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2017 general election results

South Suffolk

Shows the general election results for South Suffolk, which is a constituency in Suffolk. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 75,485 and a turnout of 71.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
James Cartlidge
Majority
17,749
Electorate
75,485
Turnout
71.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 60.5%
Lab 27.8%
LD 5.8%
Green 3.2%
UKIP 2.7%

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 (%)
James Cartlidge  Con 32,829 60.5 7.5
Emma Bishton  Lab 15,080 27.8 8.5
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorpe  LD 3,154 5.8 -2.0
Robert Lindsay * Green 1,723 3.2 -1.2
Aidan Powlesland * UKIP 1,449 2.7 -12.5
* 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 CPA
2005 42.1% 24.5% 28.4% 0.0% 5.0% 0.0%
2010 47.7% 14.3% 30.8% 0.0% 7.1% 0.0%
2015 53.1% 19.3% 7.8% 4.3% 15.2% 0.3%
2017 60.5% 27.8% 5.8% 3.2% 2.7% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
190 South Suffolk 32.7%
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%
188 South Suffolk 60.5%
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%
188 South Suffolk 71.8%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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