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South West Devon

Shows the general election results for South West Devon, which is a constituency in Devon. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,260 and a turnout of 74.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Gary Streeter
Majority
15,816
Electorate
71,260
Turnout
74.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 59.8%
Lab 29.9%
LD 5.2%
UKIP 2.9%
Green 2.1%

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 (%)
Gary Streeter  Con 31,634 59.8 3.3
Philippa Davey  Lab 15,818 29.9 13.3
Caroline Voaden  LD 2,732 5.2 -2.3
Ian Ross * UKIP 1,540 2.9 -11.6
Win Scutt * Green 1,133 2.1 -2.6
* 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
2005 44.4% 24.3% 23.8% 7.5% 0.0%
2010 56.0% 12.4% 24.1% 6.2% 1.3%
2015 56.6% 16.7% 7.5% 14.5% 4.8%
2017 59.8% 29.9% 5.2% 2.9% 2.1%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
232 South West Devon 29.9%
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%
212 South West Devon 59.8%
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%
77 South West Devon 74.2%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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