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2017 general election results

Montgomeryshire

Shows the general election results for Montgomeryshire, which is a constituency in Powys. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 50,755 and a turnout of 68.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Glyn Davies
Majority
9,285
Electorate
50,755
Turnout
68.7%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 51.8%
LD 25.2%
Lab 15.9%
PC 5.6%
Green 1.5%

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 (%)
Glyn Davies  Con 18,075 51.8 6.8
Jane Dodds  LD 8,790 25.2 -4.1
Iwan Wyn Jones  Lab 5,542 15.9 10.3
Aled Morgan Hughes  PC 1,960 5.6 0.4
Richard Chaloner * Green 524 1.5 -2.2
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab PC Green UKIP NF Ind
2005 27.5% 50.3% 12.3% 7.0% 0.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 41.3% 37.8% 7.1% 8.3% 0.0% 3.3% 1.1% 1.0%
2015 45.0% 29.3% 5.6% 5.2% 3.7% 11.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 51.8% 25.2% 15.9% 5.6% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
288 Montgomeryshire 26.6%
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%
440 Montgomeryshire 51.8%
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%
337 Montgomeryshire 68.7%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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