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2015 general election results

Hampshire

Shows the general election results for Hampshire, which is a county in South East. It is comprised of 18 constituencies (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 1,321,688 and a turnout of 67.4%.

Aldershot, Basingstoke, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Meon Valley, New Forest East, New Forest West, North East Hampshire, North West Hampshire, Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South, Romsey and Southampton North, Southampton, Itchen, Southampton, Test and Winchester

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
1,321,688
Turnout
67.4%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 52.2%
Lab 16.9%
UKIP 14.7%
LD 11.3%
Green 4.3%
Others 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.

Party Con Lab UKIP LD Green Others Total
Seats won 17 1 0 0 0 0 18
Change +3 -1 0 -2 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 465 151 131 101 39 5 891
% vote 52.2% 16.9% 14.7% 11.3% 4.3% 0.5% 100.0%
Change +2.7% +2.0% +10.8% -18.4% +3.6% -0.8% 0%
Candidates 18 18 18 18 17 15 104
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 12 15 29

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab UKIP LD Green Others
2005 43.7% 21.0% 3.1% 31.1% 0.6% 0.5%
2010 49.5% 14.9% 3.9% 29.7% 0.7% 1.3%
2015 52.2% 16.9% 14.7% 11.3% 4.3% 0.5%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab UKIP LD Green Others
2005 12 1 0 5 0 0
2010 14 2 0 2 0 0
2015 17 1 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 32.3%
1 North East Hampshire 55.4%
2 East Hampshire 48.7%
3 Meon Valley 46.2%
4 New Forest West 43.5%
5 North West Hampshire 43.4%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 32.3%
1 Southampton, Itchen 5.2%
2 Southampton, Test 8.7%
3 Portsmouth South 12.5%
4 Eastleigh 16.5%
5 Basingstoke 20.8%

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: 52.6%
1 North East Hampshire 65.9%
2 Meon Valley 61.1%
3 East Hampshire 60.7%
4 New Forest West 59.9%
5 North West Hampshire 58.1%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 52.6%
1 Portsmouth South 34.8%
2 Southampton, Test 41.3%
3 Southampton, Itchen 41.7%
4 Eastleigh 42.3%
5 Portsmouth North 47.0%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.4%
1 Winchester 74.6%
2 Romsey and Southampton North 72.8%
3 East Hampshire 72.7%
4 Meon Valley 71.1%
5 Fareham 70.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 67.4%
1 Portsmouth South 58.5%
2 Southampton, Itchen 61.9%
3 Portsmouth North 62.1%
4 Southampton, Test 62.1%
5 Havant 63.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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