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Preston

Shows the general election results for Preston, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 59,672 and a turnout of 56.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
12,146
Electorate
59,672
Turnout
56.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 61.8%
Con 25.8%
BXT 5.3%
LD 5.1%
Green 2.0%

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 (%)
Mark Hendrick  Lab 20,870 61.8 -6.2
Michele Scott  Con 8,724 25.8 2.0
Rob Sherratt  BXT 1,799 5.3 5.3
Neil Darby  LD 1,737 5.1 1.8
Michael Welton * Green 660 2.0 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 BXT LD Green UKIP Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Ind Oth
2005 48.7% 21.0% 0.0% 19.9% 0.0% 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 7.7%
2010 48.2% 21.7% 0.0% 24.4% 0.0% 4.5% 0.8% 0.3% 0.0%
2015 56.0% 20.0% 0.0% 3.7% 4.9% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 68.0% 23.8% 0.0% 3.4% 1.0% 3.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 61.8% 25.8% 5.3% 5.1% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
172 Preston 35.9%
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%
140 Preston 61.8%
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%
626 Preston 56.6%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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