Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Ranil Jayawardena
Majority
29,916
Electorate
76,918
Turnout
70.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2015 |
---|---|
Con | 65.9% |
LD | 10.5% |
Lab | 9.8% |
UKIP | 8.8% |
Green | 4.4% |
MRLP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ranil Jayawardena | Con | 35,573 | 65.9 | 5.3 |
Graham Cockarill | LD | 5,657 | 10.5 | -15.0 |
Amran Hussain | Lab | 5,290 | 9.8 | 0.0 |
Robert Blay | UKIP | 4,732 | 8.8 | 4.6 |
Andrew Johnston * | Green | 2,364 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Mad Max Bobetsky * | MRLP | 384 | 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 | LD | Lab | UKIP | Green | MRLP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 53.1% | 27.0% | 16.6% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 60.6% | 25.5% | 9.8% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 65.9% | 10.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% | 4.4% | 0.7% |
Highest and lowest 2015
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 72.3% |
12 | North East Hampshire | 55.4% |
650 | Gower | 0.1% |
Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 50.0% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 81.3% |
16 | North East Hampshire | 65.9% |
650 | Belfast South | 24.5% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 66.2% | |
---|---|---|
1 | East Dunbartonshire | 81.9% |
166 | North East Hampshire | 70.2% |
650 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | 51.3% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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