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Cambridgeshire

Shows the general election results for Cambridgeshire, which is a county in East of England. It is comprised of 7 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 589,833 and a turnout of 69.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
589,833
Turnout
69.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 50.1%
Lab 24.3%
LD 21.5%
Green 2.4%
Others 1.7%

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 LD Green Others Total
Seats won 6 1 0 0 0 7
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 205 100 88 10 7 409
% vote 50.1% 24.3% 21.5% 2.4% 1.7% 100.0%
Change +0.3% -9.5% +8.6% +0.7% +1.6% 0%
Candidates 7 7 7 5 11 37
Deposits lost 0 0 1 5 11 17

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 42.8% 25.8% 26.9% 0.8% 3.2% 0.5%
2010 45.0% 16.2% 29.0% 1.8% 5.1% 2.9%
2015 45.6% 21.6% 13.2% 4.7% 14.4% 0.4%
2017 49.8% 33.8% 12.9% 1.7% 1.7% 0.1%
2019 50.1% 24.3% 21.5% 2.4% 0.0% 1.7%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
2005 6 0 1 0 0 0
2010 6 0 1 0 0 0
2015 6 1 0 0 0 0
2017 5 2 0 0 0 0
2019 6 1 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.9%
1 North East Cambridgeshire 56.6%
2 North West Cambridgeshire 40.3%
3 Huntingdon 32.8%
4 Cambridge 17.9%
5 South East Cambridgeshire 17.8%

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: 24.9%
1 South Cambridgeshire 4.3%
2 Peterborough 5.4%
3 South East Cambridgeshire 17.8%
4 Cambridge 17.9%
5 Huntingdon 32.8%

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: 54.3%
1 North East Cambridgeshire 72.5%
2 North West Cambridgeshire 62.5%
3 Huntingdon 54.8%
4 South East Cambridgeshire 50.0%
5 Cambridge 48.0%

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: 54.3%
1 South Cambridgeshire 46.3%
2 Peterborough 46.7%
3 Cambridge 48.0%
4 South East Cambridgeshire 50.0%
5 Huntingdon 54.8%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 69.4%
1 South Cambridgeshire 76.7%
2 South East Cambridgeshire 74.2%
3 Huntingdon 69.9%
4 North West Cambridgeshire 68.0%
5 Cambridge 67.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 69.4%
1 North East Cambridgeshire 63.3%
2 Peterborough 65.9%
3 Cambridge 67.2%
4 North West Cambridgeshire 68.0%
5 Huntingdon 69.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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