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2019 general election results

Wirral South

Shows the general election results for Wirral South, which is a constituency in North West. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 57,280 and a turnout of 76%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Alison McGovern
Majority
6,105
Electorate
57,280
Turnout
76%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 51.2%
Con 37.2%
LD 6.7%
BXT 2.8%
Green 2.2%

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 (%)
Alison McGovern  Lab 22,284 51.2 -6.1
Stewart Gardiner  Con 16,179 37.2 -1.7
Chris Carubia  LD 2,917 6.7 3.8
Martin Waring * BXT 1,219 2.8 2.8
Harry Gorman * Green 948 2.2 1.2
* 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 LD BXT Green UKIP Oth
2005 42.5% 33.2% 21.6% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 1.2%
2010 40.8% 39.5% 16.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0%
2015 48.2% 37.2% 3.5% 0.0% 2.1% 8.9% 0.0%
2017 57.2% 38.8% 2.9% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 51.2% 37.2% 6.7% 2.8% 2.2% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
448 Wirral South 14.0%
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%
385 Wirral South 51.2%
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%
33 Wirral South 76.0%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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