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2019 general election results

United Kingdom

Shows the general election results for the United Kingdom, which is comprised of 2 countries (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 47,567,752 and a turnout of 67.3%.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
47,567,752
Turnout
67.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 43.6%
Lab 32.1%
SNP 3.9%
LD 11.5%
Green 2.7%
UKIP 0.1%
Others 6.1%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Con Lab SNP LD Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 365 202 48 11 1 0 23 650
Change +48 -60 +13 -1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 13,966 10,269 1,242 3,696 866 23 1,951 32,014
% vote 43.6% 32.1% 3.9% 11.5% 2.7% 0.1% 6.1% 100.0%
Change +1.3% -7.9% +0.8% +4.2% +1.1% -1.8% +2.3% 0%
Candidates 635 631 59 611 497 44 843 3,320
Deposits lost 4 12 0 136 466 44 613 1,275

Share of the vote by party 1992 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab SNP LD Green UKIP Others
1992 41.9% 34.4% 0.0% 17.8% 0.0% 0.0% 5.8%
1997 30.7% 43.2% 0.0% 16.8% 0.0% 0.0% 9.3%
2001 31.7% 40.7% 0.0% 18.3% 0.0% 0.0% 9.4%
2005 32.4% 35.2% 0.0% 22.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.4%
2010 36.1% 29.0% 1.7% 23.0% 1.0% 3.1% 6.2%
2015 36.8% 30.4% 4.7% 7.9% 3.8% 12.6% 3.7%
2017 42.3% 40.0% 3.0% 7.4% 1.6% 1.8% 3.8%
2019 43.6% 32.1% 3.9% 11.5% 2.7% 0.1% 6.1%

Seats won by party 1992 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab SNP LD Green UKIP Others
1992 336 271 0 20 0 0 24
1997 165 418 0 46 0 0 30
2001 166 412 0 52 0 0 29
2005 210 348 0 62 0 0 30
2010 306 258 6 57 1 0 22
2015 330 232 56 8 1 1 22
2017 317 262 35 12 1 0 23
2019 365 202 48 11 1 0 23

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
2 Knowsley 72.7%
3 Bootle 70.3%
4 Liverpool, Riverside 70.2%
5 Liverpool, West Derby 68.2%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%
2 Bury North 0.2%
3 East Dunbartonshire 0.3%
4 Bedford 0.3%
5 Kensington 0.3%

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%
2 Knowsley 80.8%
3 Bootle 79.4%
4 Birmingham, Ladywood 79.2%
5 Birmingham, Hodge Hill 78.7%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 South Down 32.4%
2 Sheffield, Hallam 34.6%
3 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 35.2%
4 South Antrim 35.3%
5 Ynys Môn 35.5%

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%
2 Richmond Park 78.7%
3 Rushcliffe 78.5%
4 Sheffield, Hallam 78.2%
5 St Albans 78.1%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%
2 Chorley 51.0%
3 Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 52.1%
4 Kingston upon Hull North 52.2%
5 Blackley and Broughton 52.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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