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Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Shows the general election results for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, which is a constituency in East Ayrshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,241 and a turnout of 64.9%.

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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
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.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
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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