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South East

Shows the general election results for South East, which is a region in England. It is comprised of 9 counties (showhide). In 2015 it had a total electorate of 6,409,317 and a turnout of 68.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

Electorate
6,409,317
Turnout
68.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 50.8%
Lab 18.3%
Green 5.2%
UKIP 14.7%
LD 9.4%
Others 1.5%

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 Green UKIP LD Others Total
Seats won 78 4 1 0 0 1 84
Change +4 0 0 0 -4 0 0%
Votes (000s) 2,234 805 228 647 414 67 4,394
% vote 50.8% 18.3% 5.2% 14.7% 9.4% 1.5% 100.0%
Change +1.5% +2.1% +3.7% +10.6% -16.8% -1.1% 0%
Candidates 83 83 83 84 83 102 518
Deposits lost 0 0 53 1 19 100 173

Share of the vote by party 1992 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab Green UKIP LD Others
1992 54.9% 18.9% 0.0% 0.0% 24.7% 1.5%
1997 41.9% 29.1% 0.0% 0.0% 23.3% 5.7%
2001 42.9% 29.4% 0.0% 0.0% 23.7% 4.1%
2005 45.0% 24.4% 0.0% 0.0% 25.4% 5.3%
2010 49.3% 16.2% 1.4% 4.1% 26.2% 2.7%
2015 50.8% 18.3% 5.2% 14.7% 9.4% 1.5%

Seats won by party 1992 - 2015

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab Green UKIP LD Others
1992 79 4 0 0 0 0
1997 54 22 0 0 7 0
2001 53 22 0 0 8 0
2005 61 17 0 0 6 0
2010 74 4 1 0 4 1
2015 78 4 1 0 0 1

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 31.2%
1 North East Hampshire 55.4%
2 Maidenhead 54.0%
3 Esher and Walton 50.2%
4 Windsor 50.0%
5 South West Surrey 50.0%

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: 31.2%
1 Eastbourne 1.4%
2 Brighton, Kemptown 1.5%
3 Lewes 2.1%
4 Hove 2.4%
5 Southampton, Itchen 5.2%

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: 52.5%
1 North East Hampshire 65.9%
2 Maidenhead 65.8%
3 Buckingham 64.5%
4 Windsor 63.4%
5 Beaconsfield 63.2%

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: 52.5%
1 Portsmouth South 34.8%
2 Lewes 38.0%
3 South Thanet 38.1%
4 Eastbourne 39.6%
5 Isle of Wight 40.7%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.6%
1 Oxford West and Abingdon 75.2%
2 Winchester 74.6%
3 Mole Valley 74.5%
4 South West Surrey 73.7%
5 Witney 73.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 68.6%
1 Slough 55.9%
2 Portsmouth South 58.5%
3 Southampton, Itchen 61.9%
4 Portsmouth North 62.1%
5 Southampton, Test 62.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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