# Electoral history of Jo Swinson

This is a summary of the electoral history of Jo Swinson, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 22 July to 13 December 2019, and a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament from 2005 to 2019, when she lost her seat as MP for East Dunbartonshire in the 2019 General Election and, due to party rules, stepped down from her position as Leader of the Liberal Democrats.

## UK Parliament elections
### 2005 general election

General election 2005: East Dunbartonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 19,533 | 41.8 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | John Lyons | 15,472 | 33.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | David Jack | 7,708 | 16.5 | −6.0 |
| | SNP | Chris Sagan | 2,716 | 5.8 | −8.9 |
| | Scottish Green | Stuart Callison | 876 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Pamela Page | 419 | 0.9 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,061 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,724 | 73.1 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +7.4 | |

### 2010 general election

General election 2010: East Dunbartonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 18,551 | 38.7 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Mary Galbraith | 16,367 | 34.1 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark Nolan | 7,431 | 15.5 | −1.0 |
| | SNP | Iain White | 5,054 | 10.5 | +4.7 |
| | UKIP | James Beeley | 545 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,184 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,948 | 75.2 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −2.1 | |

### 2015 general election

General election 2015: East Dunbartonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | John Nicolson | 22,093 | 40.3 | +29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 19,926 | 36.3 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Amanjit Jhund | 6,754 | 12.3 | −21.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Polson | 4,727 | 8.6 | −6.9 |
| | Scottish Green | Ross Greer | 804 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Wilfred Arasaratnam | 567 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,167 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,871 | 81.9$^1$ | +6.7 |
| | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +16.0 | |

### 2017 general election

General election 2017: East Dunbartonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 21,023 | 40.6 | +4.3 |
| | SNP | John Nicolson | 15,684 | 30.3 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Mechan | 7,563 | 14.6 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Callum McNally | 7,531 | 14.5 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,339 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,801 | 78.8 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Swing | +7.2 | |

### 2019 general election

2019 general election: East Dunbartonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Amy Callaghan | 19,672 | 37.1 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Swinson | 19,523 | 36.8 | –3.8 |
| | Conservative | Pam Gosal | 7,455 | 14.1 | –0.5 |
| | Labour | Callum McNally | 4,839 | 9.1 | –5.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Carolynn Scrimgeour | 916 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rosie Dickson | 221 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | David Murdo MacKay | 208 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Scottish Family | Liam McKechnie | 197 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,031 | 80.3 | +1.5 |
| | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.8 | |

## Party elections
### 2017 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election

Following the close of nominations, only Swinson was officially nominated, and was elected unopposed.

### 2019 Liberal Democrats leadership election

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | % |
| | Y Jo Swinson | 47,997 | | 62.8 |
| | Ed Davey | 28,021 | | 36.7 |
| | Spoilt ballots | 411 | | 0.5 |
| Total | Total | 76,429 | Turnout | 72.1 |
The electorate numbered 106,075, meaning that 76,429 Liberal Democrat members cast a vote, and 29,646 did not.