Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Drew Hendry
Majority
4,924
Electorate
76,844
Turnout
68.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 39.9% |
Con | 30.5% |
Lab | 16.2% |
LD | 12.3% |
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 1.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Drew Hendry | SNP | 21,042 | 39.9 | -10.2 |
Nicholas Tulloch | Con | 16,118 | 30.5 | 24.6 |
Mike Robb | Lab | 8,552 | 16.2 | 8.7 |
Ritchie Cunningham | LD | 6,477 | 12.3 | -19.0 |
Donald Boyd * | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 612 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
* 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 | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Green | UKIP | TUSC | JOT | Oth | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 13.5% | 10.3% | 30.9% | 40.3% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% |
2010 | 18.7% | 13.3% | 22.1% | 40.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.1% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 31.3% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 39.9% | 30.5% | 16.2% | 12.3% | 1.2% | 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% |
488 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | 9.3% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
618 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | 39.9% |
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% |
338 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | 68.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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