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Weston-super-Mare

Shows the general election results for Weston-super-Mare, which is a constituency in Avon. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 82,526 and a turnout of 67.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
17,121
Electorate
82,526
Turnout
67.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 57.5%
Lab 26.7%
LD 12.5%
Green 3.3%

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 (%)
John Penrose  Con 31,983 57.5 4.4
Tim Taylor  Lab 14,862 26.7 -6.0
Patrick Keating  LD 6,935 12.5 3.3
Suneil Basu * Green 1,834 3.3 1.7
* 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 ED BNP Ind Oth
2005 40.3% 18.7% 36.1% 0.0% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4%
2010 44.3% 10.9% 39.2% 0.0% 2.7% 0.5% 2.1% 0.3% 0.0%
2015 48.0% 18.3% 10.4% 4.9% 17.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 53.1% 32.7% 9.2% 1.6% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 57.5% 26.7% 12.5% 3.3% 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%
241 Weston-super-Mare 30.8%
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%
235 Weston-super-Mare 57.5%
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%
332 Weston-super-Mare 67.4%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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