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2017 general election results

Bath

Shows the general election results for Bath, which is a constituency in South West. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 66,778 and a turnout of 74.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Wera Hobhouse
Majority
5,694
Electorate
66,778
Turnout
74.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
LD 47.3%
Con 35.8%
Lab 14.7%
Green 2.3%

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 (%)
Wera Hobhouse  LD 23,436 47.3 17.6
Ben Howlett  Con 17,742 35.8 -2.0
Joe Rayment  Lab 7,279 14.7 1.5
Eleanor Field * Green 1,126 2.3 -9.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year LD Con Lab Green UKIP Ind Eng Dem Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship ATSP Oth
2005 45.4% 31.9% 14.4% 6.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
2010 56.6% 31.4% 6.9% 2.4% 1.9% 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0%
2015 29.7% 37.8% 13.2% 11.9% 6.2% 1.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 47.3% 35.8% 14.7% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
461 Bath 11.5%
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%
538 Bath 47.3%
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%
72 Bath 74.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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