Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Philippa Whitford
Majority
1,267
Electorate
68,999
Turnout
65.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 37.2% |
Con | 34.4% |
Lab | 26.1% |
LD | 2.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philippa Whitford | SNP | 16,771 | 37.2 | -16.0 |
Caroline Hollins Martin | Con | 15,504 | 34.4 | 17.0 |
Nairn McDonald | Lab | 11,762 | 26.1 | -0.3 |
Tom Inglis * | LD | 1,050 | 2.3 | 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 | SNP | Con | Lab | LD | Green | SLP | SSP | Oth | UKIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 11.6% | 22.1% | 46.4% | 16.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
2010 | 19.0% | 20.4% | 47.7% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.2% | 17.3% | 26.4% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 37.2% | 34.4% | 26.1% | 2.3% | 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% |
589 | Central Ayrshire | 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% |
635 | Central Ayrshire | 37.2% |
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% |
486 | Central Ayrshire | 65.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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