Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Stewart McDonald
Majority
2,027
Electorate
69,126
Turnout
64.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 41.1% |
Lab | 36.6% |
Con | 19.1% |
LD | 3.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stewart McDonald | SNP | 18,312 | 41.1 | -13.8 |
Eileen Dinning | Lab | 16,285 | 36.6 | 6.8 |
Taylor Muir | Con | 8,506 | 19.1 | 9.4 |
Ewan Hoyle * | LD | 1,447 | 3.2 | 1.2 |
* 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 | TUSC | BNP | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 12.6% | 47.2% | 12.6% | 19.0% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.7% |
2010 | 20.1% | 51.7% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 54.9% | 29.7% | 9.7% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 41.1% | 36.6% | 19.1% | 3.2% | 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% |
562 | Glasgow South | 4.5% |
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% |
604 | Glasgow South | 41.1% |
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% |
523 | Glasgow South | 64.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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