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Banff and Buchan

Shows the general election results for Banff and Buchan, which is a constituency in Aberdeenshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 68,609 and a turnout of 66.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Eilidh Whiteford
Majority
14,339
Electorate
68,609
Turnout
66.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 60.2%
Con 28.8%
Lab 5.8%
LD 5.1%

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 (%)
Eilidh Whiteford  SNP 27,487 60.2 19.0
Alex Johnstone  Con 13,148 28.8 -2.0
Sumon Hoque  Lab 2,647 5.8 -8.2
David Evans  LD 2,347 5.1 -6.2

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Con Lab LD BNP Oth UKIP SSP
2005 51.2% 19.4% 12.0% 13.3% 0.0% 1.8% 1.2% 1.1%
2010 41.3% 30.8% 14.0% 11.3% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 60.2% 28.8% 5.8% 5.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
206 Banff and Buchan 31.4%
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%
48 Banff and Buchan 60.2%
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%
339 Banff and Buchan 66.5%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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