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2017 general election results

Forest of Dean

Shows the general election results for Forest of Dean, which is a constituency in Gloucestershire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 70,898 and a turnout of 73%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Mark Harper
Majority
9,502
Electorate
70,898
Turnout
73%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 54.3%
Lab 35.9%
LD 3.9%
Green 2.4%
UKIP 2.4%
Ind 1.1%

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 (%)
Mark Harper  Con 28,096 54.3 7.4
Shaun Stammers  Lab 18,594 35.9 11.3
Janet Ellard * LD 2,029 3.9 -1.4
James Greenwood * Green 1,241 2.4 -3.1
Ernie Warrender * UKIP 1,237 2.4 -15.4
Julian Burrett * Ind 570 1.1 1.1
* 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 Ind Oth
2005 40.9% 36.6% 17.2% 2.1% 2.4% 0.0% 0.9%
2010 46.9% 24.2% 21.9% 1.9% 5.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 46.8% 24.6% 5.3% 5.5% 17.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 54.3% 35.9% 3.9% 2.4% 2.4% 1.1% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
390 Forest of Dean 18.4%
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%
375 Forest of Dean 54.3%
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%
133 Forest of Dean 73.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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