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Bolsover

Shows the general election results for Bolsover, which is a constituency in Derbyshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 73,429 and a turnout of 63.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Dennis Skinner
Majority
5,288
Electorate
73,429
Turnout
63.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 51.9%
Con 40.6%
UKIP 4.6%
LD 2.9%

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 (%)
Dennis Skinner  Lab 24,153 51.9 0.7
Helen Harrison  Con 18,865 40.6 16.1
Philip Rose * UKIP 2,129 4.6 -16.4
Ross Shipman * LD 1,372 2.9 -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 UKIP LD BNP
2005 65.2% 17.3% 0.0% 17.5% 0.0%
2010 50.0% 24.6% 3.9% 15.5% 6.0%
2015 51.2% 24.5% 21.0% 3.3% 0.0%
2017 51.9% 40.6% 4.6% 2.9% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
463 Bolsover 11.4%
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%
433 Bolsover 51.9%
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%
553 Bolsover 63.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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