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Ross, Skye and Lochaber

Shows the general election results for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, which is a constituency in Highland. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 54,169 and a turnout of 77.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Gain
Ian Blackford
Majority
5,124
Electorate
54,169
Turnout
77.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 48.1%
LD 35.9%
Con 6.2%
Lab 4.9%
Green 2.5%
UKIP 1.9%
Ind 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 (%)
Ian Blackford  SNP 20,119 48.1 33.0
Charles Kennedy  LD 14,995 35.9 -16.8
Lindsay McCallum  Con 2,598 6.2 -6.0
Chris Conniff * Lab 2,043 4.9 -10.2
Anne Thomas * Green 1,051 2.5 0.3
Philip Anderson * UKIP 814 1.9 0.1
Ronnie Campbell * Ind 191 0.5 -0.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP LD Con Lab Green UKIP Ind SSP Oth
2005 9.6% 58.7% 10.1% 14.9% 3.4% 1.5% 0.0% 1.3% 0.6%
2010 15.1% 52.6% 12.2% 15.1% 2.2% 1.9% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 48.1% 35.9% 6.2% 4.9% 2.5% 1.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
494 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 12.3%
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%
376 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 48.1%
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%
5 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 77.2%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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