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East Lothian

Shows the general election results for East Lothian, which is a county in Scotland. It is comprised of 1 constituency (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 81,600 and a turnout of 71.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
81,600
Turnout
71.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
SNP 36.2%
Lab 29.5%
Con 26.5%
LD 7.0%
UKIP 0.8%
Others 0.0%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 21 17 16 4 0 0 59
% vote 36.2% 29.5% 26.5% 7.0% 0.8% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +5.6% -6.6% -3.1% +3.8% +0.8% -0.7% 0%
Candidates 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
Deposits lost 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD UKIP Green Others
2005 13.1% 41.5% 16.0% 24.8% 0.7% 2.5% 1.5%
2010 16.0% 44.6% 19.7% 16.9% 1.1% 1.8% 0.0%
2015 42.5% 31.0% 19.5% 2.6% 2.0% 2.1% 0.3%
2017 30.6% 36.1% 29.6% 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
2019 36.2% 29.5% 26.5% 7.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year SNP Lab Con LD UKIP Green Others
2005 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 6.6%
1 East Lothian 6.6%

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: 6.6%
1 East Lothian 6.6%

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: 36.2%
1 East Lothian 36.2%

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: 36.2%
1 East Lothian 36.2%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.7%
1 East Lothian 71.7%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.7%
1 East Lothian 71.7%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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