Gordon (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 2010s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
SNP
Alex Salmond
27,717
47.7
+25.5
-
Liberal Democrats
Christine Jardine
19,030
32.7
−3.3
-
Conservative
Colin Clark
6,807
11.7
−7.0
-
Labour
Braden Davy
3,441
5.9
−14.2
-
UKIP
Emily Santos
1,166
2.0
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
8,687
15.0
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
58,161
73.3
+6.9
-
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats
Swing
+14.4
-

Question: Who won the election, what party did he represent, and what was the majority margin of votes?
Answer: Alex Salmond of SNP gained the seat with a majority of 8,687 votes.