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Devon

Shows the general election results for Devon, which is a county in South West. It is comprised of 12 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 904,870 and a turnout of 71.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
904,870
Turnout
71.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 51.1%
Lab 29.0%
LD 12.5%
Green 2.0%
UKIP 1.7%
Others 3.7%

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 Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 10 2 0 0 0 0 12
Change -1 +1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 332 188 81 13 11 24 649
% vote 51.1% 29.0% 12.5% 2.0% 1.7% 3.7% 100.0%
Change +4.9% +11.0% -0.8% -3.6% -12.9% +1.4% 0%
Candidates 12 12 12 11 8 9 64
Deposits lost 0 0 4 11 8 8 31

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 38.1% 20.4% 32.7% 1.3% 6.2% 1.3%
2010 43.3% 14.2% 33.4% 1.6% 6.1% 1.3%
2015 46.2% 18.0% 13.2% 5.6% 14.6% 2.3%
2017 51.1% 29.0% 12.5% 2.0% 1.7% 3.7%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 6 3 3 0 0 0
2010 8 2 2 0 0 0
2015 11 1 0 0 0 0
2017 10 2 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.2%
1 Torridge and West Devon 34.8%
2 Tiverton and Honiton 34.2%
3 Newton Abbot 33.2%
4 South West Devon 29.9%
5 Exeter 29.1%

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: 24.2%
1 North Devon 7.8%
2 Plymouth, Moor View 11.1%
3 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 13.3%
4 East Devon 13.3%
5 Totnes 26.8%

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: 54.6%
1 Exeter 62.0%
2 Tiverton and Honiton 61.4%
3 South West Devon 59.8%
4 Torridge and West Devon 56.5%
5 Newton Abbot 55.5%

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: 54.6%
1 North Devon 45.8%
2 East Devon 48.5%
3 Plymouth, Moor View 51.9%
4 Torbay 53.0%
5 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 53.3%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.7%
1 Central Devon 77.8%
2 South West Devon 74.2%
3 Torridge and West Devon 73.9%
4 North Devon 73.5%
5 East Devon 73.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.7%
1 Plymouth, Moor View 65.5%
2 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 66.9%
3 Torbay 67.4%
4 Tiverton and Honiton 71.6%
5 Exeter 71.7%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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