Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Brendan O'Hara
Majority
1,328
Electorate
67,230
Turnout
71.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 36.0% |
Con | 33.2% |
LD | 18.2% |
Lab | 12.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brendan O'Hara | SNP | 17,304 | 36.0 | -8.3 |
Gary Mulvaney | Con | 15,976 | 33.2 | 18.3 |
Alan Reid | LD | 8,745 | 18.2 | -9.7 |
Michael Kelly | Lab | 6,044 | 12.6 | 2.2 |
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | SNP | Con | LD | Lab | UKIP | Green | Ind | SJP | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 15.5% | 23.5% | 36.5% | 22.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
2010 | 18.9% | 24.0% | 31.6% | 22.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 44.3% | 14.9% | 27.9% | 10.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 36.0% | 33.2% | 18.2% | 12.6% | 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% |
591 | Argyll and Bute | 2.8% |
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% |
641 | Argyll and Bute | 36.0% |
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% |
211 | Argyll and Bute | 71.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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