Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Mhairi Black
Majority
2,541
Electorate
61,344
Turnout
68%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 40.7% |
Lab | 34.6% |
Con | 19.5% |
LD | 3.2% |
Ind | 2.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mhairi Black | SNP | 16,964 | 40.7 | -10.3 |
Alison Dowling | Lab | 14,423 | 34.6 | -4.1 |
Amy Thomson | Con | 8,122 | 19.5 | 11.8 |
Eileen McCartin * | LD | 1,327 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
Paul Mack * | Ind | 876 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
* 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 | LD | Ind | SSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 17.6% | 52.6% | 8.4% | 17.6% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
2010 | 18.1% | 59.6% | 9.9% | 9.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.9% | 38.6% | 7.6% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
2017 | 40.7% | 34.6% | 19.5% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
538 | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | 6.1% |
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% |
609 | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | 40.7% |
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% |
372 | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | 68.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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