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2015 general election results

Falkirk

Shows the general election results for Falkirk, which is a constituency in Falkirk. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 83,380 and a turnout of 72.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
John McNally
Majority
19,701
Electorate
83,380
Turnout
72.4%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 57.7%
Lab 25.1%
Con 12.1%
UKIP 3.0%
LD 2.0%

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 (%)
John McNally  SNP 34,831 57.7 27.5
Karen Whitefield  Lab 15,130 25.1 -20.6
Alison Harris   Con 7,325 12.1 0.9
David Coburn  * UKIP 1,829 3.0 0.5
Galen Milne * LD 1,225 2.0 -8.3
* 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 UKIP LD SSP
2005 21.4% 50.9% 9.9% 0.0% 16.0% 1.8%
2010 30.3% 45.7% 11.2% 2.5% 10.3% 0.0%
2015 57.7% 25.1% 12.1% 3.0% 2.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
188 Falkirk 32.6%
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%
88 Falkirk 57.7%
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%
76 Falkirk 72.4%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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