Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
Stephen Kerr
Majority
148
Electorate
66,415
Turnout
74.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 37.1% |
SNP | 36.8% |
Lab | 22.1% |
LD | 3.4% |
WEP | 0.7% |
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 Kerr | Con | 18,291 | 37.1 | 13.9 |
Steven Paterson | SNP | 18,143 | 36.8 | -8.9 |
Chris Kane | Lab | 10,902 | 22.1 | -3.4 |
Wendy Chamberlain * | LD | 1,683 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
Kirstein Rummery * | WEP | 337 | 0.7 | 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 | WEP | Green | UKIP | Oth | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 25.1% | 12.6% | 36.0% | 20.7% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
2010 | 24.0% | 17.3% | 41.8% | 14.5% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 23.1% | 45.6% | 25.5% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 37.1% | 36.8% | 22.1% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
639 | Stirling | 0.3% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
636 | Stirling | 37.1% |
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% |
68 | Stirling | 74.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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