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Glasgow Central

Shows the general election results for Glasgow Central, which is a constituency in Glasgow City. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 70,945 and a turnout of 55.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Alison Thewliss
Majority
7,662
Electorate
70,945
Turnout
55.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 52.5%
Lab 33.1%
Con 6.0%
Green 4.0%
UKIP 2.0%
LD 1.6%
CISTAP 0.4%
TUSC 0.3%
SEP 0.1%

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 (%)
Alison Thewliss  SNP 20,658 52.5 35.0
Anas Sarwar  Lab 12,996 33.1 -19.0
Simon Bone  Con 2,359 6.0 -1.1
Cass MacGregor * Green 1,559 4.0 1.3
Stuart Maskell * UKIP 786 2.0 1.2
Chris Young * LD 612 1.6 -14.8
James Marris * CISTAP 171 0.4 0.4
Andrew Elliot * TUSC 119 0.3 0.3
Katie Rhodes * SEP 58 0.1 0.1
* 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 UKIP LD CISTAP TUSC SEP BNP SSP Pirate Oth
2005 14.8% 48.2% 6.3% 4.9% 0.0% 17.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 4.1%
2010 17.5% 52.0% 7.1% 2.6% 0.8% 16.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 1.2% 0.4% 0.0%
2015 52.5% 33.1% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 1.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
386 Glasgow Central 19.5%
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%
234 Glasgow Central 52.5%
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%
626 Glasgow Central 55.4%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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