Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Lesley Laird
Majority
259
Electorate
72,721
Turnout
63.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 36.8% |
SNP | 36.3% |
Con | 23.3% |
LD | 2.4% |
UKIP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lesley Laird | Lab | 17,016 | 36.8 | 3.5 |
Roger Mullin | SNP | 16,757 | 36.3 | -16.0 |
Dave Dempsey | Con | 10,762 | 23.3 | 13.4 |
Malcolm Wood * | LD | 1,118 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
David Coburn * | UKIP | 540 | 1.2 | -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 | Lab | SNP | Con | LD | UKIP | Ind | LP | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 58.1% | 14.5% | 10.3% | 13.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
2010 | 64.5% | 14.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 33.4% | 52.2% | 9.9% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 36.8% | 36.3% | 23.3% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
630 | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | 0.6% |
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% |
637 | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | 36.8% |
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% |
550 | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | 63.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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