Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.
LAB
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2019 |
---|---|
Lab | 61.7% |
Con | 22.6% |
BXT | 6.1% |
LD | 4.8% |
Green | 4.3% |
SDP | 0.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hilary Benn | Lab | 30,413 | 61.7 | -8.5 |
Peter Fortune | Con | 11,143 | 22.6 | 2.1 |
Paul Thomas | BXT | 2,999 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Jack Holland * | LD | 2,343 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
Ed Carlisle * | Green | 2,105 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
William Clouston * | SDP | 281 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
* 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 | BXT | LD | Green | SDP | UKIP | CPA | TUSC | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 59.5% | 12.7% | 0.0% | 21.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
2010 | 49.3% | 20.2% | 0.0% | 20.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 55.0% | 17.3% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 0.0% | 15.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 70.2% | 20.5% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2019 | 61.7% | 22.6% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2019
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 25.4% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 74.8% |
133 | Leeds Central | 39.1% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 54.7% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 84.7% |
141 | Leeds Central | 61.7% |
650 | South Down | 32.4% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 67.3% | |
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1 | East Dunbartonshire | 80.3% |
639 | Leeds Central | 54.2% |
650 | Kingston upon Hull East | 49.3% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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