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City of Edinburgh

Shows the general election results for City of Edinburgh, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 5 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 352,600 and a turnout of 70.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
352,600
Turnout
70.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
SNP 32.5%
Lab 32.0%
LD 10.4%
Con 24.4%
Green 0.7%
Others 0.1%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party SNP Lab LD Con Green Others Total
Seats won 3 1 1 0 0 0 5
Change -1 0 +1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 81 80 26 61 2 0 250
% vote 32.5% 32.0% 10.4% 24.4% 0.7% 0.1% 100.0%
Change -8.6% +4.4% +0.5% +9.1% -3.6% -0.1% 0%
Candidates 5 5 5 5 1 1 22
Deposits lost 0 0 4 0 1 1 6

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab LD Con Green UKIP Others
2005 10.5% 33.0% 31.6% 19.3% 4.0% 0.1% 1.5%
2010 12.4% 37.1% 28.5% 19.1% 2.2% 0.0% 0.7%
2015 41.1% 27.6% 9.9% 15.3% 4.3% 1.7% 0.2%
2017 32.5% 32.0% 10.4% 24.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.1%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP Lab LD Con Green UKIP Others
2005 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
2010 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
2015 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 3 1 1 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 9.9%
1 Edinburgh South 32.4%
2 Edinburgh East 7.9%
3 Edinburgh West 5.7%
4 Edinburgh North and Leith 2.9%
5 Edinburgh South West 2.2%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 9.9%
1 Edinburgh South West 2.2%
2 Edinburgh North and Leith 2.9%
3 Edinburgh West 5.7%
4 Edinburgh East 7.9%
5 Edinburgh South 32.4%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 39.9%
1 Edinburgh South 54.9%
2 Edinburgh East 42.5%
3 Edinburgh South West 35.6%
4 Edinburgh West 34.3%
5 Edinburgh North and Leith 34.0%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 39.9%
1 Edinburgh North and Leith 34.0%
2 Edinburgh West 34.3%
3 Edinburgh South West 35.6%
4 Edinburgh East 42.5%
5 Edinburgh South 54.9%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 70.9%
1 Edinburgh South 74.1%
2 Edinburgh West 73.8%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 71.2%
4 Edinburgh South West 69.4%
5 Edinburgh East 66.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 70.9%
1 Edinburgh East 66.0%
2 Edinburgh South West 69.4%
3 Edinburgh North and Leith 71.2%
4 Edinburgh West 73.8%
5 Edinburgh South 74.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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