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Northampton South

Shows the general election results for Northampton South, which is a constituency in Northamptonshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 61,766 and a turnout of 66.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Andrew Lewer
Majority
1,159
Electorate
61,766
Turnout
66.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 46.9%
Lab 44.0%
UKIP 4.0%
LD 3.4%
Green 1.7%

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 (%)
Andrew Lewer  Con 19,231 46.9 5.3
Kevin McKeever  Lab 18,072 44.0 12.2
Rose Gibbins * UKIP 1,630 4.0 -14.3
Jill Hope * LD 1,405 3.4 -0.9
Scott Mabbutt * Green 696 1.7 -1.9
* 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 UKIP LD Green Ind Eng Dem NSOPS Scrap Oth
2005 37.8% 41.6% 2.1% 13.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0%
2010 40.8% 25.4% 4.9% 19.4% 0.9% 5.8% 1.6% 0.8% 0.2% 0.0%
2015 41.6% 31.8% 18.3% 4.3% 3.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 46.9% 44.0% 4.0% 3.4% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
588 Northampton South 2.8%
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%
546 Northampton South 46.9%
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%
450 Northampton South 66.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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