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Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Shows the general election results for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, which is a constituency in Dumfries & Galloway. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 68,483 and a turnout of 76.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
David Mundell
Majority
798
Electorate
68,483
Turnout
76.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 39.8%
SNP 38.3%
Lab 14.8%
UKIP 2.8%
LD 2.7%
Green 1.6%

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 (%)
David Mundell  Con 20,759 39.8 1.8
Emma Harper  SNP 19,961 38.3 27.5
Archie Dryburgh  Lab 7,711 14.8 -14.1
Kevin Newton * UKIP 1,472 2.8 1.4
Amanda Kubie * LD 1,392 2.7 -17.1
Jody Jamieson * Green 839 1.6 0.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con SNP Lab UKIP LD Green SSP
2005 36.2% 9.1% 32.3% 1.0% 20.3% 0.0% 1.2%
2010 38.0% 10.8% 28.9% 1.4% 19.8% 1.1% 0.0%
2015 39.8% 38.3% 14.8% 2.8% 2.7% 1.6% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
629 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 1.5%
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%
602 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 39.8%
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%
12 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 76.1%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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