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Midlothian

Shows the general election results for Midlothian, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 1 constituency (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 67,875 and a turnout of 71.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
67,875
Turnout
71.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 50.6%
Lab 30.2%
Con 11.9%
Green 2.5%
UKIP 2.4%
LD 2.3%
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 Green UKIP LD Others Total
Seats won 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 24 15 6 1 1 1 0 48
% vote 50.6% 30.2% 11.9% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +30.0% -16.8% 0.0% +1.0% +1.5% -14.8% -0.9% 0%
Candidates 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Deposits lost 0 0 0 1 1 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 Green UKIP LD Others
2005 17.0% 45.5% 9.4% 0.0% 0.0% 26.2% 1.9%
2010 20.6% 47.0% 11.9% 1.5% 0.9% 17.1% 0.9%
2015 50.6% 30.2% 11.9% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con Green UKIP LD 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: 20.4%
1 Midlothian 20.4%

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: 20.4%
1 Midlothian 20.4%

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: 50.6%
1 Midlothian 50.6%

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: 50.6%
1 Midlothian 50.6%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.2%
1 Midlothian 71.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.2%
1 Midlothian 71.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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