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Luton North

Shows the general election results for Luton North, which is a constituency in Bedfordshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 66,811 and a turnout of 69.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Kelvin Hopkins
Majority
14,364
Electorate
66,811
Turnout
69.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 63.8%
Con 33.0%
LD 1.7%
Green 1.4%

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 (%)
Kelvin Hopkins  Lab 29,765 63.8 11.6
Caroline Kerswell  Con 15,401 33.0 3.1
Rabi Martins * LD 808 1.7 -1.3
Simon Hall * Green 648 1.4 -0.9
* 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 LD Green UKIP BNP Oth
2005 48.6% 32.2% 15.6% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.4%
2010 49.3% 31.8% 11.1% 1.1% 3.6% 3.1% 0.0%
2015 52.2% 29.9% 3.1% 2.3% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 63.8% 33.0% 1.7% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
217 Luton North 30.8%
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%
103 Luton North 63.8%
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%
286 Luton North 69.8%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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