2015 general election · Scotland
Edinburgh East: 2015 general election result
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party) won Edinburgh East at the 2015 general election with a majority of 9,106 (SNP gain from Lab). Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.
- Winner
- Tommy SheppardScottish National Party
- Majority
- 9,10619.3% of valid votes
- Turnout
- 70.1%47,089 valid votes
- Electorate
- 67,141
- Result
- SNP gain from Lab
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Sheppard Elected | Scottish National Party | 23,188 | 49.2% | +28.8 | |
| Sheila Gilmore sitting MP | Labour | 14,082 | 29.9% | −13.5 | |
| James McMordie | Conservative | 4,670 | 9.9% | −1.0 | |
| Peter McColl | Green Scottish Green Party | 2,809 | 6.0% | +0.9 | |
| Karen Utting | Liberal Democrats | 1,325 | 2.8% | −16.6 | |
| Oliver Corbishley | UK Independence Party | 898 | 1.9% | +1.9 | |
| Ayesha Saleem | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 117 | 0.3% | −0.4 | |
| Valid votes | 47,089 | ||||
| Majority | 9,106 | 19.3% | |||
Change compared with the 2010 general election (same boundaries).
Declared 8 May 2015, 04:46.
Questions and answers
Who won Edinburgh East at the 2015 general election?
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party) won with 23,188 votes (49.2%). Result: SNP gain from Lab.
What was the majority in Edinburgh East in 2015?
9,106 votes (19.3% of valid votes) over the Labour candidate, Sheila Gilmore.
What was the turnout in Edinburgh East in 2015?
70.1% of the 67,141 registered electors cast a valid vote (47,089 votes).
Official results UK Parliament election results data (House of Commons Library). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data