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Carrickfergus

Shows the general election results for Carrickfergus, which is a county in Northern Ireland. It is comprised of 1 constituency (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 62,908 and a turnout of 60.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
62,908
Turnout
60.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
DUP 57.3%
UUP 11.9%
SF 9.3%
SDLP 3.4%
Con 2.5%
Others 15.6%

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 UUP SF SDLP Con Others Total
Seats won 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 22 5 4 1 1 6 38
% vote 57.3% 11.9% 9.3% 3.4% 2.5% 15.6% 100.0%
Change +21.2% -7.0% +2.4% -1.5% +0.9% -5.1% 0%
Candidates 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Deposits lost 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year DUP UUP SF SDLP Con UKIP Others
2005 49.6% 26.6% 2.6% 5.3% 0.0% 0.0% 15.8%
2010 45.9% 0.0% 6.8% 6.6% 0.0% 0.0% 40.7%
2015 36.1% 18.8% 6.9% 4.9% 1.6% 10.9% 20.7%
2017 57.3% 11.9% 9.3% 3.4% 2.5% 0.0% 15.6%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 41.7%
1 East Antrim 41.7%

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: 41.7%
1 East Antrim 41.7%

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: 57.3%
1 East Antrim 57.3%

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: 57.3%
1 East Antrim 57.3%

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 East Antrim 60.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 60.6%
1 East Antrim 60.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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