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Somerset

Shows the general election results for Somerset, which is a county in South West. It is comprised of 5 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 424,555 and a turnout of 71.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
424,555
Turnout
71.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 53.9%
LD 25.4%
Lab 17.0%
Green 1.8%
UKIP 1.2%
Others 0.7%

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 LD Lab Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 165 78 52 6 4 2 305
% vote 53.9% 25.4% 17.0% 1.8% 1.2% 0.7% 100.0%
Change +6.7% +1.6% +7.5% -3.5% -11.8% -0.5% 0%
Candidates 5 5 5 4 2 3 24
Deposits lost 0 0 0 4 2 3 9

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab Green UKIP Others
2005 38.5% 36.8% 20.5% 1.1% 3.2% 0.0%
2010 41.5% 45.1% 7.7% 0.5% 3.7% 1.4%
2015 47.2% 23.9% 9.5% 5.3% 12.9% 1.2%
2017 53.9% 25.4% 17.0% 1.8% 1.2% 0.7%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con LD Lab Green UKIP Others
2005 2 2 1 0 0 0
2010 1 4 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: 25.1%
1 Somerton and Frome 35.9%
2 Bridgwater and West Somerset 26.5%
3 Taunton Deane 25.2%
4 Yeovil 24.8%
5 Wells 12.5%

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: 25.1%
1 Wells 12.5%
2 Yeovil 24.8%
3 Taunton Deane 25.2%
4 Bridgwater and West Somerset 26.5%
5 Somerton and Frome 35.9%

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: 53.9%
1 Somerton and Frome 56.7%
2 Bridgwater and West Somerset 55.1%
3 Yeovil 54.5%
4 Taunton Deane 52.9%
5 Wells 50.1%

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: 53.9%
1 Wells 50.1%
2 Taunton Deane 52.9%
3 Yeovil 54.5%
4 Bridgwater and West Somerset 55.1%
5 Somerton and Frome 56.7%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 71.9%
1 Somerton and Frome 75.7%
2 Wells 73.8%
3 Taunton Deane 73.8%
4 Yeovil 71.6%
5 Bridgwater and West Somerset 65.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 71.9%
1 Bridgwater and West Somerset 65.3%
2 Yeovil 71.6%
3 Taunton Deane 73.8%
4 Wells 73.8%
5 Somerton and Frome 75.7%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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