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%
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
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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.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 68.8% | |
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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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