,236 2.1% 0.9% 6th
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath NEILL, Jack 75,941 69.6% 1,237 2.3% 0.7% 4th
Lanark and Hamilton East MACKAY, Donald 79,962 69.1% 1,431 2.6% 1.3% 4th
Linlithgow and East Falkirk FORREST, Alistair 86,955 70.8% 1,682 2.7% 0.0% 4th
Livingston SOMERVILLE, Nathan 82,373 69.9% 1,757 3.1% 2.1% 4th
Midlothian NORRIE, Gordon 67,875 71.2% 1,173 2.4% 1.5% 5th
Moray SCORER, Rob 71,685 68.7% 1,939 3.9% 1.3% 4th
Motherwell and Wishaw WILSON, Neil 70,283 68.6% 1,289 2.7% 0.0% 4th
North Ayrshire and Arran MCGONIGAL, Sharon 75,791 71.1% 1,296 2.4% 0.0% 4th
Ochil and South Perthshire GRAY, Martin 77,370 74.8% 1,331 2.3% 0.9% 5th
Orkney and Shetland SMITH, Robert 34,552 65.8% 1,082 4.8% -1.6% 5th
Perth and North Perthshire MYLES, John 72,459 74.8% 1,110 2.0% 0.0% 6th
Ross, Skye and Lochaber ANDERSON, Philip 54,169 77.2% 814 1.9% 0.1% 6th
Rutherglen and Hamilton West MACKAY, Janice 82,830 69.6% 1,301 2.3% 0.8% 4th
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine LANSDELL, David 73,445 75.2% 1,006 1.8% 0.9% 5th

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.