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2017 general election results

South West Wiltshire

Shows the general election results for South West Wiltshire, which is a constituency in Wiltshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 76,898 and a turnout of 71.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Andrew Murrison
Majority
18,326
Electorate
76,898
Turnout
71.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 60.0%
Lab 26.5%
LD 9.8%
Green 2.6%
Ind 1.1%

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 (%)
Andrew Murrison  Con 32,841 60.0 7.3
Laura Pictor  Lab 14,515 26.5 13.1
Trevor Carbin  LD 5,360 9.8 -0.8
Christopher Walford * Green 1,445 2.6 -3.1
Liam Silcocks * Ind 590 1.1 1.1
* 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 LD Green Ind UKIP
2005 49.1% 17.2% 30.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5%
2010 51.7% 11.5% 30.5% 0.0% 0.9% 5.5%
2015 52.7% 13.5% 10.6% 5.8% 0.0% 17.5%
2017 60.0% 26.5% 9.8% 2.6% 1.1% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
179 South West Wiltshire 33.5%
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%
208 South West Wiltshire 60.0%
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%
221 South West Wiltshire 71.2%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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