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Perth & Kinross

Shows the general election results for Perth & Kinross, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 148,529 and a turnout of 71.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
148,529
Turnout
71.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 41.9%
SNP 38.7%
Lab 15.3%
LD 4.1%
Others 0.0%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

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

Party Con SNP Lab LD Others Total
Seats won 1 1 0 0 0 2
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 44 41 16 4 0 106
% vote 41.9% 38.7% 15.3% 4.1% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +15.3% -9.5% -3.3% +0.9% -0.3% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 0 8
Deposits lost 0 0 0 1 0 1

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con SNP Lab LD UKIP Green Others
2005 25.9% 31.8% 25.1% 14.7% 0.3% 1.1% 1.2%
2010 25.4% 33.5% 27.4% 11.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
2015 26.5% 48.2% 18.6% 3.2% 2.2% 1.0% 0.3%
2017 41.9% 38.7% 15.3% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con SNP Lab LD UKIP Green Others
2005 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2010 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2015 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 3.2%
1 Ochil and South Perthshire 6.2%
2 Perth and North Perthshire 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: 3.2%
1 Perth and North Perthshire 0.0%
2 Ochil and South Perthshire 6.2%

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

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 41.9%
1 Perth and North Perthshire 42.3%
2 Ochil and South Perthshire 41.5%

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: 41.9%
1 Ochil and South Perthshire 41.5%
2 Perth and North Perthshire 42.3%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.2%
1 Perth and North Perthshire 71.8%
2 Ochil and South Perthshire 70.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.2%
1 Ochil and South Perthshire 70.6%
2 Perth and North Perthshire 71.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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