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South West

Shows the general election results for South West, which is a region in England. It is comprised of 7 counties (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 4,242,639 and a turnout of 72%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
4,242,639
Turnout
72%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 52.8%
Lab 23.4%
LD 18.2%
Green 3.8%
UKIP 0.0%
Others 1.9%

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 48 6 1 0 0 0 55
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 1,612 713 555 115 1 57 3,053
% vote 52.8% 23.4% 18.2% 3.8% 0.0% 1.9% 100.0%
Change +1.4% -5.8% +3.2% +1.5% -1.1% +0.7% 0%
Candidates 55 55 51 46 2 41 250
Deposits lost 0 2 2 39 2 39 84

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 47.6% 19.2% 31.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8%
1997 36.7% 26.4% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 5.6%
2001 38.5% 26.3% 31.2% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0%
2005 38.6% 22.8% 32.6% 0.0% 0.0% 6.0%
2010 42.8% 15.4% 34.7% 1.1% 4.5% 1.5%
2015 46.5% 17.7% 15.1% 5.9% 13.6% 1.2%
2017 51.4% 29.1% 14.9% 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
2019 52.8% 23.4% 18.2% 3.8% 0.0% 1.9%

Seats won by party 1992 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green UKIP Others
1992 39 6 6 0 0 0
1997 22 15 14 0 0 0
2001 20 16 15 0 0 0
2005 25 12 18 0 0 0
2010 36 4 15 0 0 0
2015 51 4 0 0 0 0
2017 47 7 1 0 0 0
2019 48 6 1 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 26.4%
1 Christchurch 47.4%
2 Devizes 47.1%
3 North Dorset 43.3%
4 Bridgwater and West Somerset 42.4%
5 Torridge and West Devon 41.8%

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: 26.4%
1 Cheltenham 1.7%
2 Stroud 5.8%
3 Truro and Falmouth 7.7%
4 St Ives 8.3%
5 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 8.9%

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: 55.8%
1 Christchurch 65.2%
2 North Dorset 63.6%
3 Devizes 63.1%
4 South West Devon 62.4%
5 Bristol West 62.3%

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: 55.8%
1 Truro and Falmouth 46.0%
2 Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport 47.9%
3 Stroud 47.9%
4 Cheltenham 48.0%
5 Bristol North West 48.9%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 72.0%
1 Stroud 78.0%
2 Central Devon 77.5%
3 North Somerset 77.4%
4 Truro and Falmouth 77.2%
5 Bath 76.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 72.0%
1 Bournemouth West 62.0%
2 Plymouth, Moor View 63.7%
3 Bristol South 65.6%
4 Gloucester 66.1%
5 Bournemouth East 66.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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