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2015 general election results

Glasgow East

Shows the general election results for Glasgow East, which is a constituency in Glasgow City. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 70,378 and a turnout of 60.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Natalie McGarry
Majority
10,387
Electorate
70,378
Turnout
60.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 56.9%
Lab 32.4%
Con 6.0%
UKIP 2.6%
Green 0.9%
LD 0.7%
SSP 0.5%

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 (%)
Natalie McGarry  SNP 24,116 56.9 32.1
Margaret Curran  Lab 13,729 32.4 -29.2
Andy Morrison  Con 2,544 6.0 1.5
Arthur Thackeray * UKIP 1,105 2.6 2.0
Kim Long * Green 381 0.9 0.9
Gary McLelland * LD 318 0.7 -4.3
Liam McLaughlan * SSP 224 0.5 -0.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con UKIP Green LD SSP BNP
2005 17.0% 60.7% 6.9% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 3.5% 0.0%
2010 24.7% 61.6% 4.5% 0.6% 0.0% 5.0% 1.4% 2.1%
2015 56.9% 32.4% 6.0% 2.6% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
321 Glasgow East 24.5%
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%
111 Glasgow East 56.9%
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%
546 Glasgow East 60.3%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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