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2017 general election results

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Shows the general election results for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, which is a constituency in Na h-Eileanan an lar. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 21,301 and a turnout of 69.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Angus MacNeil
Majority
1,007
Electorate
21,301
Turnout
69.6%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
SNP 40.6%
Lab 33.8%
Con 16.5%
CHP 7.5%
LD 1.7%

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 (%)
Angus MacNeil  SNP 6,013 40.6 -13.8
Ealasaid MacDonald  Lab 5,006 33.8 5.2
Daniel McCroskrie  Con 2,441 16.5 8.8
John Cormack  CHP 1,108 7.5 0.9
James Paterson * LD 250 1.7 -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 SNP Lab Con CHP LD Ind Oth SSP
2005 44.9% 34.5% 4.4% 0.0% 7.9% 0.0% 7.6% 0.7%
2010 45.7% 32.9% 4.4% 0.0% 7.5% 9.6% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 54.3% 28.6% 7.6% 6.6% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 40.6% 33.8% 16.5% 7.5% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
526 Na h-Eileanan an Iar 6.8%
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%
612 Na h-Eileanan an Iar 40.6%
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%
297 Na h-Eileanan an Iar 69.6%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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