Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Stephen Gethins
Majority
2
Electorate
58,685
Turnout
71.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 32.9% |
LD | 32.9% |
Con | 24.1% |
Lab | 9.6% |
Independent Sovereign Democratic Britain | 0.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Gethins | SNP | 13,743 | 32.9 | -8.1 |
Elizabeth Riches | LD | 13,741 | 32.9 | 1.5 |
Tony Miklinski | Con | 10,088 | 24.1 | 7.8 |
Rosalind Garton | Lab | 4,026 | 9.6 | 1.9 |
Mike Scott-Hayward * | Independent Sovereign Democratic Britain | 224 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | SNP | LD | Con | Lab | Independent Sovereign Democratic Britain | Green | Ind | UKIP | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 10.4% | 52.1% | 19.5% | 12.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
2010 | 14.2% | 44.3% | 21.8% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 40.9% | 31.3% | 16.3% | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 32.9% | 32.9% | 24.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
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% |
647 | North East Fife | 32.9% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
216 | North East Fife | 71.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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