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Dumfries & Galloway

Shows the general election results for Dumfries & Galloway, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 143,732 and a turnout of 75.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
143,732
Turnout
75.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 39.9%
Con 34.7%
Lab 20.0%
UKIP 2.6%
LD 2.2%
Green 0.8%
Others 0.0%

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 Lab UKIP LD Green Others Total
Seats won 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change +1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 43 38 22 3 2 1 0 109
% vote 39.9% 34.7% 20.0% 2.6% 2.2% 0.8% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +28.3% 0.0% -18.0% +1.2% -11.8% +0.3% 0.0% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 11
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 5

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Con Lab UKIP LD Green Others
2005 10.7% 35.7% 37.0% 0.5% 13.9% 0.8% 1.4%
2010 11.6% 34.6% 37.9% 1.4% 14.0% 0.5% 0.0%
2015 39.9% 34.7% 20.0% 2.6% 2.2% 0.8% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 6.7%
1 Dumfries and Galloway 11.5%
2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 1.5%

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: 6.7%
1 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 1.5%
2 Dumfries and Galloway 11.5%

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: 40.6%
1 Dumfries and Galloway 41.4%
2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 39.8%

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: 40.6%
1 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 39.8%
2 Dumfries and Galloway 41.4%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 75.7%
1 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 76.1%
2 Dumfries and Galloway 75.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 75.7%
1 Dumfries and Galloway 75.2%
2 Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 76.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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