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%
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.
View full listHighest 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.
View full listHighest % 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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