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Basingstoke

Shows the general election results for Basingstoke, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 79,665 and a turnout of 66.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Maria Miller
Majority
11,063
Electorate
79,665
Turnout
66.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 48.6%
Lab 27.7%
UKIP 15.6%
LD 7.4%
Ind 0.7%

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 (%)
Maria Miller  Con 25,769 48.6 -2.0
Paul Harvey  Lab 14,706 27.7 7.3
Alan Stone  UKIP 8,290 15.6 11.5
Janice Spalding  LD 3,919 7.4 -17.1
Omar Selim * Ind 392 0.7 0.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab UKIP LD Ind BCP Oth Green
2005 38.8% 32.6% 2.2% 21.9% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3% 2.2%
2010 50.5% 20.4% 4.1% 24.5% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 48.6% 27.7% 15.6% 7.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
375 Basingstoke 20.8%
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%
365 Basingstoke 48.6%
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%
332 Basingstoke 66.6%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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