Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
Paul Masterton
Majority
4,712
Electorate
70,067
Turnout
76.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 40.0% |
SNP | 31.2% |
Lab | 26.7% |
LD | 2.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Masterton | Con | 21,496 | 40.0 | 18.0 |
Kirsten Oswald | SNP | 16,784 | 31.2 | -9.3 |
Blair McDougall | Lab | 14,346 | 26.7 | -7.3 |
Aileen Morton * | LD | 1,112 | 2.1 | 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 | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 29.9% | 6.8% | 43.9% | 18.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
2010 | 30.4% | 8.9% | 50.8% | 9.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
2015 | 22.0% | 40.6% | 34.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
2017 | 40.0% | 31.2% | 26.7% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
498 | East Renfrewshire | 8.8% |
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% |
616 | East Renfrewshire | 40.0% |
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% |
27 | East Renfrewshire | 76.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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