Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
Bill Grant
Majority
2,774
Electorate
71,241
Turnout
64.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 40.1% |
SNP | 34.1% |
Lab | 23.9% |
LD | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Grant | Con | 18,550 | 40.1 | 20.3 |
Corri Wilson | SNP | 15,776 | 34.1 | -14.7 |
Carol Mochan | Lab | 11,024 | 23.9 | -3.4 |
Callum Leslie * | LD | 872 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
* 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 | Oth | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 23.2% | 13.2% | 45.4% | 14.1% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.2% |
2010 | 25.5% | 18.0% | 47.1% | 9.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 19.8% | 48.8% | 27.3% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 40.1% | 34.1% | 23.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
541 | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | 6.0% |
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% |
614 | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | 40.1% |
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% |
511 | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | 64.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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