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East Midlands

Shows the general election results for East Midlands, which is a region in England. It is comprised of 5 counties (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 3,482,270 and a turnout of 67.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
3,482,270
Turnout
67.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 54.8%
Lab 31.7%
LD 7.8%
Green 2.6%
UKIP 0.1%
Others 3.1%

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 LD Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 38 8 0 0 0 0 46
Change +7 -7 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 1,281 741 183 60 2 73 2,338
% vote 54.8% 31.7% 7.8% 2.6% 0.1% 3.1% 100.0%
Change +4.0% -8.8% +3.5% +1.1% -2.3% +2.5% 0%
Candidates 46 46 45 38 2 49 226
Deposits lost 0 0 8 38 2 41 89

Share of the vote by party 1992 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
1992 46.6% 37.4% 15.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
1997 34.9% 47.8% 13.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7%
2001 37.3% 45.1% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
2005 37.1% 39.0% 18.5% 0.0% 0.0% 5.5%
2010 41.2% 29.8% 20.8% 0.5% 3.3% 4.5%
2015 43.5% 31.6% 5.6% 3.0% 15.8% 0.6%
2017 50.7% 40.5% 4.3% 1.5% 2.4% 0.6%
2019 54.8% 31.7% 7.8% 2.6% 0.1% 3.1%

Seats won by party 1992 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
1992 29 15 0 0 0 0
1997 14 30 0 0 0 0
2001 15 28 1 0 0 0
2005 19 26 1 0 0 0
2010 31 15 0 0 0 0
2015 32 14 0 0 0 0
2017 31 15 0 0 0 0
2019 38 8 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 29.4%
1 South Holland and The Deepings 62.7%
2 Boston and Skegness 61.4%
3 Louth and Horncastle 55.2%
4 Sleaford and North Hykeham 48.9%
5 Bosworth 46.6%

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: 29.4%
1 High Peak 1.1%
2 Gedling 1.4%
3 Chesterfield 3.2%
4 Derby North 5.4%
5 Lincoln 6.9%

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: 58.0%
1 Boston and Skegness 76.7%
2 South Holland and The Deepings 75.9%
3 Louth and Horncastle 72.7%
4 Sleaford and North Hykeham 67.1%
5 Leicester South 67.0%

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: 58.0%
1 Ashfield 39.3%
2 Chesterfield 40.2%
3 Derby North 45.2%
4 Gedling 45.5%
5 High Peak 45.9%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.2%
1 Rushcliffe 78.5%
2 Derbyshire Dales 76.9%
3 Broxtowe 75.7%
4 Daventry 74.1%
5 South Northamptonshire 73.7%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 67.2%
1 Nottingham North 53.1%
2 Leicester West 53.5%
3 Derby South 58.1%
4 Boston and Skegness 60.1%
5 Nottingham East 60.4%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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