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East Ayrshire

Shows the general election results for East Ayrshire, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 148,245 and a turnout of 71.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
148,245
Turnout
71.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 52.3%
Lab 28.8%
Con 16.1%
LD 1.5%
UKIP 1.2%
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 Lab Con LD UKIP Others Total
Seats won 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change +2 -2 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 55 31 17 2 1 0 106
% vote 52.3% 28.8% 16.1% 1.5% 1.2% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +30.3% -21.0% -3.7% -6.8% +1.2% 0.0% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 1 0 9
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 1 0 3

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD UKIP Others
2005 20.4% 46.3% 17.3% 12.6% 0.8% 2.7%
2010 22.0% 49.9% 19.8% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 52.3% 28.8% 16.1% 1.5% 1.2% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 23.5%
1 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 25.3%
2 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 21.6%

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: 23.5%
1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 21.6%
2 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 25.3%

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: 52.3%
1 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 55.7%
2 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 48.8%

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: 52.3%
1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 48.8%
2 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 55.7%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.6%
1 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 71.6%
2 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 71.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.6%
1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 71.5%
2 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 71.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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