Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
David Mundell
Majority
9,441
Electorate
67,672
Turnout
72.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 49.4% |
SNP | 30.1% |
Lab | 16.5% |
LD | 4.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Mundell | Con | 24,177 | 49.4 | 9.6 |
Mairi McAllan | SNP | 14,736 | 30.1 | -8.2 |
Douglas Beattie | Lab | 8,102 | 16.5 | 1.8 |
John Ferry * | LD | 1,949 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
* 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 | Green | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 36.2% | 9.1% | 32.3% | 20.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
2010 | 38.0% | 10.8% | 28.9% | 19.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 39.8% | 38.3% | 14.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
2017 | 49.4% | 30.1% | 16.5% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
382 | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 19.3% |
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% |
491 | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 49.4% |
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% |
166 | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | 72.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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