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Torbay

Shows the general election results for Torbay, which is a constituency in Devon. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 75,931 and a turnout of 67.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Kevin Foster
Majority
14,283
Electorate
75,931
Turnout
67.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 53.0%
LD 25.1%
Lab 18.2%
UKIP 2.4%
Green 1.3%

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 (%)
Kevin Foster  Con 27,141 53.0 12.4
Deborah Brewer  LD 12,858 25.1 -8.7
Paul Raybould  Lab 9,310 18.2 9.5
Tony McIntyre * UKIP 1,213 2.4 -11.2
Sam Moss * Green 652 1.3 -2.0
* 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 BNP
2005 35.8% 41.8% 14.5% 8.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 38.7% 47.0% 6.6% 5.3% 1.0% 1.4%
2015 40.7% 33.8% 8.7% 13.6% 3.2% 0.0%
2017 53.0% 25.1% 18.2% 2.4% 1.3% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
270 Torbay 27.9%
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%
407 Torbay 53.0%
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%
401 Torbay 67.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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