2017 General Election
The 2017 General Election was held on 8 June 2017. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.
Summary
SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Majority
4,264
Electorate
66,554
Turnout
65.9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Stuart McDonald
Scottish National Party
|
19,122 | 43.6% | -16.3% |
|
|
Elisha Fisher
Labour
|
14,858 | 33.9% | 3.9% |
|
|
Stephen Johnston
Conservative
|
8,010 | 18.3% | 10.4% |
|
|
Rod Ackland
Liberal Democrat
|
1,238 | 2.8% | 0.6% |
|
|
Carl Pearson
UK Independence Party
|
605 | 1.4% | 1.4% |