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Magherafelt

Shows the general election results for Magherafelt, which is a county in Northern Ireland. It is comprised of 1 constituency (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 68,485 and a turnout of 68.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
68,485
Turnout
68.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
SF 54.5%
DUP 26.9%
SDLP 9.8%
UUP 6.5%
Alliance 2.3%
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 SF DUP SDLP UUP Alliance Others Total
Seats won 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 25 13 5 3 1 0 47
% vote 54.5% 26.9% 9.8% 6.5% 2.3% 0.0% 100.0%
Change +5.8% +13.6% -2.6% -9.0% +0.4% -5.8% 0%
Candidates 1 1 1 1 1 0 5
Deposits lost 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SF DUP SDLP UUP Alliance UKIP Con UCU Others
2005 47.6% 23.5% 17.4% 10.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
2010 52.0% 14.4% 14.3% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 11.0% 7.3%
2015 48.7% 13.4% 12.4% 15.4% 1.9% 2.1% 0.3% 0.0% 5.8%
2017 54.5% 26.9% 9.8% 6.5% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

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

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 27.6%
1 Mid Ulster 27.6%

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: 27.6%
1 Mid Ulster 27.6%

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: 54.5%
1 Mid Ulster 54.5%

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: 54.5%
1 Mid Ulster 54.5%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.2%
1 Mid Ulster 68.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 68.2%
1 Mid Ulster 68.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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