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2019 general election results

Southampton, Test

Shows the general election results for Southampton, Test, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 70,116 and a turnout of 64.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Alan Whitehead
Majority
6,213
Electorate
70,116
Turnout
64.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 49.5%
Con 35.7%
LD 7.7%
BXT 3.5%
Green 3.2%
Ind 0.5%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Alan Whitehead  Lab 22,256 49.5 -9.2
Steven Galton  Con 16,043 35.7 1.5
Joe Richards  LD 3,449 7.7 3.6
Philip Crook * BXT 1,591 3.5 3.5
Katherine Barbour * Green 1,433 3.2 3.2
Kev Barry * Ind 222 0.5 -1.0
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD BXT Green Ind Southampton Independents UKIP TUSC
2005 13.8% 34.8% 47.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% 0.0%
2010 38.5% 33.0% 22.3% 0.0% 2.0% 0.3% 0.0% 3.9% 0.0%
2015 41.3% 32.5% 4.9% 0.0% 5.9% 1.8% 0.0% 12.8% 0.9%
2017 58.7% 34.1% 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 49.5% 35.7% 7.7% 3.5% 3.2% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
452 Southampton, Test 13.8%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

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: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
440 Southampton, Test 49.5%
650 South Down 32.4%

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 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
460 Southampton, Test 64.2%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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