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2015 general election results

Ochil and South Perthshire

Shows the general election results for Ochil and South Perthshire, which is a constituency in Clackmannanshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 77,370 and a turnout of 74.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Majority
10,168
Electorate
77,370
Turnout
74.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 46.0%
Lab 28.4%
Con 20.7%
LD 2.6%
UKIP 2.3%

Party results and changes 2010 - 2015

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh  SNP 26,620 46.0 18.4
Gordon Banks  Lab 16,452 28.4 -9.5
Luke Graham  Con 11,987 20.7 0.2
Iliyan Stefanov * LD 1,481 2.6 -8.8
Martin Gray * UKIP 1,331 2.3 0.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD UKIP Green SSP Oth
2005 29.9% 31.4% 21.5% 13.3% 0.6% 2.1% 0.9% 0.4%
2010 27.6% 37.9% 20.5% 11.4% 1.4% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 46.0% 28.4% 20.7% 2.6% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
414 Ochil and South Perthshire 17.6%
650 Gower 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 50.0%
1 Liverpool, Walton 81.3%
439 Ochil and South Perthshire 46.0%
650 Belfast South 24.5%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 66.2%
1 East Dunbartonshire 81.9%
26 Ochil and South Perthshire 74.8%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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