Scotland · Constituency
East Renfrewshire
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Your member of parliament
Blair McDougall
LabourLabour won East Renfrewshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,421 votes, or 16.8 points. A swing of 8.4 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 386 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 264.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.8 points, which is larger than 386 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 8,421 votes.
Majority
8,421
16.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.3%
+7.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
50,227 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair McDougallElected | Labour | 21,935 | 43.7% | +10.0 |
| Kirsten Oswald | Scottish National Party | 13,514 | 26.9% | +24.4 |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | 8,494 | 16.9% | -6.8 |
| Matt Alexander | Reform UK | 2,360 | 4.7% | -9.6 |
| Karen Sharkey | Scottish Green Party | 1,510 | 3.0% | +2.7 |
| Alan Grant | Liberal Democrat | 1,150 | 2.3% | -9.9 |
| Maria Reid | Scottish Family Party | 487 | 1.0% | +1.0 |
| Allan Steele | Liberal | 481 | 1.0% | +0.9 |
| Colette Walker | Independence for Scotland Party | 296 | 0.6% | +0.6 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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