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2015 general election results

Dundee West

Shows the general election results for Dundee West, which is a constituency in Dundee City. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 65,927 and a turnout of 67.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Chris Law
Majority
17,092
Electorate
65,927
Turnout
67.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 61.9%
Lab 23.7%
Con 8.6%
Green 2.7%
LD 2.4%
TUSC 0.7%

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 (%)
Chris Law  SNP 27,684 61.9 33.0
Michael Marra   Lab 10,592 23.7 -24.8
Nicola Ross   Con 3,852 8.6 -0.7
Pauline Hinchion  * Green 1,225 2.7 2.7
Daniel Coleman * LD 1,057 2.4 -9.0
Jim McFarlane  * TUSC 304 0.7 0.7
* 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 Green LD TUSC Ind BNP SSP
2005 30.0% 44.6% 8.3% 0.0% 14.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7%
2010 28.9% 48.5% 9.3% 0.0% 11.4% 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
2015 61.9% 23.7% 8.6% 2.7% 2.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
105 Dundee West 38.2%
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%
32 Dundee West 61.9%
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%
272 Dundee West 67.8%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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