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Llanelli

Shows the general election results for Llanelli, which is a constituency in Carmarthenshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 59,434 and a turnout of 67.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Nia Griffith
Majority
12,024
Electorate
59,434
Turnout
67.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 53.5%
Con 23.7%
PC 18.2%
UKIP 3.3%
LD 1.4%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Nia Griffith  Lab 21,568 53.5 12.1
Stephen Davies  Con 9,544 23.7 9.3
Mari Arthur  PC 7,351 18.2 -4.7
Ken Rees * UKIP 1,331 3.3 -13.0
Rory Daniels * LD 548 1.4 -0.6
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con PC UKIP LD Green PFGG TUSC
2005 46.9% 13.7% 26.5% 0.0% 12.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 42.5% 14.4% 29.9% 2.8% 10.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 41.3% 14.3% 23.0% 16.3% 1.9% 1.8% 1.1% 0.3%
2017 53.5% 23.7% 18.2% 3.3% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
235 Llanelli 29.8%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

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

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
394 Llanelli 53.5%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
379 Llanelli 67.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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