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Sevenoaks

Shows the general election results for Sevenoaks, which is a constituency in Kent. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,565 and a turnout of 71.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Michael Fallon
Majority
21,917
Electorate
71,565
Turnout
71.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 63.7%
Lab 20.9%
LD 8.4%
UKIP 3.7%
Green 3.3%

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 (%)
Michael Fallon  Con 32,644 63.7 6.8
Christopher Clark  Lab 10,727 20.9 8.1
Alan Bullion  LD 4,280 8.4 0.5
Graham Cushway * UKIP 1,894 3.7 -14.2
Philip Dodd * Green 1,673 3.3 -1.2
* 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 BNP Eng Dem Ind Oth
2005 14.4% 60.3% 16.9% 4.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0%
2010 56.8% 13.2% 21.4% 3.6% 0.0% 2.8% 1.6% 0.5% 0.0%
2015 56.9% 12.9% 7.9% 17.9% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 63.7% 20.9% 8.4% 3.7% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
77 Sevenoaks 42.8%
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%
106 Sevenoaks 63.7%
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%
209 Sevenoaks 71.6%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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