Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Patricia Gibson
Majority
3,633
Electorate
73,176
Turnout
64.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 38.9% |
Con | 31.2% |
Lab | 27.5% |
LD | 2.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patricia Gibson | SNP | 18,451 | 38.9 | -14.3 |
David Rocks | Con | 14,818 | 31.2 | 16.4 |
Christopher Rimicans | Lab | 13,040 | 27.5 | -0.5 |
Mark Dickson * | LD | 1,124 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | SNP | Con | Lab | LD | UKIP | SLP | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 18.0% | 18.4% | 43.9% | 16.4% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.7% |
2010 | 25.9% | 15.6% | 47.4% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.2% | 14.8% | 28.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 38.9% | 31.2% | 27.5% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
514 | North Ayrshire and Arran | 7.7% |
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% |
623 | North Ayrshire and Arran | 38.9% |
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% |
512 | North Ayrshire and Arran | 64.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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