Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Neil Gray
Majority
195
Electorate
64,146
Turnout
59.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 37.6% |
Lab | 37.1% |
Con | 23.2% |
LD | 2.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Gray | SNP | 14,291 | 37.6 | -16.3 |
Helen McFarlane | Lab | 14,096 | 37.1 | 3.0 |
Jennifer Donnellan | Con | 8,813 | 23.2 | 15.5 |
Ewan McRobert * | LD | 802 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | SNP | Lab | Con | LD | UKIP | Ind | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 16.5% | 59.0% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.0% |
2010 | 23.5% | 58.2% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.9% | 34.1% | 7.7% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 37.6% | 37.1% | 23.2% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
633 | Airdrie and Shotts | 0.5% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
632 | Airdrie and Shotts | 37.6% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
623 | Airdrie and Shotts | 59.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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