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Perth & Kinross

Shows the general election results for Perth & Kinross, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 149,829 and a turnout of 74.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
149,829
Turnout
74.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 48.2%
Con 26.5%
Lab 18.6%
LD 3.2%
UKIP 2.2%
Green 1.0%
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 Con Lab LD UKIP Green Others Total
Seats won 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change +1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 54 30 21 4 2 1 0 112
% vote 48.2% 26.5% 18.6% 3.2% 2.2% 1.0% 0.3% 100.0%
Change +14.7% +1.1% -8.8% -8.7% +1.5% +0.4% -0.2% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 12
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 6

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Con Lab LD UKIP Green Others
2005 31.8% 25.9% 25.1% 14.7% 0.3% 1.1% 1.2%
2010 33.5% 25.4% 27.4% 11.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
2015 48.2% 26.5% 18.6% 3.2% 2.2% 1.0% 0.3%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP Con Lab LD UKIP Green Others
2005 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2010 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2015 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 17.7%
1 Perth and North Perthshire 17.8%
2 Ochil and South Perthshire 17.6%

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: 17.7%
1 Ochil and South Perthshire 17.6%
2 Perth and North Perthshire 17.8%

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: 48.2%
1 Perth and North Perthshire 50.5%
2 Ochil and South Perthshire 46.0%

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: 48.2%
1 Ochil and South Perthshire 46.0%
2 Perth and North Perthshire 50.5%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 74.8%
1 Perth and North Perthshire 74.8%
2 Ochil and South Perthshire 74.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 74.8%
1 Ochil and South Perthshire 74.8%
2 Perth and North Perthshire 74.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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