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City of Edinburgh

Shows the general election results for City of Edinburgh, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 5 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 357,718 and a turnout of 72.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
357,718
Turnout
72.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 41.1%
Lab 27.6%
Con 15.3%
LD 9.9%
Green 4.3%
UKIP 1.7%
Others 0.2%

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 Lab Con LD Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Change +4 -3 0 -1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 107 72 40 26 11 4 0 261
% vote 41.1% 27.6% 15.3% 9.9% 4.3% 1.7% 0.2% 100.0%
Change +28.6% -9.5% -3.9% -18.6% +2.1% +1.7% -0.5% 0%
Candidates 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 33
Deposits lost 0 0 0 4 3 5 3 15

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD Green UKIP Others
2005 10.5% 33.0% 19.3% 31.6% 4.0% 0.1% 1.5%
2010 12.4% 37.1% 19.1% 28.5% 2.2% 0.0% 0.7%
2015 41.1% 27.6% 15.3% 9.9% 4.3% 1.7% 0.2%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD Green UKIP Others
2005 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
2010 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
2015 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 11.0%
1 Edinburgh East 19.3%
2 Edinburgh South West 15.8%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 9.6%
4 Edinburgh West 5.9%
5 Edinburgh South 5.4%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 11.0%
1 Edinburgh South 5.4%
2 Edinburgh West 5.9%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 9.6%
4 Edinburgh South West 15.8%
5 Edinburgh East 19.3%

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: 42.1%
1 Edinburgh East 49.2%
2 Edinburgh South West 43.0%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 40.9%
4 Edinburgh South 39.1%
5 Edinburgh West 39.0%

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: 42.1%
1 Edinburgh West 39.0%
2 Edinburgh South 39.1%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 40.9%
4 Edinburgh South West 43.0%
5 Edinburgh East 49.2%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 72.9%
1 Edinburgh West 76.5%
2 Edinburgh South 74.9%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 71.7%
4 Edinburgh South West 71.5%
5 Edinburgh East 70.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 72.9%
1 Edinburgh East 70.1%
2 Edinburgh South West 71.5%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 71.7%
4 Edinburgh South 74.9%
5 Edinburgh West 76.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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