Frequently Asked Questions — East Renfrewshire Constituency

Who won the East Renfrewshire constituency election in 2017?

Conservative gained East Renfrewshire constituency at the 8 June 2017 General Election, taking the seat from Labour. Conservative won with a majority of 4,712 votes (8.8%). Turnout was 76.7%.

What was the swing in East Renfrewshire at the 2017 election?

The swing in East Renfrewshire was 20.0% from LAB to CON — a modest shift towards CON. Swing is calculated using the Butler two-party formula: the average of the change in winner's vote share and the fall in the runner-up's vote share compared to the previous election here.

What does swing mean in UK elections?

Swing measures how much support has shifted between two parties compared to a previous election. The Butler swing formula — used in British election reporting since the 1950s — takes the average of the gain in the winner's vote share and the loss in the runner-up's. A 5% swing is considered large at ward level; anything above 10% is exceptional. The swing figure for East Renfrewshire in 2017 is shown in the statistics above.