Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Tommy Sheppard
Majority
3,425
Electorate
65,896
Turnout
66%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 42.5% |
Lab | 34.7% |
Con | 18.6% |
LD | 4.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Sheppard | SNP | 18,509 | 42.5 | -6.7 |
Patsy King | Lab | 15,084 | 34.7 | 4.8 |
Katie Mackie | Con | 8,081 | 18.6 | 8.6 |
Tristan Gray * | LD | 1,849 | 4.2 | 1.4 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | SNP | Lab | Con | LD | Green | UKIP | TUSC | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 17.0% | 40.0% | 10.3% | 24.4% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.3% |
2010 | 20.4% | 43.4% | 10.9% | 19.4% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 49.2% | 29.9% | 9.9% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 42.5% | 34.7% | 18.6% | 4.2% | 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% |
510 | Edinburgh East | 7.9% |
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% |
594 | Edinburgh East | 42.5% |
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% |
464 | Edinburgh East | 66.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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