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Glenrothes

Shows the general election results for Glenrothes, which is a constituency in Fife. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 65,672 and a turnout of 63.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Majority
11,757
Electorate
65,672
Turnout
63.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
SNP 51.1%
Lab 22.8%
Con 16.7%
LD 6.4%
BRX 3.1%

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 (%)
Peter Grant  SNP 21,234 51.1 8.3
Pat Egan  Lab 9,477 22.8 -11.9
Amy Thomson  Con 6,920 16.7 -2.8
Jane Ann Liston  LD 2,639 6.4 3.4
Victor Farrell * BRX 1,276 3.1 3.1
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD BRX UKIP Oth SSP
2005 23.4% 51.9% 7.1% 12.7% 0.0% 1.2% 1.9% 1.9%
2010 21.7% 62.3% 7.2% 7.7% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 59.8% 30.6% 7.7% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 42.8% 34.7% 19.5% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 51.1% 22.8% 16.7% 6.4% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
272 Glenrothes 28.3%
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%
389 Glenrothes 51.1%
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%
496 Glenrothes 63.3%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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