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Shetland Islands

Shows the general election results for Shetland Islands, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 1 constituency (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 34,552 and a turnout of 65.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
34,552
Turnout
65.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
LD 41.4%
SNP 37.8%
Con 8.9%
Lab 7.1%
UKIP 4.8%
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 LD SNP Con Lab UKIP Others Total
Seats won 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 9 9 2 2 1 0 23
% vote 41.4% 37.8% 8.9% 7.1% 4.8% 0.0% 100.0%
Change -20.6% +27.2% -1.6% -3.5% -1.6% 0.0% 0%
Candidates 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
Deposits lost 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year LD SNP Con Lab UKIP Others
2005 51.5% 10.3% 13.3% 14.2% 2.4% 8.3%
2010 62.0% 10.6% 10.5% 10.7% 6.3% 0.0%
2015 41.4% 37.8% 8.9% 7.1% 4.8% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 3.6%
1 Orkney and Shetland 3.6%

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: 3.6%
1 Orkney and Shetland 3.6%

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: 41.4%
1 Orkney and Shetland 41.4%

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: 41.4%
1 Orkney and Shetland 41.4%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 65.8%
1 Orkney and Shetland 65.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 65.8%
1 Orkney and Shetland 65.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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