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2017 general election results

Newton Abbot

Shows the general election results for Newton Abbot, which is a constituency in Devon. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,714 and a turnout of 72%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Anne Marie Morris
Majority
17,160
Electorate
71,714
Turnout
72%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 55.5%
Lab 22.2%
LD 20.5%
Green 1.8%

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 (%)
Anne Marie Morris  Con 28,635 55.5 8.2
James Osben  Lab 11,475 22.2 12.4
Marie Chadwick  LD 10,601 20.5 -3.4
Kathryn Driscoll * Green 926 1.8 -2.8
* 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 UKIP TUSC Ind Oth
2005 35.1% 11.4% 45.6% 0.0% 6.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
2010 43.0% 7.0% 41.9% 1.5% 6.4% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2015 47.2% 9.8% 24.0% 4.6% 13.9% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 55.5% 22.2% 20.5% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
182 Newton Abbot 33.2%
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%
334 Newton Abbot 55.5%
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%
184 Newton Abbot 72.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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