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2017 general election results

Morecambe and Lunesdale

Shows the general election results for Morecambe and Lunesdale, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 66,818 and a turnout of 68.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
David Morris
Majority
1,399
Electorate
66,818
Turnout
68.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 47.7%
Lab 44.6%
LD 3.7%
UKIP 2.9%
Green 1.0%

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 (%)
David Morris  Con 21,773 47.7 2.2
Vikki Singleton  Lab 20,374 44.6 9.7
Matthew Severn * LD 1,699 3.7 0.0
Robert Gillespie * UKIP 1,333 2.9 -9.5
Cait Sinclair * Green 478 1.0 -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 Lab LD UKIP Green Ind
2005 37.3% 49.1% 13.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 41.5% 39.5% 13.3% 4.2% 1.4% 0.0%
2015 45.5% 34.9% 3.7% 12.4% 3.2% 0.2%
2017 47.7% 44.6% 3.7% 2.9% 1.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
584 Morecambe and Lunesdale 3.1%
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%
529 Morecambe and Lunesdale 47.7%
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%
359 Morecambe and Lunesdale 68.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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