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2017 general election results

Eastleigh

Shows the general election results for Eastleigh, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 81,212 and a turnout of 70.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Mims Davies
Majority
14,179
Electorate
81,212
Turnout
70.5%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 50.4%
LD 25.7%
Lab 20.0%
UKIP 2.6%
Green 1.3%

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 (%)
Mims Davies  Con 28,889 50.4 8.2
Mike Thornton  LD 14,710 25.7 -0.1
Jill Payne  Lab 11,454 20.0 7.1
Malcolm Jones * UKIP 1,477 2.6 -13.2
Ron Meldrum * Green 750 1.3 -1.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab UKIP Green Beer, Baccy and Scratchings TUSC Eng Dem Ind NLP
2005 37.2% 38.3% 21.1% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 39.3% 46.5% 9.6% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
2015 42.3% 25.8% 12.9% 15.8% 2.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 50.4% 25.7% 20.0% 2.6% 1.3% 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%
310 Eastleigh 24.8%
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%
468 Eastleigh 50.4%
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%
252 Eastleigh 70.5%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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