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South East

Shows the general election results for South East, which is a region in England. It is comprised of 9 counties (showhide). In 2010 it had a total electorate of 6,298,261 and a turnout of 68.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2010 general election.

Electorate
6,298,261
Turnout
68.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2010
Con 49.3%
LD 26.2%
Lab 16.2%
Green 1.4%
UKIP 4.1%
Others 2.7%

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 Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 74 4 4 1 0 1 84
Change +13 -2 -13 +1 0 +1 0%
Votes (000s) 2,118 1,125 698 62 177 114 4,294
% vote 49.3% 26.2% 16.2% 1.4% 4.1% 2.7% 100.0%
Change +4.3% +0.8% -8.2% +1.4% +4.1% -2.6% 0%
Candidates 83 83 83 52 82 159 542
Deposits lost 0 0 2 49 61 157 269

Share of the vote by party 1992 - 2010

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab Green UKIP Others
1992 54.9% 24.7% 18.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
1997 41.9% 23.3% 29.1% 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
2001 42.9% 23.7% 29.4% 0.0% 0.0% 4.1%
2005 45.0% 25.4% 24.4% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
2010 49.3% 26.2% 16.2% 1.4% 4.1% 2.7%

Seats won by party 1992 - 2010

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con LD Lab Green UKIP Others
1992 79 0 4 0 0 0
1997 54 7 22 0 0 0
2001 53 8 22 0 0 0
2005 61 6 17 0 0 0
2010 74 4 4 1 0 1

Highest and lowest 2010

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 21.8%
1 Beaconsfield 41.5%
2 Witney 39.4%
3 Windsor 38.4%
4 Faversham and Mid Kent 36.6%
5 New Forest West 35.5%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 21.8%
1 Oxford West and Abingdon 0.3%
2 Southampton, Itchen 0.4%
3 Brighton, Pavilion 2.4%
4 Brighton, Kemptown 3.1%
5 Hove 3.7%

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

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 50.9%
1 Beaconsfield 61.1%
2 Windsor 60.8%
3 North East Hampshire 60.6%
4 Chesham and Amersham 60.4%
5 Maidenhead 59.5%

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: 50.9%
1 Brighton, Pavilion 31.3%
2 Hove 36.7%
3 Southampton, Itchen 36.8%
4 Brighton, Kemptown 38.0%
5 Southampton, Test 38.5%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.2%
1 Winchester 75.8%
2 Mole Valley 75.1%
3 South West Surrey 74.8%
4 Chesham and Amersham 74.6%
5 Newbury 74.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 68.2%
1 Portsmouth South 58.7%
2 Southampton, Itchen 59.6%
3 Southampton, Test 61.4%
4 Slough 61.6%
5 Portsmouth North 62.7%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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