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Fife

Shows the general election results for Fife, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 4 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 273,456 and a turnout of 65.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
273,456
Turnout
65.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
SNP 36.7%
Lab 29.2%
Con 23.0%
LD 10.6%
UKIP 0.3%
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 Con LD UKIP Others Total
Seats won 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
Change -1 +1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 66 52 41 19 1 0 179
% vote 36.7% 29.2% 23.0% 10.6% 0.3% 0.1% 100.0%
Change -14.2% +2.7% +11.7% +1.5% -0.3% 0.0% 0%
Candidates 4 4 4 4 1 1 18
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 1 1 4

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD UKIP Green Others
2005 16.8% 42.9% 11.8% 24.2% 1.3% 0.7% 2.3%
2010 15.0% 48.1% 11.0% 24.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.2%
2015 50.9% 26.5% 11.4% 9.2% 0.6% 1.3% 0.2%
2017 36.7% 29.2% 23.0% 10.6% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 2.4%
1 Glenrothes 8.1%
2 Dunfermline and West Fife 1.7%
3 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 0.6%
4 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.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 2.4%
1 North East Fife 0.0%
2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 0.6%
3 Dunfermline and West Fife 1.7%
4 Glenrothes 8.1%

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: 36.9%
1 Glenrothes 42.8%
2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 36.8%
3 Dunfermline and West Fife 35.5%
4 North East Fife 32.9%

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: 36.9%
1 North East Fife 32.9%
2 Dunfermline and West Fife 35.5%
3 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 36.8%
4 Glenrothes 42.8%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 65.6%
1 North East Fife 71.3%
2 Dunfermline and West Fife 67.4%
3 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 63.5%
4 Glenrothes 60.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 65.6%
1 Glenrothes 60.9%
2 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 63.5%
3 Dunfermline and West Fife 67.4%
4 North East Fife 71.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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