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Gloucestershire

Shows the general election results for Gloucestershire, which is a county in South West. It is comprised of 6 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 477,469 and a turnout of 72.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
477,469
Turnout
72.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 52.9%
Lab 28.7%
LD 14.1%
Green 2.2%
UKIP 1.8%
Others 0.3%

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 5 1 0 0 0 0 6
Change -1 +1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 183 99 49 8 6 1 345
% vote 52.9% 28.7% 14.1% 2.2% 1.8% 0.3% 100.0%
Change +3.7% +7.7% +0.7% -2.2% -9.9% 0.0% 0%
Candidates 6 6 6 6 5 3 32
Deposits lost 0 0 2 6 5 3 16

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 41.7% 29.3% 23.3% 2.5% 1.9% 1.4%
2010 44.8% 21.0% 28.7% 1.4% 3.6% 0.6%
2015 49.2% 21.0% 13.4% 4.4% 11.6% 0.3%
2017 52.9% 28.7% 14.1% 2.2% 1.8% 0.3%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 3 2 1 0 0 0
2010 5 0 1 0 0 0
2015 6 0 0 0 0 0
2017 5 1 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 19.2%
1 The Cotswolds 42.7%
2 Tewkesbury 38.2%
3 Forest of Dean 18.4%
4 Gloucester 10.2%
5 Cheltenham 4.5%

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: 19.2%
1 Stroud 1.1%
2 Cheltenham 4.5%
3 Gloucester 10.2%
4 Forest of Dean 18.4%
5 Tewkesbury 38.2%

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: 53.1%
1 The Cotswolds 60.6%
2 Tewkesbury 60.0%
3 Forest of Dean 54.3%
4 Gloucester 50.3%
5 Stroud 47.0%

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: 53.1%
1 Cheltenham 46.7%
2 Stroud 47.0%
3 Gloucester 50.3%
4 Forest of Dean 54.3%
5 Tewkesbury 60.0%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 72.4%
1 Stroud 77.0%
2 The Cotswolds 74.2%
3 Forest of Dean 73.0%
4 Tewkesbury 72.5%
5 Cheltenham 72.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 72.4%
1 Gloucester 65.2%
2 Cheltenham 72.3%
3 Tewkesbury 72.5%
4 Forest of Dean 73.0%
5 The Cotswolds 74.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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