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2017 general election results

Linlithgow and East Falkirk

Shows the general election results for Linlithgow and East Falkirk, which is a constituency in Falkirk. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 86,186 and a turnout of 65.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Martyn Day
Majority
2,919
Electorate
86,186
Turnout
65.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
SNP 36.3%
Lab 31.1%
Con 29.1%
LD 3.4%

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 (%)
Martyn Day  SNP 20,388 36.3 -15.7
Joan Coombes  Lab 17,469 31.1 0.1
Charles Kennedy  Con 16,311 29.1 17.1
Sally Pattle * LD 1,926 3.4 1.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD UKIP NF SSP
2005 23.5% 47.7% 11.8% 15.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
2010 25.4% 49.8% 11.9% 12.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 52.0% 31.0% 12.0% 2.0% 2.7% 0.2% 0.0%
2017 36.3% 31.1% 29.1% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
550 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 5.2%
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%
639 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 36.3%
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%
504 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 65.1%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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