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2015 general election results

Somerton and Frome

Shows the general election results for Somerton and Frome, which is a constituency in Somerset. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 83,281 and a turnout of 72.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
David Warburton
Majority
20,268
Electorate
83,281
Turnout
72.4%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 53.0%
LD 19.4%
UKIP 10.7%
Green 9.0%
Lab 7.3%
Ind 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 (%)
David Warburton  Con 31,960 53.0 8.5
David Rendel  LD 11,692 19.4 -28.1
Alan Dimmick  UKIP 6,439 10.7 7.5
Theo Simon  Green 5,434 9.0 9.0
David Oakensen  Lab 4,419 7.3 2.9
Ian Angell * Ind 365 0.6 0.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD UKIP Green Lab Ind
2005 25.0% 24.1% 3.0% 3.6% 44.2% 0.0%
2010 44.5% 47.5% 3.2% 0.0% 4.4% 0.4%
2015 53.0% 19.4% 10.7% 9.0% 7.3% 0.6%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
174 Somerton and Frome 33.6%
650 Gower 0.1%

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: 50.0%
1 Liverpool, Walton 81.3%
214 Somerton and Frome 53.0%
650 Belfast South 24.5%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 66.2%
1 East Dunbartonshire 81.9%
71 Somerton and Frome 72.4%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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