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2017 general election results

Totnes

Shows the general election results for Totnes, which is a constituency in Devon. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 68,914 and a turnout of 72.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Sarah Wollaston
Majority
13,477
Electorate
68,914
Turnout
72.9%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 53.7%
Lab 26.8%
LD 12.9%
Green 4.2%
UKIP 2.5%

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 (%)
Sarah Wollaston  Con 26,972 53.7 0.7
Gerrie Messer  Lab 13,495 26.8 14.1
Julian Brazil  LD 6,466 12.9 3.0
Jacqi Hodgson * Green 2,097 4.2 -6.1
Steven Harvey * UKIP 1,240 2.5 -11.7
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP BNP Ind Oth
2005 42.8% 12.1% 37.1% 0.0% 7.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
2010 45.9% 7.4% 35.6% 2.5% 6.0% 1.3% 0.8% 0.0%
2015 53.0% 12.7% 9.9% 10.3% 14.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 53.7% 26.8% 12.9% 4.2% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
284 Totnes 26.8%
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%
388 Totnes 53.7%
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%
139 Totnes 72.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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