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2017 general election results

Glasgow Central

Shows the general election results for Glasgow Central, which is a constituency in Glasgow City. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 64,346 and a turnout of 55.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Alison Thewliss
Majority
2,267
Electorate
64,346
Turnout
55.9%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
SNP 44.7%
Lab 38.4%
Con 13.9%
LD 2.9%

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 (%)
Alison Thewliss  SNP 16,096 44.7 -7.8
Faten Hameed  Lab 13,829 38.4 5.4
Charlotte Fairbanks  Con 5,014 13.9 7.9
Isabel Nelson * LD 1,045 2.9 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 SNP Lab Con LD Green UKIP CISTAP TUSC SEP BNP SSP Pirate Oth
2005 14.8% 48.2% 6.3% 17.8% 4.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.0% 4.1%
2010 17.5% 52.0% 7.1% 16.4% 2.6% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 1.2% 0.4% 0.0%
2015 52.5% 33.1% 6.0% 1.6% 4.0% 2.0% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 44.7% 38.4% 13.9% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 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%
535 Glasgow Central 6.3%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
574 Glasgow Central 44.7%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
644 Glasgow Central 55.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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