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Falkirk

Shows the general election results for Falkirk, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 170,335 and a turnout of 71.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
170,335
Turnout
71.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 54.9%
Lab 28.1%
Con 12.1%
UKIP 2.9%
LD 2.0%
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 Lab Con UKIP LD Others Total
Seats won 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change +2 -2 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 67 34 15 4 2 0 122
% vote 54.9% 28.1% 12.1% 2.9% 2.0% 0.1% 100.0%
Change +27.0% -19.7% +0.5% +1.6% -9.5% +0.1% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 2 1 11
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 2 1 5

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con UKIP LD Others
2005 22.5% 49.3% 10.9% 0.0% 15.7% 1.7%
2010 27.8% 47.8% 11.6% 1.3% 11.6% 0.0%
2015 54.9% 28.1% 12.1% 2.9% 2.0% 0.1%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con UKIP LD 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: 26.8%
1 Falkirk 32.6%
2 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 21.0%

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: 26.8%
1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 21.0%
2 Falkirk 32.6%

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

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.9%
1 Falkirk 57.7%
2 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 52.0%

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: 54.9%
1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 52.0%
2 Falkirk 57.7%

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 Falkirk 72.4%
2 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 70.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.6%
1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 70.8%
2 Falkirk 72.4%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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