2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 4 candidates ran for election.
Summary
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Majority
2,613
Electorate
67,436
Turnout
69.1%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Gavin Newlands
Scottish National Party
|
17,455 | 37.4% | -13.3% |
|
|
Alison Taylor
Labour
|
14,842 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
|
|
David Gardiner
Conservative
|
12,842 | 27.5% | 15.3% |
|
|
John Boyd
Liberal Democrat
|
1,476 | 3.2% | 1.1% |