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2015 general election results

Eastleigh

Shows the general election results for Eastleigh, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 79,609 and a turnout of 69.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Mims Davies
Majority
9,147
Electorate
79,609
Turnout
69.7%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 42.3%
LD 25.8%
UKIP 15.8%
Lab 12.9%
Green 2.7%
Beer, Baccy and Scratchings 0.2%
TUSC 0.2%

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 (%)
Mims Davies  Con 23,464 42.3 2.9
Mike Thornton  LD 14,317 25.8 -20.7
Patricia Culligan  UKIP 8,783 15.8 12.2
Mark Latham  Lab 7,181 12.9 3.3
Ron Meldrum * Green 1,513 2.7 2.7
Ray Hall * Beer, Baccy and Scratchings 133 0.2 0.2
Declan Clune * TUSC 114 0.2 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 Lab Green Beer, Baccy and Scratchings TUSC Eng Dem Ind NLP
2005 37.2% 38.3% 3.4% 21.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 39.3% 46.5% 3.6% 9.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
2015 42.3% 25.8% 15.8% 12.9% 2.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
427 Eastleigh 16.5%
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%
542 Eastleigh 42.3%
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%
192 Eastleigh 69.7%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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