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2017 general election results

Taunton Deane

Shows the general election results for Taunton Deane, which is a constituency in Somerset. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 85,457 and a turnout of 73.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Rebecca Pow
Majority
15,887
Electorate
85,457
Turnout
73.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 52.9%
LD 27.7%
Lab 15.4%
UKIP 2.3%
Green 1.8%

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 (%)
Rebecca Pow  Con 33,333 52.9 4.8
Gideon Amos  LD 17,446 27.7 6.3
Martin Jevon  Lab 9,689 15.4 6.1
Alan Dimmick * UKIP 1,434 2.3 -9.7
Clive Martin * Green 1,151 1.8 -2.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab UKIP Green Ind TUSC
2005 41.1% 44.4% 12.1% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 42.2% 49.1% 5.1% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 48.1% 21.3% 9.2% 12.0% 4.5% 4.4% 0.2%
2017 52.9% 27.7% 15.4% 2.3% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
304 Taunton Deane 25.2%
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%
409 Taunton Deane 52.9%
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%
94 Taunton Deane 73.8%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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