Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
Luke Graham
Majority
3,359
Electorate
76,767
Turnout
70.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 41.5% |
SNP | 35.3% |
Lab | 20.0% |
LD | 3.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Graham | Con | 22,469 | 41.5 | 20.8 |
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh | SNP | 19,110 | 35.3 | -10.7 |
Joanne Ross | Lab | 10,847 | 20.0 | -8.4 |
Iliyan Stefanov * | LD | 1,742 | 3.2 | 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 | Con | SNP | Lab | LD | UKIP | Green | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 21.5% | 29.9% | 31.4% | 13.3% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
2010 | 20.5% | 27.6% | 37.9% | 11.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 20.7% | 46.0% | 28.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 41.5% | 35.3% | 20.0% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
536 | Ochil and South Perthshire | 6.2% |
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% |
601 | Ochil and South Perthshire | 41.5% |
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% |
251 | Ochil and South Perthshire | 70.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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