1997 United Kingdom general election in England|
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†Notional 1992 results if held on the 1997 boundaries *Indicates boundary change - so this is a notional figure. |
The 1997 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 1 May 1997 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons. Under Tony Blair, the Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats, the first time since 1966 that Labour had won an overall majority of English seats.[2] The England result, together with even larger landslide Labour results in Scotland and Wales, gave Labour the biggest majority for any single party since 1931. Blair subsequently formed the first Labour government since 1979, beginning 13 years of Labour government.
Results table
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style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #bf475c;" data-sort-value="Referendum Party" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="UK Independence Party" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #EB7A43;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK, 1989)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #EE1C25;" data-sort-value="Socialist Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #2e3b74;" data-sort-value="British National Party" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #ffe4e1;" data-sort-value="Natural Law Party" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFBBBB;" data-sort-value="Independent Labour" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #DDEEFF;" data-sort-value="Independent Conservative" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: white;" data-sort-value="Other parties" |
Party[3]
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Seats
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Votes
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Total |
Gains |
Losses
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Net +/-
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% seats
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Total votes
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% votes
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Change
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Labour
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328
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133
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1
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132
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62.0
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11,347,882
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43.5
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9.6
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Conservative
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165
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0
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159
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159
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31.2
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8,780,881
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33.7
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11.8
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Liberal Democrats
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34
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26
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1
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25
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6.4
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4,677,565
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18.0
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1.3
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Referendum
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0
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0
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0
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—
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746,624
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2.9
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N/A
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UKIP
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0
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0
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0
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—
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103,521
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0.4
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N/A
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Independent
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1
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1
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0
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1
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0.2
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69,464
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0.3
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0.2
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Green
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0
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0
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0
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—
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60,013
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0.2
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0.4
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Liberal
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0
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0
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0
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—
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44,516
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0.2
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Socialist Labour
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0
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0
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0
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—
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44,114
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0.2
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N/A
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BNP
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0
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0
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0
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—
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35,181
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0.1
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0.1
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Natural Law
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0
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0
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0
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—
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25,958
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0.1
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0.1
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Independent Labour
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0
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0
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0
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—
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24,447
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0.1
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Speaker
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1
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1
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0
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1
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0.2
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24,447
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0.1
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N/A
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Ind. Conservative
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0
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0
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0
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—
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18,667
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0.1
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Prolife Alliance
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0
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0
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0
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—
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13,890
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0.1
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N/A
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Other parties
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0
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0
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0
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—
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42,020
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0.2
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N/A
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26,058,712
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71.5
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6.5
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Popular vote |
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Labour |
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43.5% |
Conservative |
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33.7% |
Liberal Democrats |
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18.0% |
Referendum |
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2.9% |
Other |
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2.1% |
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Parliament seats |
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Labour |
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62.0% |
Conservative' |
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31.2% |
Liberal Democrats |
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6.4% |
Other |
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0.4% |
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Regional results
Regional vote shares and changes are sourced from the House of Commons Library.[4]
North East
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style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Labour
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28
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+3
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862,262
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64.0
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+10.7
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Conservative
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1
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-3
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266,294
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19.8
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-11.0
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Liberal Democrats
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1
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169,270
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12.6
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-2.9
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Others
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0
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48,764
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3.6
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—
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Total
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30
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Turnout
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1,346,590
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North West
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Labour
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49
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+13
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1,499,518
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51.5
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+9.0
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Conservative
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9
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-14
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859,436
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29.5
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-11.3
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Liberal Democrats
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1
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421,025
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14.5
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-1.0
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Others
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1
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+1
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130,730
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4.5
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—
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Total
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60
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Turnout
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2,910,709
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Merseyside
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Labour
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15
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+3
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442,366
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64.0
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+10.4
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Conservative
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0
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-4
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141,120
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19.8
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-9.3
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Liberal Democrats
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1
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+1
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103,152
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12.6
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-2.4
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Others
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0
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28,158
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3.6
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—
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Total
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16
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Turnout
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714,796
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Yorkshire and the Humber
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style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Labour
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47
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+13
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1,339,170
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51.9
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+7.6
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Conservative
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7
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-15
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720,771
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28.0
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-10.0
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Liberal Democrats
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2
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+2
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412,216
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16.0
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-0.8
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Others
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0
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106,016
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4.1
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—
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Total
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56
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Turnout
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2,578,173
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East Midlands
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Labour
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30
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+15
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1,097,639
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47.8
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+10.4
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Conservative
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14
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-15
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800,958
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34.9
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-11.7
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Liberal Democrats
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0
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311,264
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13.6
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-1.7
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Others
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0
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84,889
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3.7
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—
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Total
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44
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Turnout
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2,294,750
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West Midlands
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Labour
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43
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+15
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1,326,822
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47.0
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+8.2
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Conservative
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14
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-17
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953,465
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33.7
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-11.0
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Liberal Democrats
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1
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+1
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388,807
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13.8
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-1.3
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Others
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1
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+1
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156,731
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5.5
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—
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Total
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59
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Turnout
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2,825,825
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East of England
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Conservative
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33
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-19
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1,164,777
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39.5
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-13.0
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Labour
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22
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+18
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1,137,637
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38.6
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+12.2
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Liberal Democrats
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1
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+1
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504,416
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17.1
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-2.7
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Others
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0
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140,337
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4.8
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—
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Total
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56
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Turnout
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2,947,167
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London
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Labour
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57
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+25
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1,643,329
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49.5
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+12.4
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Conservative
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11
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-30
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1,036,082
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31.2
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-14.1
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Liberal Democrats
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6
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+5
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485,511
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14.6
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-1.3
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Others
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0
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156,126
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4.7
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—
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Total
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74
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Turnout
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3,321,048
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South East
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Conservative
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54
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-25
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1,817,343
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41.9
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-13.1
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Labour
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22
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+18
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1,264,778
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29.1
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+10.2
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Liberal Democrats
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7
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+7
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1,012,418
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23.3
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-1.4
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Others
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0
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247,069
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5.7
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—
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Total
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83
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Turnout
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4,341,608
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South West
style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |
Party
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Seats
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Votes
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Total
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Gained
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Lost
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Net
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Total
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%
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Change (%)
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Conservative
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22
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-17
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1,020,635
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36.7
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-10.8
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Liberal Democrats
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14
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+8
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869,486
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31.3
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-0.1
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Labour
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15
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+9
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734,361
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26.4
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+7.2
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Others
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0
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153,564
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5.5
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—
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Total
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51
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Turnout
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2,778,046
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See also
Notes
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