Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
Alister Jack
Majority
5,643
Electorate
74,206
Turnout
69.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 43.3% |
SNP | 32.4% |
Lab | 20.9% |
LD | 2.4% |
Ind | 1.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alister Jack | Con | 22,344 | 43.3 | 13.4 |
Richard Arkless | SNP | 16,701 | 32.4 | -9.0 |
Daniel Goodare | Lab | 10,775 | 20.9 | -3.8 |
Joan Mitchell * | LD | 1,241 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
Yen Hongmei Jin * | Ind | 538 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
* 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 | Ind | UKIP | Green | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 35.4% | 12.1% | 41.1% | 8.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
2010 | 31.6% | 12.3% | 45.9% | 8.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 29.9% | 41.4% | 24.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 43.3% | 32.4% | 20.9% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
468 | Dumfries and Galloway | 10.9% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
585 | Dumfries and Galloway | 43.3% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
300 | Dumfries and Galloway | 69.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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