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2015 general election results

Southampton, Test

Shows the general election results for Southampton, Test, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 70,270 and a turnout of 62.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Alan Whitehead
Majority
3,810
Electorate
70,270
Turnout
62.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Lab 41.3%
Con 32.5%
UKIP 12.8%
Green 5.9%
LD 4.9%
Ind 1.8%
TUSC 0.9%

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 (%)
Alan Whitehead  Lab 18,017 41.3 2.8
Jeremy Moulton  Con 14,207 32.5 -0.5
Pearline Hingston  UKIP 5,566 12.8 8.8
Angela Mawle  Green 2,568 5.9 3.9
Adrian Ford * LD 2,121 4.9 -17.5
Chris Davis * Ind 770 1.8 1.5
Nick Chaffey * TUSC 403 0.9 0.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con UKIP Green LD Ind TUSC
2005 13.8% 34.8% 4.1% 0.0% 47.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 38.5% 33.0% 3.9% 2.0% 22.3% 0.3% 0.0%
2015 41.3% 32.5% 12.8% 5.9% 4.9% 1.8% 0.9%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
544 Southampton, Test 8.7%
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%
570 Southampton, Test 41.3%
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%
503 Southampton, Test 62.1%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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