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Highland

Shows the general election results for Highland, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 3 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 179,355 and a turnout of 74.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
179,355
Turnout
74.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 48.5%
LD 33.7%
Lab 7.0%
Con 6.2%
UKIP 2.3%
Green 1.8%
Others 0.5%

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 LD Lab Con UKIP Green Others Total
Seats won 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Change +3 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 65 45 9 8 3 2 1 134
% vote 48.5% 33.7% 7.0% 6.2% 2.3% 1.8% 0.5% 100.0%
Change +30.8% -11.0% -13.5% -6.7% +1.2% +0.4% -1.2% 0%
Candidates 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 19
Deposits lost 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 8

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP LD Lab Con UKIP Green Others
2005 12.3% 48.7% 23.3% 10.2% 0.5% 2.1% 3.0%
2010 17.7% 44.6% 20.6% 12.9% 1.1% 1.4% 1.7%
2015 48.5% 33.7% 7.0% 6.2% 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP LD Lab Con UKIP Green Others
2005 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2015 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 14.8%
1 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 18.8%
2 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 12.3%
3 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 11.2%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 14.8%
1 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 11.2%
2 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 12.3%
3 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 18.8%

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: 48.5%
1 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 50.1%
2 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 48.1%
3 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 46.3%

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: 48.5%
1 Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 46.3%
2 Ross, Skye and Lochaber 48.1%
3 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey 50.1%

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

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Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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