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2015 general election results

Edinburgh West

Shows the general election results for Edinburgh West, which is a constituency in City of Edinburgh. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 71,717 and a turnout of 76.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Michelle Thomson
Majority
3,210
Electorate
71,717
Turnout
76.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 39.0%
LD 33.1%
Con 12.3%
Lab 11.7%
Green 2.1%
UKIP 1.9%

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 (%)
Michelle Thomson  SNP 21,378 39.0 25.8
Mike Crockart  LD 18,168 33.1 -2.8
Lindsay Paterson  Con 6,732 12.3 -10.9
Cammy Day  Lab 6,425 11.7 -16.0
Pat Black * Green 1,140 2.1 2.1
Otto Inglis * UKIP 1,015 1.9 1.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP LD Con Lab Green UKIP SSP
2005 9.1% 49.5% 19.5% 18.6% 2.1% 0.0% 1.1%
2010 13.2% 35.9% 23.2% 27.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 39.0% 33.1% 12.3% 11.7% 2.1% 1.9% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
586 Edinburgh West 5.9%
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%
618 Edinburgh West 39.0%
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%
7 Edinburgh West 76.5%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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