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Aberdeenshire

Shows the general election results for Aberdeenshire, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 3 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 221,447 and a turnout of 71.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
221,447
Turnout
71.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 49.2%
Con 22.6%
LD 20.9%
Lab 5.4%
UKIP 1.4%
Green 0.6%
Others 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.

Party SNP Con LD Lab UKIP Green Others Total
Seats won 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Change +2 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 78 36 33 9 2 1 0 159
% vote 49.2% 22.6% 20.9% 5.4% 1.4% 0.6% 0.1% 100.0%
Change +23.6% -3.6% -8.8% -10.7% +1.1% 0.0% -1.6% 0%
Candidates 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 16
Deposits lost 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 5

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Con LD Lab UKIP Green Others
2005 25.0% 21.8% 35.9% 15.4% 0.4% 0.0% 1.6%
2010 25.5% 26.1% 29.7% 16.1% 0.3% 0.6% 1.7%
2015 49.2% 22.6% 20.9% 5.4% 1.4% 0.6% 0.1%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP Con LD Lab UKIP Green Others
2005 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2010 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2015 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 18.9%
1 Banff and Buchan 31.4%
2 Gordon 14.9%
3 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 12.7%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 18.9%
1 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 12.7%
2 Gordon 14.9%
3 Banff and Buchan 31.4%

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: 49.2%
1 Banff and Buchan 60.2%
2 Gordon 47.7%
3 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 41.6%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 49.2%
1 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 41.6%
2 Gordon 47.7%
3 Banff and Buchan 60.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.8%
1 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 75.2%
2 Gordon 73.3%
3 Banff and Buchan 66.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.8%
1 Banff and Buchan 66.5%
2 Gordon 73.3%
3 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 75.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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