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Tamworth

Shows the general election results for Tamworth, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,308 and a turnout of 66.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Christopher Pincher
Majority
12,347
Electorate
71,308
Turnout
66.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 61.0%
Lab 34.8%
LD 4.2%

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 (%)
Christopher Pincher  Con 28,748 61.0 11.0
Andrew Hammond  Lab 16,401 34.8 8.7
Jenny Pinkett * LD 1,961 4.2 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 UKIP Green Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Oth
2005 37.1% 43.0% 14.1% 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0%
2010 45.8% 32.7% 16.2% 4.9% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0%
2015 50.0% 26.1% 3.0% 18.5% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 61.0% 34.8% 4.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
294 Tamworth 26.2%
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%
171 Tamworth 61.0%
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%
463 Tamworth 66.1%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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