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Cumbria

Shows the general election results for Cumbria, which is a county in North West. It is comprised of 6 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 385,314 and a turnout of 71%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
385,314
Turnout
71%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 48.8%
Lab 36.2%
LD 11.8%
UKIP 2.3%
Green 0.5%
Others 0.4%

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 Con Lab LD UKIP Green Others Total
Seats won 3 2 1 0 0 0 6
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 133 99 32 6 1 1 273
% vote 48.8% 36.2% 11.8% 2.3% 0.5% 0.4% 100.0%
Change +8.0% +6.5% -1.5% -10.4% -2.8% +0.2% 0%
Candidates 6 6 6 5 2 3 28
Deposits lost 0 0 4 5 2 3 14

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD UKIP Green Others
2005 37.9% 34.8% 23.4% 2.3% 0.0% 1.6%
2010 39.4% 30.8% 24.3% 2.2% 0.6% 2.8%
2015 40.7% 29.8% 13.3% 12.6% 3.4% 0.2%
2017 48.8% 36.2% 11.8% 2.3% 0.5% 0.4%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD UKIP Green Others
2005 1 4 1 0 0 0
2010 2 3 1 0 0 0
2015 2 3 1 0 0 0
2017 3 2 1 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 9.2%
1 Penrith and The Border 34.2%
2 Workington 9.4%
3 Carlisle 6.0%
4 Copeland 3.9%
5 Westmorland and Lonsdale 1.5%

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: 9.2%
1 Barrow and Furness 0.4%
2 Westmorland and Lonsdale 1.5%
3 Copeland 3.9%
4 Carlisle 6.0%
5 Workington 9.4%

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: 50.5%
1 Penrith and The Border 60.4%
2 Workington 51.1%
3 Carlisle 49.9%
4 Copeland 49.1%
5 Barrow and Furness 47.5%

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: 50.5%
1 Westmorland and Lonsdale 45.8%
2 Barrow and Furness 47.5%
3 Copeland 49.1%
4 Carlisle 49.9%
5 Workington 51.1%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.0%
1 Westmorland and Lonsdale 77.9%
2 Penrith and The Border 71.3%
3 Copeland 69.5%
4 Workington 69.2%
5 Carlisle 69.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.0%
1 Barrow and Furness 68.5%
2 Carlisle 69.1%
3 Workington 69.2%
4 Copeland 69.5%
5 Penrith and The Border 71.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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