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Gosport

Shows the general election results for Gosport, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 74,152 and a turnout of 66.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Caroline Dinenage
Majority
17,211
Electorate
74,152
Turnout
66.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 61.9%
Lab 27.2%
LD 4.7%
UKIP 3.6%
Green 2.1%
Ind 0.5%

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 (%)
Caroline Dinenage  Con 30,647 61.9 6.6
Alan Durrant  Lab 13,436 27.2 12.6
Bruce Tennant * LD 2,328 4.7 -2.2
Chloe Marie Palmer * UKIP 1,790 3.6 -15.8
Monica Cassidy * Green 1,024 2.1 -1.5
Jeffrey Roberts * Ind 256 0.5 0.3
* 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 UKIP Green Ind BNP Eng Dem
2005 44.8% 31.5% 16.6% 4.2% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 51.8% 16.9% 21.1% 3.2% 1.2% 1.1% 2.1% 1.3%
2015 55.3% 14.5% 6.9% 19.4% 3.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 61.9% 27.2% 4.7% 3.6% 2.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
165 Gosport 34.8%
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%
153 Gosport 61.9%
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%
438 Gosport 66.7%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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