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2017 general election results

The Cotswolds

Shows the general election results for The Cotswolds, which is a constituency in Gloucestershire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 80,449 and a turnout of 74.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Majority
25,499
Electorate
80,449
Turnout
74.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 60.6%
Lab 17.9%
LD 16.3%
Green 2.9%
UKIP 2.0%
Ind 0.2%

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 (%)
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown  Con 36,201 60.6 4.1
Mark Huband  Lab 10,702 17.9 8.7
Andrew Gant  LD 9,748 16.3 -2.3
Sabrina Poole * Green 1,747 2.9 -1.7
Chris Harlow * UKIP 1,197 2.0 -8.9
James Steel * Ind 107 0.2 0.2
* 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 UKIP Ind Oth
2005 49.4% 18.6% 28.1% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.8%
2010 53.0% 10.7% 29.6% 1.7% 4.2% 0.8% 0.0%
2015 56.5% 9.2% 18.6% 4.6% 10.9% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 60.6% 17.9% 16.3% 2.9% 2.0% 0.2% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
79 The Cotswolds 42.7%
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%
187 The Cotswolds 60.6%
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%
74 The Cotswolds 74.2%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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