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Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport

Shows the general election results for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, which is a constituency in Devon. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 76,584 and a turnout of 66.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Luke Pollard
Majority
6,807
Electorate
76,584
Turnout
66.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 53.3%
Con 40.0%
UKIP 2.7%
LD 2.4%
Green 1.2%
Ind 0.5%

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 (%)
Luke Pollard  Lab 27,283 53.3 16.6
Oliver Colvile  Con 20,476 40.0 2.2
Richard Ellison * UKIP 1,364 2.7 -11.4
Henrietta Bewley * LD 1,244 2.4 -1.8
Daniel Sheaff * Green 604 1.2 -5.9
Danny Bamping * Ind 237 0.5 0.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con UKIP LD Green Ind Comm SLP Oth
2005 40.7% 29.6% 6.6% 22.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
2010 31.7% 34.3% 6.5% 24.7% 2.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
2015 36.7% 37.8% 14.0% 4.2% 7.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 53.3% 40.0% 2.7% 2.4% 1.2% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
443 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 13.3%
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%
399 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 53.3%
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%
432 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 66.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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