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2017 general election results

Brighton, Kemptown

Shows the general election results for Brighton, Kemptown, which is a constituency in East Sussex. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 67,893 and a turnout of 72.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Majority
9,868
Electorate
67,893
Turnout
72.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 58.3%
Con 38.3%
LD 3.0%
Ind 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 (%)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle  Lab 28,703 58.3 19.2
Simon Kirby  Con 18,835 38.3 -2.4
Emily Tester * LD 1,457 3.0 -0.1
Doktor Haze * Ind 212 0.4 0.3
* 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 Ind UKIP Green The Socialist Party of Great Britain TUSC Oth
2005 39.0% 34.1% 16.9% 0.0% 1.9% 6.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
2010 34.9% 38.0% 18.0% 0.0% 3.2% 5.5% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0%
2015 39.2% 40.7% 3.0% 0.2% 9.8% 7.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 58.3% 38.3% 3.0% 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%
369 Brighton, Kemptown 20.1%
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%
254 Brighton, Kemptown 58.3%
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%
155 Brighton, Kemptown 72.5%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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