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Ipswich

Shows the general election results for Ipswich, which is a constituency in Suffolk. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 75,668 and a turnout of 67.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Sandy Martin
Majority
836
Electorate
75,668
Turnout
67.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 47.4%
Con 45.7%
UKIP 2.7%
LD 2.3%
Green 1.6%
Ind 0.2%

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 (%)
Sandy Martin  Lab 24,235 47.4 10.3
Ben Gummer  Con 23,399 45.7 1.0
Tony Gould * UKIP 1,372 2.7 -9.0
Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett * LD 1,187 2.3 -0.6
Charlotte Armstrong * Green 840 1.6 -1.9
David Tabane * Ind 121 0.2 0.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con UKIP LD Green Ind BNP Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Oth
2005 42.9% 31.1% 2.7% 21.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1%
2010 34.7% 39.1% 2.9% 18.2% 1.7% 0.2% 2.7% 0.3% 0.0%
2015 37.1% 44.8% 11.7% 2.9% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 47.4% 45.7% 2.7% 2.3% 1.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
607 Ipswich 1.6%
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%
536 Ipswich 47.4%
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%
390 Ipswich 67.6%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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