Scottish Cities

Voter turnout is a useful measure of how involved local residents are in democracy and decision-making processes. The figure below demonstrates the level of voter turnout at the 2019 General Election at UK and Scottish level, and within selected Scottish cities.

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Voter turnout at the 2019 General Election averaged at 60% across Glasgow constituencies, well below both the Scottish (68%) and UK (68%) averages.  Voter turnout was lower in Glasgow than in other major cities in Scotland, with the highest turnout being in Edinburgh (73%).

However, the above graph only provides a snapshot and does not reveal the rise in voter turnout at recent general elections. 

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Further information on turnout at general elections can accessed from the House of Commons Library and the Electoral Commission.

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See Politics in the Mindset domain for related information.