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Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Shows the general election results for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, which is a constituency in Suffolk. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 78,116 and a turnout of 72.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Dan Poulter
Majority
17,185
Electorate
78,116
Turnout
72.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 60.1%
Lab 29.7%
LD 4.3%
Green 2.9%
UKIP 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 (%)
Dan Poulter  Con 33,992 60.1 4.1
Elizabeth Hughes  Lab 16,807 29.7 10.9
Aidan Van de Weyer * LD 2,431 4.3 -1.8
Regan Scott * Green 1,659 2.9 -2.0
Stephen Searle * UKIP 1,635 2.9 -10.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP ED Ind NP
2005 44.5% 28.5% 20.2% 3.3% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 50.8% 16.2% 25.0% 2.7% 4.4% 0.0% 0.7% 0.2%
2015 56.1% 18.8% 6.1% 4.9% 13.8% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 60.1% 29.7% 4.3% 2.9% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
221 Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 30.4%
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%
202 Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 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%
165 Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 72.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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