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2017 general election results

Birmingham, Edgbaston

Shows the general election results for Birmingham, Edgbaston, which is a constituency in West Midlands. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 68,091 and a turnout of 64%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Preet Gill
Majority
6,917
Electorate
68,091
Turnout
64%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 55.3%
Con 39.5%
LD 3.6%
Green 1.3%
Common Good 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 (%)
Preet Gill  Lab 24,124 55.3 10.5
Caroline Squire  Con 17,207 39.5 1.2
Colin Green * LD 1,564 3.6 0.7
Alice Kiff * Green 562 1.3 -2.0
Dick Rogers * Common Good 155 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 Lab Con LD Green Common Good UKIP Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Ind BNP Impact
2005 43.1% 39.1% 12.8% 2.8% 0.0% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 40.6% 37.6% 15.4% 1.1% 0.0% 1.8% 0.3% 0.0% 2.9% 0.4%
2015 44.8% 38.3% 2.9% 3.3% 0.0% 10.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 55.3% 39.5% 3.6% 1.3% 0.4% 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%
417 Birmingham, Edgbaston 15.9%
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%
342 Birmingham, Edgbaston 55.3%
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%
538 Birmingham, Edgbaston 64.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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