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New Forest East

Shows the general election results for New Forest East, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 72,697 and a turnout of 68%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Julian Lewis
Majority
19,162
Electorate
72,697
Turnout
68%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 56.3%
UKIP 17.5%
Lab 12.2%
LD 9.4%
Green 4.7%

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 (%)
Julian Lewis  Con 27,819 56.3 3.4
Roy Swales  UKIP 8,657 17.5 12.5
Andrew Pope  Lab 6,018 12.2 2.3
Bruce Tennent  LD 4,626 9.4 -20.9
Sally May * Green 2,327 4.7 2.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con UKIP Lab LD Green
2005 49.4% 5.1% 12.3% 33.2% 0.0%
2010 52.8% 5.0% 9.8% 30.3% 2.0%
2015 56.3% 17.5% 12.2% 9.4% 4.7%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
104 New Forest East 38.8%
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%
123 New Forest East 56.3%
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%
266 New Forest East 68.0%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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