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Portsmouth South

Shows the general election results for Portsmouth South, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 71,639 and a turnout of 58.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Flick Drummond
Majority
5,241
Electorate
71,639
Turnout
58.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 34.8%
LD 22.3%
Lab 19.5%
UKIP 13.4%
Green 7.5%
Ind 1.7%
TUSC 0.6%
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 (%)
Flick Drummond  Con 14,585 34.8 1.6
Gerald Vernon-Jackson  LD 9,344 22.3 -23.6
Sue Castillon  Lab 8,184 19.5 5.9
Steve Harris  UKIP 5,595 13.4 11.2
Ian McCulloch  Green 3,145 7.5 5.8
Mike Hancock * Ind 716 1.7 1.7
Sean Hoyle * TUSC 235 0.6 0.6
Don Jerrard * JACP 99 0.2 0.0
* 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 Ind TUSC JACP BNP ED
2005 33.6% 41.6% 22.4% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 33.3% 45.9% 13.7% 2.1% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 2.1% 1.0%
2015 34.8% 22.3% 19.5% 13.4% 7.5% 1.7% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
491 Portsmouth South 12.5%
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%
644 Portsmouth South 34.8%
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%
578 Portsmouth South 58.5%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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