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Dover

Shows the general election results for Dover, which is a constituency in Kent. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 74,564 and a turnout of 69.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Charlie Elphicke
Majority
6,437
Electorate
74,564
Turnout
69.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 52.4%
Lab 40.0%
UKIP 3.3%
LD 2.6%
Green 1.8%

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 (%)
Charlie Elphicke  Con 27,211 52.4 9.1
Stacey Blair  Lab 20,774 40.0 9.2
Piers Wauchope * UKIP 1,722 3.3 -16.9
Simon Dodd * LD 1,336 2.6 -0.6
Beccy Sawbridge * Green 923 1.8 -0.8
* 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 UKIP LD Green BNP Eng Dem CPA Ind Oth
2005 35.0% 45.3% 2.6% 15.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
2010 44.0% 33.5% 3.5% 15.8% 0.0% 2.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0%
2015 43.3% 30.7% 20.3% 3.1% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 52.4% 40.0% 3.3% 2.6% 1.8% 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%
450 Dover 12.4%
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%
421 Dover 52.4%
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%
293 Dover 69.7%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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