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East Lothian

Shows the general election results for East Lothian, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 1 constituency (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 79,481 and a turnout of 74.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
79,481
Turnout
74.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 42.5%
Lab 31.0%
Con 19.5%
LD 2.6%
Green 2.1%
UKIP 2.0%
Others 0.3%

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 25 18 12 2 1 1 0 59
% vote 42.5% 31.0% 19.5% 2.6% 2.1% 2.0% 0.3% 100.0%
Change +26.5% -13.6% -0.1% -14.3% +0.4% +0.9% +0.3% 0%
Candidates 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Deposits lost 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4

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 13.1% 41.5% 16.0% 24.8% 2.5% 0.7% 1.5%
2010 16.0% 44.6% 19.7% 16.9% 1.8% 1.1% 0.0%
2015 42.5% 31.0% 19.5% 2.6% 2.1% 2.0% 0.3%

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 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 11.5%
1 East Lothian 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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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 11.5%
1 East Lothian 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: 42.5%
1 East Lothian 42.5%

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: 42.5%
1 East Lothian 42.5%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 74.2%
1 East Lothian 74.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 74.2%
1 East Lothian 74.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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