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Carmarthenshire

Shows the general election results for Carmarthenshire, which is a county in Wales. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2010 it had a total electorate of 108,022 and a turnout of 69.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2010 general election.

Electorate
108,022
Turnout
69.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2010
Lab 34.4%
PC 32.8%
Con 18.4%
LD 11.3%
UKIP 3.1%
Others 0.0%

Party results and changes 2005 - 2010

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Lab PC Con LD UKIP Others Total
Seats won 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 26 25 14 9 2 0 75
% vote 34.4% 32.8% 18.4% 11.3% 3.1% 0.0% 100.0%
Change -2.9% -3.6% +4.7% 0.0% +2.2% -0.4% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 2 0 10
Deposits lost 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2010

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab PC Con LD UKIP Others
2005 37.4% 36.4% 13.7% 11.2% 0.9% 0.4%
2010 34.4% 32.8% 18.4% 11.3% 3.1% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2010

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Lab PC Con LD UKIP Others
2005 1 1 0 0 0 0
2010 1 1 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2010

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 10.8%
1 Llanelli 12.5%
2 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 9.2%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 10.8%
1 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 9.2%
2 Llanelli 12.5%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 39.0%
1 Llanelli 42.5%
2 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 35.6%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 39.0%
1 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 35.6%
2 Llanelli 42.5%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 69.9%
1 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 72.6%
2 Llanelli 67.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 69.9%
1 Llanelli 67.3%
2 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 72.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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