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2017 general election results

North West Cambridgeshire

Shows the general election results for North West Cambridgeshire, which is a constituency in Cambridgeshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 93,221 and a turnout of 68.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Shailesh Vara
Majority
18,008
Electorate
93,221
Turnout
68.6%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 58.6%
Lab 30.5%
LD 5.0%
UKIP 3.9%
Green 2.0%

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 (%)
Shailesh Vara  Con 37,529 58.6 6.2
Iain Ramsbottom  Lab 19,521 30.5 12.6
Bridget Smith * LD 3,168 5.0 -0.7
John Whitby * UKIP 2,518 3.9 -16.2
Greg Guthrie * Green 1,255 2.0 -1.6
* 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 CPA Eng Dem
2005 46.2% 25.6% 22.9% 5.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 50.5% 16.9% 21.9% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4%
2015 52.5% 17.9% 5.7% 20.1% 3.5% 0.3% 0.0%
2017 58.6% 30.5% 5.0% 3.9% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
267 North West Cambridgeshire 28.1%
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%
244 North West Cambridgeshire 58.6%
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%
343 North West Cambridgeshire 68.6%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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