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New Forest West

Shows the general election results for New Forest West, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 68,786 and a turnout of 72.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Desmond Swayne
Majority
23,431
Electorate
68,786
Turnout
72.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 66.8%
Lab 19.6%
LD 9.6%
Green 2.9%
Prte 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 (%)
Desmond Swayne  Con 33,170 66.8 6.9
Jo Graham  Lab 9,739 19.6 8.8
Terry Scriven  LD 4,781 9.6 2.7
Janet Richards * Green 1,454 2.9 -2.9
Des Hjerling * Prte 483 1.0 1.0
* 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 Green Prte UKIP
2005 55.9% 16.5% 19.2% 4.2% 0.0% 4.2%
2010 58.8% 9.8% 23.3% 2.2% 0.0% 5.9%
2015 59.9% 10.8% 6.9% 5.8% 0.0% 16.5%
2017 66.8% 19.6% 9.6% 2.9% 1.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
52 New Forest West 47.2%
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%
59 New Forest West 66.8%
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%
176 New Forest West 72.1%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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