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Falkirk

Shows the general election results for Falkirk, which is a constituency in Falkirk. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 84,472 and a turnout of 66.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Majority
14,948
Electorate
84,472
Turnout
66.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
SNP 52.5%
Con 25.8%
Lab 11.2%
LD 7.1%
Green 3.4%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

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

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
John McNally  SNP 29,351 52.5 13.6
Lynn Munro  Con 14,403 25.8 -0.4
Safia Ali  Lab 6,243 11.2 -18.6
Austin Reid  LD 3,990 7.1 5.1
Tom McLaughlin * Green 1,885 3.4 1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Con Lab LD Green UKIP SSP
2005 21.4% 9.9% 50.9% 16.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8%
2010 30.3% 11.2% 45.7% 10.3% 0.0% 2.5% 0.0%
2015 57.7% 12.1% 25.1% 2.0% 0.0% 3.0% 0.0%
2017 38.9% 26.2% 29.8% 2.1% 1.7% 1.3% 0.0%
2019 52.5% 25.8% 11.2% 7.1% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
283 Falkirk 26.8%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

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: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
357 Falkirk 52.5%
650 South Down 32.4%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
382 Falkirk 66.1%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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