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Lincoln

Shows the general election results for Lincoln, which is a constituency in Lincolnshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 73,111 and a turnout of 66.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Karen Lee
Majority
1,538
Electorate
73,111
Turnout
66.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 47.9%
Con 44.7%
UKIP 2.6%
LD 2.6%
Green 1.2%
Ind 0.6%
Ind 0.3%

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 (%)
Karen Lee  Lab 23,333 47.9 8.3
Karl McCartney  Con 21,795 44.7 2.1
Nick Smith * UKIP 1,287 2.6 -9.6
Caroline Kenyon * LD 1,284 2.6 -1.6
Benjamin Loryman * Green 583 1.2 1.2
Phil Gray * Ind 312 0.6 0.6
Iain Scott-Burdon * Ind 124 0.3 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 Lab Con UKIP LD Green Ind Ind TUSC Lincs Ind BNP Eng Dem
2005 43.7% 34.2% 3.7% 18.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 35.2% 37.5% 2.2% 20.2% 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 1.3%
2015 39.6% 42.6% 12.2% 4.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 47.9% 44.7% 2.6% 2.6% 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
582 Lincoln 3.2%
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%
525 Lincoln 47.9%
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%
441 Lincoln 66.6%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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