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Louth and Horncastle

Shows the general election results for Louth and Horncastle, which is a constituency in Lincolnshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 79,007 and a turnout of 66.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Victoria Atkins
Majority
19,641
Electorate
79,007
Turnout
66.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 63.9%
Lab 26.7%
UKIP 4.7%
LD 3.8%
MRLP 0.9%

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 (%)
Victoria Atkins  Con 33,733 63.9 12.8
Julie Speed  Lab 14,092 26.7 8.7
Jonathan Noble * UKIP 2,460 4.7 -16.8
Lisa Gabriel * LD 1,990 3.8 -0.7
The Iconic Arty-Pole * MRLP 496 0.9 0.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab UKIP LD MRLP Green Lincs Ind BNP Ind Eng Dem
2005 46.4% 25.3% 7.8% 20.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 49.6% 17.3% 4.3% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.4% 1.1% 1.0%
2015 51.2% 18.0% 21.4% 4.5% 0.5% 3.1% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 63.9% 26.7% 4.7% 3.8% 0.9% 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%
138 Louth and Horncastle 37.2%
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%
100 Louth and Horncastle 63.9%
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%
435 Louth and Horncastle 66.8%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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