Result
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Rachael Hamilton, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 18,564 |
| Barbra Harvie, Scottish Green Party | 1,084 |
| Jenny Claire Marr, Scottish Liberal Democrats | 2,352 |
| Jesse Rae, Independent | 290 |
Contents
What song did Jesse Rae write?
As a songwriter, Rae is best known for the 1982 song, Inside Out, a hit single by the band Odyssey.
How many seats did SNP win in 2011?
The Scottish National Party (SNP) won a landslide of 69 seats, the most the party has ever held at either a Holyrood or Westminster election, allowing leader Alex Salmond to remain as First Minister of Scotland for a second term.
What percentage of Scots voted SNP in 2019 election?
The Scottish National Party (SNP) received the most votes (45%, up 8.1% from the previous election) and won 48 out of 59 seats a gain of 13 over those won in 2017, and 81% of the Scottish seats in the House of Commons. SNP gains came at the expense of both Labour and the Conservatives.
Are the SNP a minority government?
The SNP was reduced back to being a minority government at the 2016 election.
How many seats did SNP win in 2016?
Result
| Party | Constituencies | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes | Seats | |
| SNP | 1,059,898 | 59 |
| Conservative | 501,844 | 7 |
| Labour | 514,261 | 3 |
