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Staffordshire

Shows the general election results for Staffordshire, which is a county in West Midlands. It is comprised of 12 constituencies (showhide). In 2017 it had a total electorate of 827,328 and a turnout of 67.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

Electorate
827,328
Turnout
67.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 56.3%
Lab 37.9%
LD 3.1%
Green 1.5%
UKIP 0.9%
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 Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 9 3 0 0 0 0 12
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 313 211 17 8 5 2 557
% vote 56.3% 37.9% 3.1% 1.5% 0.9% 0.3% 100.0%
Change +10.6% +8.7% -0.5% -1.3% -16.7% -0.9% 0%
Candidates 12 12 12 10 3 2 51
Deposits lost 0 0 12 10 3 2 27

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 35.2% 41.4% 15.5% 0.3% 4.0% 3.5%
2010 41.6% 31.1% 17.9% 0.2% 5.1% 4.1%
2015 45.7% 29.2% 3.6% 2.8% 17.6% 1.2%
2017 56.3% 37.9% 3.1% 1.5% 0.9% 0.3%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2017

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 4 8 0 0 0 0
2010 8 4 0 0 0 0
2015 8 4 0 0 0 0
2017 9 3 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 20.7%
1 South Staffordshire 44.5%
2 Stone 35.0%
3 Lichfield 34.7%
4 Tamworth 26.2%
5 Staffordshire Moorlands 24.3%

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: 20.7%
1 Newcastle-under-Lyme 0.1%
2 Stoke-on-Trent South 1.6%
3 Stoke-on-Trent North 5.6%
4 Stoke-on-Trent Central 11.8%
5 Stafford 14.9%

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: 57.4%
1 South Staffordshire 69.8%
2 Lichfield 63.6%
3 Stone 63.2%
4 Tamworth 61.0%
5 Staffordshire Moorlands 58.1%

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: 57.4%
1 Newcastle-under-Lyme 48.2%
2 Stoke-on-Trent South 49.1%
3 Stoke-on-Trent North 50.9%
4 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.5%
5 Stafford 54.7%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 Stafford 75.9%
2 Stone 73.8%
3 Lichfield 71.9%
4 Staffordshire Moorlands 70.6%
5 South Staffordshire 69.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 Stoke-on-Trent Central 58.2%
2 Stoke-on-Trent North 58.4%
3 Stoke-on-Trent South 63.1%
4 Cannock Chase 64.2%
5 Tamworth 66.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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