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Glenrothes

Shows the general election results for Glenrothes, which is a constituency in Fife. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 69,781 and a turnout of 68.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Peter Grant
Majority
13,897
Electorate
69,781
Turnout
68.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 59.8%
Lab 30.6%
Con 7.7%
LD 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 (%)
Peter Grant  SNP 28,459 59.8 38.1
Melanie Ward  Lab 14,562 30.6 -31.7
Alex Stewart-Clark  Con 3,685 7.7 0.5
Jane Liston * LD 892 1.9 -5.8
* 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 LD UKIP Oth SSP
2005 23.4% 51.9% 7.1% 12.7% 1.2% 1.9% 1.9%
2010 21.7% 62.3% 7.2% 7.7% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 59.8% 30.6% 7.7% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
250 Glenrothes 29.2%
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%
58 Glenrothes 59.8%
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%
261 Glenrothes 68.2%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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