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Burton

Shows the general election results for Burton, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 75,036 and a turnout of 65%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
14,496
Electorate
75,036
Turnout
65%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 60.7%
Lab 30.9%
LD 5.5%
Green 2.9%

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 (%)
Kate Griffiths  Con 29,560 60.7 2.7
Louise Walker  Lab 15,064 30.9 -6.9
Adam Wain  LD 2,681 5.5 3.0
Kate Copeland * Green 1,433 2.9 1.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP BNP Oth
2005 37.3% 42.1% 12.5% 0.0% 1.9% 0.0% 6.2%
2010 44.5% 31.9% 15.8% 0.0% 2.9% 4.8% 0.0%
2015 49.8% 27.5% 2.5% 2.5% 17.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 58.0% 37.8% 2.5% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 60.7% 30.9% 5.5% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
250 Burton 29.7%
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%
157 Burton 60.7%
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%
436 Burton 65.0%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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