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Ards

Shows the general election results for Ards, which is a county in Northern Ireland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 128,661 and a turnout of 60.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
128,661
Turnout
60.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
DUP 50.0%
Alliance 12.0%
UUP 5.7%
Green 4.0%
SDLP 3.6%
SF 2.1%
Con 1.9%
Others 20.8%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party DUP Alliance UUP Green SDLP SF Con Others Total
Seats won 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 39 9 4 3 3 2 1 16 78
% vote 50.0% 12.0% 5.7% 4.0% 3.6% 2.1% 1.9% 20.8% 100.0%
Change +16.3% +0.8% -1.3% +1.2% -0.3% +0.4% -3.5% -8.4% 0%
Candidates 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 15
Deposits lost 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 7

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year DUP Alliance UUP Green SDLP SF Con UKIP UCU Others
2005 46.5% 0.0% 34.8% 0.0% 5.1% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.9%
2010 22.6% 7.1% 0.0% 2.4% 4.3% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 24.0% 37.3%
2015 33.7% 11.1% 7.0% 2.8% 3.8% 1.6% 5.4% 5.3% 0.0% 29.2%
2017 50.0% 12.0% 5.7% 4.0% 3.6% 2.1% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 20.8%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year DUP Alliance UUP Green SDLP SF Con UKIP UCU Others
2005 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.1%
1 Strangford 47.3%
2 North Down 3.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 25.1%
1 North Down 3.1%
2 Strangford 47.3%

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: 51.6%
1 Strangford 62.0%
2 North Down 41.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 51.6%
1 North Down 41.2%
2 Strangford 62.0%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 60.6%
1 North Down 60.9%
2 Strangford 60.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 60.6%
1 Strangford 60.2%
2 North Down 60.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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