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2010 general election results

Hampshire

Shows the general election results for Hampshire, which is a county in South East. It is comprised of 18 constituencies (showhide). In 2010 it had a total electorate of 1,304,594 and a turnout of 67.5%.

Aldershot, Basingstoke, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Meon Valley, New Forest East, New Forest West, North East Hampshire, North West Hampshire, Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South, Romsey and Southampton North, Southampton, Itchen, Southampton, Test and Winchester

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2010 general election.

Electorate
1,304,594
Turnout
67.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2010
Con 49.5%
LD 29.7%
Lab 14.9%
UKIP 3.9%
Green 0.7%
Others 1.3%

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 Con LD Lab UKIP Green Others Total
Seats won 14 2 2 0 0 0 18
Change +2 -3 +1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 436 262 131 34 6 11 880
% vote 49.5% 29.7% 14.9% 3.9% 0.7% 1.3% 100.0%
Change +5.8% -1.3% -6.1% +0.8% +0.1% +0.8% 0%
Candidates 18 18 18 18 8 26 106
Deposits lost 0 0 0 14 8 26 48

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2010

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab UKIP Green Others
2005 43.7% 31.1% 21.0% 3.1% 0.6% 0.5%
2010 49.5% 29.7% 14.9% 3.9% 0.7% 1.3%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2010

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con LD Lab UKIP Green Others
2005 12 5 1 0 0 0
2010 14 2 2 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2010

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 20.4%
1 New Forest West 35.5%
2 North East Hampshire 35.1%
3 North West Hampshire 34.9%
4 Fareham 31.5%
5 Gosport 30.7%

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: 20.4%
1 Southampton, Itchen 0.4%
2 Winchester 5.4%
3 Southampton, Test 5.5%
4 Eastleigh 7.2%
5 Romsey and Southampton North 8.5%

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: 50.8%
1 North East Hampshire 60.6%
2 New Forest West 58.8%
3 North West Hampshire 58.3%
4 East Hampshire 56.8%
5 Meon Valley 56.2%

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: 50.8%
1 Southampton, Itchen 36.8%
2 Southampton, Test 38.5%
3 Portsmouth North 44.3%
4 Portsmouth South 45.9%
5 Eastleigh 46.5%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.5%
1 Winchester 75.8%
2 North East Hampshire 73.3%
3 Meon Valley 72.7%
4 Romsey and Southampton North 71.8%
5 Fareham 71.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 67.5%
1 Portsmouth South 58.7%
2 Southampton, Itchen 59.6%
3 Southampton, Test 61.4%
4 Portsmouth North 62.7%
5 Havant 63.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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