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Yeovil

Shows the general election results for Yeovil, which is a constituency in Somerset. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 82,916 and a turnout of 71.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Marcus Fysh
Majority
14,723
Electorate
82,916
Turnout
71.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 54.5%
LD 29.7%
Lab 12.5%
Green 1.8%
Ind 1.5%

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 (%)
Marcus Fysh  Con 32,369 54.5 12.0
Jo Roundell Greene  LD 17,646 29.7 -3.4
Ian Martin  Lab 7,418 12.5 5.4
Robert Wood * Green 1,052 1.8 -2.1
Katy Pritchard * Ind 919 1.5 1.5
* 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 Green Ind UKIP BNP
2005 34.1% 51.5% 10.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 0.0%
2010 32.9% 55.7% 5.2% 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% 2.0%
2015 42.5% 33.1% 7.1% 3.8% 0.0% 13.4% 0.0%
2017 54.5% 29.7% 12.5% 1.8% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
309 Yeovil 24.8%
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%
364 Yeovil 54.5%
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%
202 Yeovil 71.6%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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