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Newbury

Shows the general election results for Newbury, which is a constituency in Berkshire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 83,414 and a turnout of 71.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
16,047
Electorate
83,414
Turnout
71.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 57.4%
LD 30.6%
Lab 7.3%
Green 4.1%
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 (%)
Laura Farris  Con 34,431 57.4 -4.1
Lee Dillon  LD 18,384 30.6 9.2
James Wilder  Lab 4,404 7.3 -6.8
Steve Masters * Green 2,454 4.1 1.6
Ben Holden-Crowther * Ind 325 0.5 0.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab Green Ind Apol Dem UKIP Patriotic Socialist Party Oth
2005 49.0% 42.6% 5.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 0.0% 0.9%
2010 56.4% 35.5% 4.3% 0.8% 0.3% 0.2% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 61.0% 15.0% 8.4% 4.1% 0.1% 0.4% 10.8% 0.1% 0.0%
2017 61.5% 21.4% 14.1% 2.5% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 57.4% 30.6% 7.3% 4.1% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
284 Newbury 26.7%
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%
239 Newbury 57.4%
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%
141 Newbury 71.9%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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