Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
John McNally
Majority
4,923
Electorate
82,240
Turnout
65.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 38.9% |
Lab | 29.8% |
Con | 26.2% |
LD | 2.1% |
Green | 1.7% |
UKIP | 1.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
John McNally | SNP | 20,952 | 38.9 | -18.8 |
Craig Martin | Lab | 16,029 | 29.8 | 4.7 |
Callum Laidlaw | Con | 14,088 | 26.2 | 14.0 |
Austin Reid * | LD | 1,120 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
Debra Pickering * | Green | 908 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Stuart Martin * | UKIP | 712 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
* 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 | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 21.4% | 50.9% | 9.9% | 16.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
2010 | 30.3% | 45.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 57.7% | 25.1% | 12.1% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 38.9% | 29.8% | 26.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
490 | Falkirk | 9.1% |
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% |
622 | Falkirk | 38.9% |
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% |
482 | Falkirk | 65.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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