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Bridgend

Shows the general election results for Bridgend, which is a constituency in Bridgend. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 62,185 and a turnout of 69.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Madeleine Moon
Majority
4,700
Electorate
62,185
Turnout
69.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 50.7%
Con 39.8%
PC 4.1%
LD 2.1%
UKIP 1.8%
Ind 1.5%

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 (%)
Madeleine Moon  Lab 21,913 50.7 13.6
Karen Robson  Con 17,213 39.8 7.6
Rhys Watkins * PC 1,783 4.1 -2.9
Jonathan Pratt * LD 919 2.1 -2.1
Alun Williams * UKIP 781 1.8 -13.2
Isabel Robson * Ind 646 1.5 -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 PC LD UKIP Ind Green TUSC Pirate NF BNP
2005 42.9% 25.0% 6.9% 22.0% 1.4% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 36.3% 30.4% 5.9% 22.6% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7%
2015 37.1% 32.2% 7.1% 4.2% 15.0% 1.9% 1.9% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.0%
2017 50.7% 39.8% 4.1% 2.1% 1.8% 1.5% 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%
470 Bridgend 10.9%
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%
463 Bridgend 50.7%
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%
299 Bridgend 69.6%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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