Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Penny Mordaunt
Majority
10,537
Electorate
73,105
Turnout
62.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2015 |
---|---|
Con | 47.0% |
Lab | 23.8% |
UKIP | 19.1% |
LD | 6.2% |
Green | 3.2% |
TUSC | 0.5% |
JACP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Penny Mordaunt | Con | 21,343 | 47.0 | 2.7 |
John Ferrett | Lab | 10,806 | 23.8 | -3.9 |
Mike Fitzgerald | UKIP | 8,660 | 19.1 | 15.0 |
Darren Sanders | LD | 2,828 | 6.2 | -13.9 |
Gavin Ellis * | Green | 1,450 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
Jon Woods * | TUSC | 231 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Steven George * | JACP | 72 | 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 | Lab | UKIP | LD | Green | TUSC | JACP | ED |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 37.8% | 38.5% | 3.4% | 20.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 44.3% | 27.8% | 4.1% | 20.1% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
2015 | 47.0% | 23.8% | 19.1% | 6.2% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2015
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 72.3% |
344 | Portsmouth North | 23.2% |
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% |
408 | Portsmouth North | 47.0% |
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% |
506 | Portsmouth North | 62.1% |
650 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | 51.3% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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