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Lancashire

Shows the general election results for Lancashire, which is a county in North West. It is comprised of 16 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 1,101,769 and a turnout of 68.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
1,101,769
Turnout
68.1%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 48.2%
Con 45.0%
LD 3.7%
UKIP 1.5%
Green 1.3%
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 Lab Con LD UKIP Green Others Total
Seats won 8 8 0 0 0 0 16
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 362 338 28 11 9 2 750
% vote 48.2% 45.0% 3.7% 1.5% 1.3% 0.3% 100.0%
Change +10.4% +5.8% -1.0% -12.8% -1.4% -1.0% 0%
Candidates 16 16 16 7 14 4 73
Deposits lost 0 0 13 6 14 4 37

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD UKIP Green Others
2005 39.4% 34.9% 19.0% 1.7% 0.6% 4.3%
2010 35.2% 38.7% 18.1% 3.8% 0.6% 3.6%
2015 37.8% 39.3% 4.8% 14.3% 2.7% 1.2%
2017 48.2% 45.0% 3.7% 1.5% 1.3% 0.3%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Lab Con LD UKIP Green Others
2005 12 3 1 0 0 0
2010 6 9 1 0 0 0
2015 8 8 0 0 0 0
2017 8 8 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 17.2%
1 Preston 44.2%
2 Blackburn 42.9%
3 Fylde 25.4%
4 Ribble Valley 23.9%
5 Wyre and Preston North 23.3%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 17.2%
1 Pendle 2.9%
2 Morecambe and Lunesdale 3.1%
3 Blackpool North and Cleveleys 4.9%
4 Rossendale and Darwen 6.4%
5 Blackpool South 7.2%

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: 55.2%
1 Blackburn 69.8%
2 Preston 68.0%
3 West Lancashire 58.9%
4 Fylde 58.8%
5 Wyre and Preston North 58.3%

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: 55.2%
1 Burnley 46.7%
2 Morecambe and Lunesdale 47.7%
3 Pendle 49.0%
4 Blackpool North and Cleveleys 49.4%
5 Blackpool South 50.3%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.1%
1 West Lancashire 74.2%
2 Chorley 72.8%
3 Wyre and Preston North 72.8%
4 South Ribble 72.4%
5 Ribble Valley 70.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 68.1%
1 Blackpool South 59.8%
2 Preston 61.6%
3 Hyndburn 61.8%
4 Burnley 62.3%
5 Blackpool North and Cleveleys 64.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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