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South Ayrshire

Shows the general election results for South Ayrshire, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 143,016 and a turnout of 72%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
143,016
Turnout
72%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 51.0%
Lab 26.8%
Con 18.6%
LD 1.7%
UKIP 1.2%
Green 0.6%
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 LD UKIP Green Others Total
Seats won 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change +2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 52 28 19 2 1 1 0 103
% vote 51.0% 26.8% 18.6% 1.7% 1.2% 0.6% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +32.4% -20.6% -4.4% -8.9% +1.2% +0.6% -0.5% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 10
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD UKIP Green Others
2005 12.4% 45.9% 22.7% 15.0% 0.8% 0.0% 3.2%
2010 18.5% 47.4% 23.0% 10.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
2015 51.0% 26.8% 18.6% 1.7% 1.2% 0.6% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.1%
1 Central Ayrshire 26.8%
2 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 21.6%

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: 24.1%
1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 21.6%
2 Central Ayrshire 26.8%

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: 51.0%
1 Central Ayrshire 53.2%
2 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 48.8%

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: 51.0%
1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 48.8%
2 Central Ayrshire 53.2%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 72.0%
1 Central Ayrshire 72.5%
2 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 71.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 72.0%
1 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 71.5%
2 Central Ayrshire 72.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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