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Wyre and Preston North

Shows the general election results for Wyre and Preston North, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 74,775 and a turnout of 70.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
16,781
Electorate
74,775
Turnout
70.8%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 59.7%
Lab 28.0%
LD 8.4%
Green 3.3%
Ind 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 (%)
Ben Wallace  Con 31,589 59.7 1.4
Joanne Ainscough  Lab 14,808 28.0 -7.0
John Potter  LD 4,463 8.4 3.6
Ruth Norbury * Green 1,729 3.3 1.4
David Ragozzino * Ind 335 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 Con Lab LD Green Ind UKIP
2005 54.7% 27.2% 16.1% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1%
2010 52.4% 21.3% 21.5% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8%
2015 53.2% 24.8% 5.4% 3.4% 0.0% 13.2%
2017 58.3% 35.0% 4.8% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 59.7% 28.0% 8.4% 3.3% 0.6% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
229 Wyre and Preston North 31.7%
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%
180 Wyre and Preston North 59.7%
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%
187 Wyre and Preston North 70.8%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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