Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
David Duguid
Majority
3,693
Electorate
67,601
Turnout
61.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 48.0% |
SNP | 39.1% |
Lab | 9.5% |
LD | 3.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Duguid | Con | 19,976 | 48.0 | 19.2 |
Eilidh Whiteford | SNP | 16,283 | 39.1 | -21.1 |
Caitlin Stott | Lab | 3,936 | 9.5 | 3.7 |
Galen Milne * | LD | 1,448 | 3.5 | -1.7 |
* 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 | BNP | Oth | UKIP | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 19.4% | 51.2% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
2010 | 30.8% | 41.3% | 14.0% | 11.3% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 28.8% | 60.2% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 48.0% | 39.1% | 9.5% | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
496 | Banff and Buchan | 8.9% |
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% |
522 | Banff and Buchan | 48.0% |
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% |
588 | Banff and Buchan | 61.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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