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Basingstoke

Shows the general election results for Basingstoke, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 81,875 and a turnout of 68.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Maria Miller
Majority
9,466
Electorate
81,875
Turnout
68.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 52.7%
Lab 35.8%
LD 6.1%
UKIP 3.0%
Green 2.0%
Libertaria 0.4%

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 (%)
Maria Miller  Con 29,510 52.7 4.2
Terry Bridgeman  Lab 20,044 35.8 8.1
John Shaw  LD 3,406 6.1 -1.3
Alan Stone * UKIP 1,681 3.0 -12.6
Richard Winter * Green 1,106 2.0 2.0
Scott Neville * Libertaria 213 0.4 0.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD UKIP Green Libertaria Ind BCM Oth
2005 38.8% 32.6% 21.9% 2.2% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
2010 50.5% 20.4% 24.5% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0%
2015 48.6% 27.7% 7.4% 15.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 52.7% 35.8% 6.1% 3.0% 2.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
405 Basingstoke 16.9%
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%
415 Basingstoke 52.7%
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%
358 Basingstoke 68.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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