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West Lothian

Shows the general election results for West Lothian, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 169,328 and a turnout of 70.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
169,328
Turnout
70.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
SNP 54.4%
Lab 29.4%
Con 11.2%
UKIP 2.9%
LD 2.1%
Others 0.1%

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 UKIP LD Others Total
Seats won 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change +2 -2 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 65 35 13 3 2 0 119
% vote 54.4% 29.4% 11.2% 2.9% 2.1% 0.1% 100.0%
Change +28.7% -19.8% -0.2% +2.4% -9.9% -1.3% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 2 1 11
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 2 1 5

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con UKIP LD Others
2005 22.6% 49.4% 11.0% 0.0% 15.4% 1.7%
2010 25.7% 49.2% 11.4% 0.4% 12.0% 1.4%
2015 54.4% 29.4% 11.2% 2.9% 2.1% 0.1%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.0%
1 Livingston 29.3%
2 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 21.0%

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: 25.0%
1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 21.0%
2 Livingston 29.3%

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: 54.4%
1 Livingston 56.9%
2 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 52.0%

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: 54.4%
1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 52.0%
2 Livingston 56.9%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 70.4%
1 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 70.8%
2 Livingston 69.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 70.4%
1 Livingston 69.9%
2 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 70.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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