Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Pete Wishart
Majority
21
Electorate
71,762
Turnout
71.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
SNP | 42.3% |
Con | 42.3% |
Lab | 10.4% |
LD | 5.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Wishart | SNP | 21,804 | 42.3 | -8.2 |
Ian Duncan | Con | 21,783 | 42.3 | 9.5 |
David Roemmele | Lab | 5,349 | 10.4 | 2.2 |
Peter Barrett | LD | 2,589 | 5.0 | 1.2 |
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | SNP | Con | Lab | LD | Green | UKIP | Ind | Trust | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 33.7% | 30.4% | 18.7% | 16.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
2010 | 39.6% | 30.5% | 16.4% | 12.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.5% | 32.7% | 8.1% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 42.3% | 42.3% | 10.4% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
649 | Perth and North Perthshire | 0.0% |
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% |
597 | Perth and North Perthshire | 42.3% |
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% |
190 | Perth and North Perthshire | 71.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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