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2015 general election results

Southampton, Itchen

Shows the general election results for Southampton, Itchen, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 72,281 and a turnout of 61.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Royston Smith
Majority
2,316
Electorate
72,281
Turnout
61.9%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 41.7%
Lab 36.5%
UKIP 13.4%
Green 4.2%
LD 3.6%
TUSC 0.5%

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 (%)
Royston Smith  Con 18,656 41.7 5.4
Rowenna Davis  Lab 16,340 36.5 -0.2
Kim Rose  UKIP 6,010 13.4 9.1
John Spottiswoode * Green 1,876 4.2 2.8
Eleanor Bell * LD 1,595 3.6 -17.3
Sue Atkins * TUSC 233 0.5 0.1
* 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 Green LD TUSC Oth
2005 37.3% 34.3% 1.6% 0.0% 25.4% 0.0% 1.4%
2010 36.3% 36.8% 4.3% 1.4% 20.8% 0.4% 0.0%
2015 41.7% 36.5% 13.4% 4.2% 3.6% 0.5% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
592 Southampton, Itchen 5.2%
650 Gower 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 50.0%
1 Liverpool, Walton 81.3%
555 Southampton, Itchen 41.7%
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%
513 Southampton, Itchen 61.9%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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