Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Shabana Mahmood
Majority
21,868
Electorate
68,128
Turnout
52.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2015 |
---|---|
Lab | 73.6% |
Con | 12.7% |
UKIP | 5.0% |
Green | 4.2% |
LD | 3.8% |
Liberty GB | 0.6% |
Party results and changes 2010 - 2015
Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.
Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote (%) | Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shabana Mahmood | Lab | 26,444 | 73.6 | 18.0 |
Isabel Sigmac | Con | 4,576 | 12.7 | 0.8 |
Clair Braund | UKIP | 1,805 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
Margaret Okole * | Green | 1,501 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
Shazad Iqbal * | LD | 1,374 | 3.8 | -23.6 |
Timothy Burton * | Liberty GB | 216 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | UKIP | Green | LD | Liberty GB | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 52.6% | 8.4% | 5.5% | 0.3% | 29.4% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
2010 | 55.7% | 11.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 27.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 73.6% | 12.7% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2015
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 72.3% |
6 | Birmingham, Ladywood | 60.9% |
650 | Gower | 0.1% |
Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 50.0% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 81.3% |
6 | Birmingham, Ladywood | 73.6% |
650 | Belfast South | 24.5% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 66.2% | |
---|---|---|
1 | East Dunbartonshire | 81.9% |
646 | Birmingham, Ladywood | 52.7% |
650 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | 51.3% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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