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Chorley

Shows the general election results for Chorley, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 78,177 and a turnout of 51%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

SPK
Speaker Gain
Majority
17,392
Electorate
78,177
Turnout
51%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Spk 67.3%
Ind 23.7%
Green 9.0%

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 (%)
Lindsay Hoyle  Spk 26,831 67.3 67.3
Mark Brexit-Smith  Ind 9,439 23.7 23.7
James Melling  Green 3,600 9.0 8.1

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Spk Ind Green Lab Con LD UKIP
2005 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.8% 34.4% 14.7% 0.0%
2010 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 43.2% 38.0% 14.0% 4.1%
2015 0.0% 0.3% 2.1% 45.1% 36.3% 2.6% 13.5%
2017 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 55.3% 41.8% 2.0% 0.0%
2019 67.3% 23.7% 9.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
79 Chorley 43.6%
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%
42 Chorley 67.3%
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%
649 Chorley 51.0%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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