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Shropshire

Shows the general election results for Shropshire, which is a county in West Midlands. It is comprised of 5 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 364,322 and a turnout of 70.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
364,322
Turnout
70.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 55.6%
Lab 35.2%
LD 5.8%
Green 2.1%
UKIP 1.2%
Others 0.1%

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 0 0 0 0 0 5
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 143 91 15 6 3 0 258
% vote 55.6% 35.2% 5.8% 2.1% 1.2% 0.1% 100.0%
Change +7.2% +10.8% -1.2% -1.8% -15.1% +0.1% 0%
Candidates 5 5 5 5 2 1 23
Deposits lost 0 0 2 5 2 1 10

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 37.7% 30.4% 26.4% 0.8% 3.0% 1.7%
2010 46.8% 21.6% 23.5% 0.8% 4.4% 3.0%
2015 48.3% 24.4% 7.0% 4.0% 16.3% 0.0%
2017 55.6% 35.2% 5.8% 2.1% 1.2% 0.1%

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 0 0 0 0
2010 4 1 0 0 0 0
2015 5 0 0 0 0 0
2017 5 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 20.4%
1 Ludlow 38.6%
2 North Shropshire 29.4%
3 The Wrekin 19.3%
4 Shrewsbury and Atcham 11.4%
5 Telford 1.6%

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: 20.4%
1 Telford 1.6%
2 Shrewsbury and Atcham 11.4%
3 The Wrekin 19.3%
4 North Shropshire 29.4%
5 Ludlow 38.6%

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: 55.6%
1 Ludlow 62.9%
2 North Shropshire 60.5%
3 The Wrekin 55.4%
4 Shrewsbury and Atcham 50.0%
5 Telford 48.7%

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: 55.6%
1 Telford 48.7%
2 Shrewsbury and Atcham 50.0%
3 The Wrekin 55.4%
4 North Shropshire 60.5%
5 Ludlow 62.9%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 70.8%
1 Shrewsbury and Atcham 73.6%
2 Ludlow 73.4%
3 The Wrekin 72.2%
4 North Shropshire 69.0%
5 Telford 65.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 70.8%
1 Telford 65.6%
2 North Shropshire 69.0%
3 The Wrekin 72.2%
4 Ludlow 73.4%
5 Shrewsbury and Atcham 73.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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