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New Forest West

Shows the general election results for New Forest West, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 68,446 and a turnout of 69.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Desmond Swayne
Majority
20,604
Electorate
68,446
Turnout
69.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 59.9%
UKIP 16.5%
Lab 10.8%
LD 6.9%
Green 5.8%

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 (%)
Desmond Swayne  Con 28,420 59.9 1.1
Paul Bailey  UKIP 7,816 16.5 10.6
Lena Samuels  Lab 5,133 10.8 1.0
Imogen Shepherd-DuBey  LD 3,293 6.9 -16.4
Janet Richards  Green 2,748 5.8 3.6

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 55.9% 4.2% 16.5% 19.2% 4.2%
2010 58.8% 5.9% 9.8% 23.3% 2.2%
2015 59.9% 16.5% 10.8% 6.9% 5.8%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
47 New Forest West 43.5%
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%
51 New Forest West 59.9%
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%
211 New Forest West 69.3%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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