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2017 general election results

Bristol South

Shows the general election results for Bristol South, which is a constituency in Avon. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 83,012 and a turnout of 65.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Karin Smyth
Majority
15,987
Electorate
83,012
Turnout
65.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 60.1%
Con 30.7%
LD 3.3%
UKIP 3.1%
Green 2.6%
Ind 0.2%

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 (%)
Karin Smyth  Lab 32,666 60.1 21.7
Mark Weston  Con 16,679 30.7 6.3
Benjamin Nutland * LD 1,821 3.3 -5.3
Ian Kealey * UKIP 1,672 3.1 -13.4
Tony Dyer * Green 1,428 2.6 -8.9
John Langley * Ind 116 0.2 0.2
* 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 UKIP Green Ind TUSC BNP Eng Dem
2005 48.6% 19.6% 23.7% 3.1% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 38.4% 22.9% 28.7% 2.6% 2.5% 0.0% 0.4% 3.6% 0.8%
2015 38.4% 24.3% 8.7% 16.5% 11.5% 0.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 60.1% 30.7% 3.3% 3.1% 2.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
246 Bristol South 29.4%
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%
204 Bristol South 60.1%
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%
480 Bristol South 65.5%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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