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Dundee East

Shows the general election results for Dundee East, which is a constituency in Dundee City. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 67,822 and a turnout of 71%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Stewart Hosie
Majority
19,162
Electorate
67,822
Turnout
71%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 59.7%
Lab 19.9%
Con 15.0%
LD 2.9%
Green 1.9%
CISTAP 0.5%
TUSC 0.2%

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 (%)
Stewart Hosie  SNP 28,765 59.7 21.9
Lesley Brennan  Lab 9,603 19.9 -13.4
Bill Bowman  Con 7,206 15.0 -0.3
Craig Duncan * LD 1,387 2.9 -7.7
Helen Grayshan * Green 895 1.9 0.5
Lesley Parker Hamilton  * CISTAP 225 0.5 0.5
Carlo Morelli  * TUSC 104 0.2 0.2
* 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 Green CISTAP TUSC UKIP SSP Oth
2005 37.2% 36.2% 12.8% 11.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 1.4% 0.3%
2010 37.8% 33.3% 15.2% 10.6% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1% 0.6% 0.0%
2015 59.7% 19.9% 15.0% 2.9% 1.9% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
86 Dundee East 39.8%
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%
60 Dundee East 59.7%
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%
124 Dundee East 71.0%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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