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Angus

Shows the general election results for Angus, which is a constituency in Angus. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 63,840 and a turnout of 63%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Kirstene Hair
Majority
2,645
Electorate
63,840
Turnout
63%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 45.2%
SNP 38.6%
Lab 13.0%
LD 3.3%

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 (%)
Kirstene Hair  Con 18,148 45.2 16.2
Mike Weir  SNP 15,503 38.6 -15.7
William Campbell  Lab 5,233 13.0 4.2
Clive Sneddon * LD 1,308 3.3 0.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con SNP Lab LD UKIP Green SSP
2005 29.5% 33.7% 18.0% 17.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
2010 30.9% 39.6% 17.2% 10.8% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 29.0% 54.2% 8.8% 2.7% 3.0% 2.2% 0.0%
2017 45.2% 38.6% 13.0% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
533 Angus 6.6%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
570 Angus 45.2%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
565 Angus 63.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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