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2017 general election results

Southampton, Test

Shows the general election results for Southampton, Test, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 70,199 and a turnout of 66.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Alan Whitehead
Majority
11,503
Electorate
70,199
Turnout
66.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 58.7%
Con 34.1%
LD 4.0%
Southampton Independents 1.7%
Ind 1.4%

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 (%)
Alan Whitehead  Lab 27,509 58.7 17.4
Paul Holmes  Con 16,006 34.1 1.6
Thomas Gravatt * LD 1,892 4.0 -0.8
Andrew Pope * Southampton Independents 816 1.7 1.7
Keith Morrell * Ind 680 1.4 -0.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD Southampton Independents Ind UKIP Green TUSC
2005 13.8% 34.8% 47.3% 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 38.5% 33.0% 22.3% 0.0% 0.3% 3.9% 2.0% 0.0%
2015 41.3% 32.5% 4.9% 0.0% 1.8% 12.8% 5.9% 0.9%
2017 58.7% 34.1% 4.0% 1.7% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
314 Southampton, Test 24.5%
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%
243 Southampton, Test 58.7%
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%
434 Southampton, Test 66.8%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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