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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£21,854

2011

£26,332

2021

+£4,478

£ change

+20.5%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £28,126 Real change: −£1,794

Election history

SNP Tommy Sheppard Hold

2019-12-12

Majority 10,417 Turnout 68.9% Votes 47,815

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Tommy Sheppard	LAB	23,165	48.5%	+5.9pp
Sheila Gilmore	LAB	12,748	26.7%	-8.0pp
Eleanor Price	CON	6,549	13.7%	-4.9pp
Jill Reilly	LD	3,289	6.9%	+2.6pp
Claire Miller		2,064	4.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Tommy Sheppard	LAB	18,509	42.5%	-6.7pp
Patsy King	LAB	15,084	34.7%	+4.8pp
Katie Mackie	CON	8,081	18.6%	+8.7pp
Tristan Gray	LD	1,849	4.3%	+1.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Tommy Sheppard	LAB	23,188	49.2%	+28.8pp
Sheila Gilmore	LAB	14,082	29.9%	-13.5pp
James McMordie	CON	4,670	9.9%	-1.0pp
Peter McColl		2,809	6.0%	+0.9pp
Karen Utting	LD	1,325	2.8%	-16.6pp
Oliver Corbishley		898	1.9%	—
Ayesha Saleem		117	0.3%	-0.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Sheila Gilmore	LAB	17,314	43.4%	+3.4pp
George Kerevan	LAB	8,133	20.4%	+3.4pp
Beverley Hope	LD	7,751	19.4%	-5.0pp
Martin Donald	CON	4,358	10.9%	+0.6pp
Robin Harper		2,035	5.1%	-0.6pp
Gary Clark		274	0.7%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2011 Census

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

45.0%

Level 3 qualifications

16.1%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

14.9%

No qualifications

10.4%

Other qualifications

9.3%

Apprenticeship

4.3%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

90.3%

Asian or Asian British

6.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.0%

Other ethnic group

0.8%

📊 Age

18 to 29

29.3%

45 to 64

21.6%

30 to 44

21.3%

Under 18

14.5%

65 and over

13.3%

⛪ Religion

No religion

46.2%

Christian

40.8%

Religion not stated

7.3%

Muslim

3.2%

Hindu

0.7%

Buddhist

0.7%

Other religion

0.5%

Sikh

0.3%

Jewish

0.2%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	—	4.3%	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	—	—	45.0%	—	—	—
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	—	—	14.9%	—	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	—	—	16.1%	—	—	—
No qualifications	—	—	10.4%	—	—	—
Other qualifications	—	—	9.3%	—	—	—

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Tommy Sheppard	SNP	2015-05-07	2024-05-30
Sheila Gilmore	LAB	2010-05-06	2015-03-30
Dr Gavin Strang	LAB	1970-06-18	2010-05-06