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Inverclyde

Shows the general election results for Inverclyde, which is a constituency in Inverclyde. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 58,853 and a turnout of 66.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Ronnie Cowan
Majority
384
Electorate
58,853
Turnout
66.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
SNP 38.5%
Lab 37.5%
Con 21.5%
LD 2.5%

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 (%)
Ronnie Cowan  SNP 15,050 38.5 -16.6
Martin McCluskey  Lab 14,666 37.5 7.2
David Wilson  Con 8,399 21.5 11.5
David Stevens * LD 978 2.5 0.0
* 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 UKIP CISTAP SSP
2005 19.6% 50.7% 10.2% 17.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5%
2010 17.5% 56.0% 12.0% 13.3% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 55.1% 30.3% 10.0% 2.5% 1.6% 0.5% 0.0%
2017 38.5% 37.5% 21.5% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
620 Inverclyde 1.0%
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%
628 Inverclyde 38.5%
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%
451 Inverclyde 66.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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