Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
Ross Thomson
Majority
4,752
Electorate
64,964
Turnout
68.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 42.1% |
SNP | 31.5% |
Lab | 20.5% |
LD | 5.9% |
Party results and changes 2015 - 2017
Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.
Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote (%) | Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ross Thomson | Con | 18,746 | 42.1 | 19.3 |
Callum McCaig | SNP | 13,994 | 31.5 | -10.2 |
Callum O'Dwyer | Lab | 9,143 | 20.5 | -6.2 |
Jenny Wilson | LD | 2,610 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | SNP | Lab | LD | Green | UKIP | Ind | BNP | SACL | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 17.1% | 9.9% | 36.7% | 33.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
2010 | 20.7% | 11.9% | 36.5% | 28.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 22.8% | 41.6% | 26.8% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 42.1% | 31.5% | 20.5% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
474 | Aberdeen South | 10.7% |
650 | North East Fife | 0.0% |
Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
599 | Aberdeen South | 42.1% |
650 | Ceredigion | 29.2% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 68.8% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
351 | Aberdeen South | 68.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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