Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency) 2017 results - General election results

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%

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name	Share of the vote: 2017
SNP	40.6%
Lab	33.8%
Con	16.5%
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship	7.5%
LD	1.7%

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	Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship	1,108	7.5	0.9
James Paterson *	LD	250	1.7	-1.2

* Candidate lost their deposit

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year	SNP	Lab	Con	Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship	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%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.