Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Joanna Cherry
Majority
1,097
Electorate
71,178
Turnout
69.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 35.6% |
Con | 33.4% |
Lab | 26.8% |
LD | 4.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joanna Cherry | SNP | 17,575 | 35.6 | -7.4 |
Miles Briggs | Con | 16,478 | 33.4 | 13.1 |
Foysol Choudhury | Lab | 13,213 | 26.8 | -0.4 |
Aisha Mir * | LD | 2,124 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
* 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 | UKIP | SSP | Comm Leagu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 10.6% | 23.3% | 39.8% | 21.1% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
2010 | 12.2% | 24.3% | 42.8% | 18.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
2015 | 43.0% | 20.2% | 27.2% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 35.6% | 33.4% | 26.8% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
596 | Edinburgh South West | 2.2% |
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% |
643 | Edinburgh South West | 35.6% |
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% |
307 | Edinburgh South West | 69.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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