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Down

Shows the general election results for Down, which is a county in Northern Ireland. It is comprised of 2 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 140,012 and a turnout of 64%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
140,012
Turnout
64%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
DUP 36.7%
SF 23.9%
SDLP 22.6%
Alliance 8.4%
UUP 7.2%
Green 0.7%
Con 0.6%
Others 0.0%

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 SF SDLP Alliance UUP Green Con Others Total
Seats won 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Change 0 +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 33 21 20 8 6 1 1 0 90
% vote 36.7% 23.9% 22.6% 8.4% 7.2% 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +12.5% +6.8% -4.0% +0.1% -4.4% +0.7% -2.7% -2.2% 0%
Candidates 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 12
Deposits lost 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year DUP SF SDLP Alliance UUP Green Con UKIP UCU Others
2005 34.9% 15.7% 28.2% 0.0% 14.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.3%
2010 24.7% 17.8% 30.4% 4.5% 0.0% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 16.2% 4.4%
2015 24.2% 17.0% 26.6% 8.2% 11.5% 0.0% 3.2% 6.9% 0.0% 2.2%
2017 36.7% 23.9% 22.6% 8.4% 7.2% 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 23.2%
1 Strangford 47.3%
2 South Down 4.8%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 23.2%
1 South Down 4.8%
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: 49.5%
1 Strangford 62.0%
2 South Down 39.9%

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: 49.5%
1 South Down 39.9%
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: 64.0%
1 South Down 67.2%
2 Strangford 60.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 64.0%
1 Strangford 60.2%
2 South Down 67.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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