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South West Norfolk

Shows the general election results for South West Norfolk, which is a constituency in Norfolk. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 77,874 and a turnout of 67.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Elizabeth Truss
Majority
18,312
Electorate
77,874
Turnout
67.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 62.8%
Lab 27.8%
UKIP 4.9%
LD 4.5%

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 (%)
Elizabeth Truss  Con 32,894 62.8 11.8
Peter Smith  Lab 14,582 27.8 10.6
David Williams * UKIP 2,575 4.9 -18.3
Stephen Gordon * LD 2,365 4.5 0.1
* 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 BNP Oth
2005 45.0% 30.0% 4.8% 19.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1%
2010 48.3% 18.6% 6.2% 21.6% 1.7% 3.6% 0.0%
2015 50.9% 17.3% 23.3% 4.4% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 62.8% 27.8% 4.9% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
162 South West Norfolk 34.9%
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%
130 South West Norfolk 62.8%
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%
406 South West Norfolk 67.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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