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Eastbourne

Shows the general election results for Eastbourne, which is a constituency in East Sussex. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 78,754 and a turnout of 72.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Stephen Lloyd
Majority
1,609
Electorate
78,754
Turnout
72.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
LD 46.9%
Con 44.1%
Lab 8.1%
Green 0.9%

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 (%)
Stephen Lloyd  LD 26,924 46.9 8.7
Caroline Ansell  Con 25,315 44.1 4.5
Jake Lambert  Lab 4,671 8.1 0.3
Alex Hough * Green 510 0.9 -1.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year LD Con Lab Green UKIP Ind BNP
2005 41.7% 43.1% 10.8% 2.0% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 47.3% 40.7% 4.8% 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% 1.8%
2015 38.2% 39.6% 7.8% 2.6% 11.6% 0.3% 0.0%
2017 46.9% 44.1% 8.1% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
590 Eastbourne 2.8%
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%
544 Eastbourne 46.9%
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%
140 Eastbourne 72.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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