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Dudley South

Shows the general election results for Dudley South, which is a constituency in West Midlands. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 61,323 and a turnout of 62.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Mike Wood
Majority
7,730
Electorate
61,323
Turnout
62.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 56.4%
Lab 36.2%
UKIP 4.7%
LD 1.6%
Green 1.0%

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 (%)
Mike Wood  Con 21,588 56.4 12.7
Natasha Millward  Lab 13,858 36.2 3.6
Mitch Bolton * UKIP 1,791 4.7 -14.3
Jon Bramall * LD 625 1.6 -0.5
Jenny Maxwell * Green 382 1.0 -1.5
* 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 Oth
2005 35.0% 44.0% 3.2% 12.7% 0.0% 5.1%
2010 43.1% 33.0% 8.2% 15.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 43.8% 32.6% 18.9% 2.2% 2.5% 0.0%
2017 56.4% 36.2% 4.7% 1.6% 1.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
364 Dudley South 20.2%
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%
314 Dudley South 56.4%
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%
573 Dudley South 62.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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