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Fife

Shows the general election results for Fife, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 4 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 285,762 and a turnout of 70.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
285,762
Turnout
70.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 50.9%
Lab 26.5%
Con 11.4%
LD 9.2%
Green 1.3%
UKIP 0.6%
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Change +4 -3 0 -1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 103 53 23 18 3 1 0 202
% vote 50.9% 26.5% 11.4% 9.2% 1.3% 0.6% 0.2% 100.0%
Change +36.0% -21.6% +0.4% -15.0% +1.3% -1.0% -0.1% 0%
Candidates 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 20
Deposits lost 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 7

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 16.8% 42.9% 11.8% 24.2% 0.7% 1.3% 2.3%
2010 15.0% 48.1% 11.0% 24.1% 0.0% 1.6% 0.2%
2015 50.9% 26.5% 11.4% 9.2% 1.3% 0.6% 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 3 0 1 0 0 0
2010 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
2015 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 19.1%
1 Glenrothes 29.2%
2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 18.9%
3 Dunfermline and West Fife 18.5%
4 North East Fife 9.6%

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: 19.1%
1 North East Fife 9.6%
2 Dunfermline and West Fife 18.5%
3 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 18.9%
4 Glenrothes 29.2%

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: 50.9%
1 Glenrothes 59.8%
2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 52.2%
3 Dunfermline and West Fife 50.3%
4 North East Fife 40.9%

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: 50.9%
1 North East Fife 40.9%
2 Dunfermline and West Fife 50.3%
3 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 52.2%
4 Glenrothes 59.8%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 70.6%
1 North East Fife 73.0%
2 Dunfermline and West Fife 71.6%
3 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 69.6%
4 Glenrothes 68.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 70.6%
1 Glenrothes 68.2%
2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 69.6%
3 Dunfermline and West Fife 71.6%
4 North East Fife 73.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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