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2015 general election results

Gosport

Shows the general election results for Gosport, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 73,268 and a turnout of 65.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Caroline Dinenage
Majority
17,098
Electorate
73,268
Turnout
65.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 55.3%
UKIP 19.4%
Lab 14.5%
LD 6.9%
Green 3.6%
Ind 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 (%)
Caroline Dinenage  Con 26,364 55.3 3.5
Christopher Wood  UKIP 9,266 19.4 16.3
Alan Durrant  Lab 6,926 14.5 -2.4
Rob Hylands  LD 3,298 6.9 -14.1
Monica Cassidy * Green 1,707 3.6 2.4
Jeffrey Roberts * Ind 104 0.2 -0.8
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con UKIP Lab LD Green Ind BNP Eng Dem
2005 44.8% 4.2% 31.5% 16.6% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 51.8% 3.2% 16.9% 21.1% 1.2% 1.1% 2.1% 1.3%
2015 55.3% 19.4% 14.5% 6.9% 3.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
144 Gosport 35.9%
650 Gower 0.1%

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

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 50.0%
1 Liverpool, Walton 81.3%
146 Gosport 55.3%
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%
393 Gosport 65.1%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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