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2017 general election results

Newtownabbey

Shows the general election results for Newtownabbey, which is a county in Northern Ireland. It is comprised of 3 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 199,401 and a turnout of 63.8%.

Belfast North, East Antrim and South Antrim

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
199,401
Turnout
63.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
DUP 46.9%
SF 24.0%
UUP 14.0%
Alliance 9.1%
SDLP 4.5%
Con 0.8%
Green 0.5%
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 DUP SF UUP Alliance SDLP Con Green Others Total
Seats won 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Change +1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 60 31 18 12 6 1 1 0 127
% vote 46.9% 24.0% 14.0% 9.1% 4.5% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 100.0%
Change +8.7% +5.2% -2.5% -1.3% -2.7% -0.1% +0.5% -4.5% 0%
Candidates 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 17
Deposits lost 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 5

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year DUP SF UUP Alliance SDLP Con Green UKIP UCU Others
2005 44.1% 13.9% 21.6% 0.0% 11.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9.0%
2010 39.7% 19.1% 0.0% 7.7% 9.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.1% 4.0%
2015 38.1% 18.8% 16.5% 10.4% 7.2% 0.9% 0.0% 3.3% 0.0% 4.8%
2017 46.9% 24.0% 14.0% 9.1% 4.5% 0.8% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year DUP SF UUP Alliance SDLP Con Green UKIP UCU Others
2005 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 16.7%
1 East Antrim 41.7%
2 South Antrim 7.4%
3 Belfast North 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: 16.7%
1 Belfast North 4.5%
2 South Antrim 7.4%
3 East Antrim 41.7%

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: 46.9%
1 East Antrim 57.3%
2 Belfast North 46.2%
3 South Antrim 38.2%

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: 46.9%
1 South Antrim 38.2%
2 Belfast North 46.2%
3 East Antrim 57.3%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 63.8%
1 Belfast North 67.3%
2 South Antrim 63.3%
3 East Antrim 60.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 63.8%
1 East Antrim 60.6%
2 South Antrim 63.3%
3 Belfast North 67.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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