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2017 general election results

Torridge and West Devon

Shows the general election results for Torridge and West Devon, which is a constituency in Devon. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 80,524 and a turnout of 73.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Geoffrey Cox
Majority
20,686
Electorate
80,524
Turnout
73.9%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 56.5%
Lab 21.7%
LD 17.7%
Green 2.7%
Ind 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 (%)
Geoffrey Cox  Con 33,612 56.5 5.7
Vince Barry  Lab 12,926 21.7 11.1
David Chalmers  LD 10,526 17.7 4.5
Chris Jordan * Green 1,622 2.7 -4.2
Robin Julian * Ind 794 1.3 1.3
* 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 Ind UKIP BNP
2005 42.3% 10.5% 36.9% 3.9% 0.0% 6.3% 0.0%
2010 45.7% 5.3% 40.3% 1.9% 0.0% 5.5% 1.4%
2015 50.9% 10.6% 13.2% 7.0% 0.0% 18.3% 0.0%
2017 56.5% 21.7% 17.7% 2.7% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
166 Torridge and West Devon 34.8%
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%
312 Torridge and West Devon 56.5%
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%
88 Torridge and West Devon 73.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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