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2017 general election

South West: 2017 general election results

How South West voted at the 2017 general election: the Conservatives won 47 of 55 seats with 51.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.

South West: results by party
PartySeatsChangeVotesShareChangeShare barCandidates
Conservative47−41,542,29651.4%+4.855
Labour7+3875,21329.2%+11.555
Liberal Democrats1+1448,73014.9%−0.255
Green0068,0102.3%−3.748
UK Independence Party0033,1601.1%−12.524
Independent0031,7631.1%+0.318
9 other parties and independents3,4870.1%

Change compared with the 2015 general election in South West.

Bath: LD (Wera Hobhouse), majority 11.5% — LD gain from ConBournemouth East: Con (Tobias Ellwood), majority 16.3%Bournemouth West: Con (Conor Burns), majority 17.3%Bridgwater and West Somerset: Con (Ian Liddell-Grainger), majority 26.5%Bristol East: Lab (Kerry McCarthy), majority 26.4%Bristol North West: Lab (Darren Jones), majority 8.8% — Lab gain from ConBristol South: Lab (Karin Smyth), majority 29.4%Bristol West: Lab (Thangam Debbonaire), majority 52.1%Camborne and Redruth: Con (George Eustice), majority 3.3%Central Devon: Con (Mel Stride), majority 27.1%Cheltenham: Con (Alex Chalk), majority 4.5%Chippenham: Con (Michelle Donelan), majority 29.1%Christchurch: Con (Christopher Chope), majority 49.7%Devizes: Con (Claire Perry), majority 41.8%East Devon: Con (Hugo Swire), majority 13.3%Exeter: Lab (Ben Bradshaw), majority 29.1%Filton and Bradley Stoke: Con (Jack Lopresti), majority 8.3%Forest of Dean: Con (Mark Harper), majority 18.4%Gloucester: Con (Richard Graham), majority 10.2%Kingswood: Con (Chris Skidmore), majority 15.4%Mid Dorset and North Poole: Con (Michael Tomlinson), majority 31.8%Newton Abbot: Con (Anne Marie Morris), majority 33.2%North Cornwall: Con (Scott Mann), majority 14.1%North Devon: Con (Peter Heaton-Jones), majority 7.8%North Dorset: Con (Simon Hoare), majority 46.3%North East Somerset: Con (Jacob Rees-Mogg), majority 18.9%North Somerset: Con (Liam Fox), majority 27.6%North Swindon: Con (Justin Tomlinson), majority 15.2%North Wiltshire: Con (James Gray), majority 42.6%Plymouth, Moor View: Con (Johnny Mercer), majority 11.1%Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport: Lab (Luke Pollard), majority 13.3% — Lab gain from ConPoole: Con (Robert Syms), majority 28.5%Salisbury: Con (John Glen), majority 32.5%Somerton and Frome: Con (David Warburton), majority 35.9%South Dorset: Con (Richard Drax), majority 22.5%South East Cornwall: Con (Sheryll Murray), majority 32.8%South Swindon: Con (Robert Buckland), majority 4.8%South West Devon: Con (Gary Streeter), majority 29.9%South West Wiltshire: Con (Andrew Murrison), majority 33.5%St Austell and Newquay: Con (Steve Double), majority 20.6%St Ives: Con (Derek Thomas), majority 0.6%Stroud: Lab (David Drew), majority 1.1% — Lab gain from ConTaunton Deane: Con (Rebecca Pow), majority 25.2%Tewkesbury: Con (Laurence Robertson), majority 38.2%The Cotswolds: Con (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown), majority 42.7%Thornbury and Yate: Con (Luke Hall), majority 23.8%Tiverton and Honiton: Con (Neil Parish), majority 34.3%Torbay: Con (Kevin Foster), majority 27.9%Torridge and West Devon: Con (Geoffrey Cox), majority 34.8%Totnes: Con (Sarah Wollaston), majority 26.8%Truro and Falmouth: Con (Sarah Newton), majority 6.7%Wells: Con (James Heappey), majority 12.5%West Dorset: Con (Oliver Letwin), majority 32.0%Weston-Super-Mare: Con (John Penrose), majority 20.5%Yeovil: Con (Marcus Fysh), majority 24.8%

Constituencies

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ConstituencyWinnerMajority%TurnoutResult
BathLD Wera Hobhouse5,69411.574.3%LD gain from Con
Bournemouth EastCon Tobias Ellwood7,93716.365.2%Con hold
Bournemouth WestCon Conor Burns7,71117.360.8%Con hold
Bridgwater and West SomersetCon Ian Liddell-Grainger15,44826.565.3%Con hold
Bristol EastLab Kerry McCarthy13,39426.470.1%Lab hold
Bristol North WestLab Darren Jones4,7618.871.7%Lab gain from Con
Bristol SouthLab Karin Smyth15,98729.465.5%Lab hold
Bristol WestLab Thangam Debbonaire37,33652.177.0%Lab hold
Camborne and RedruthCon George Eustice1,5773.370.8%Con hold
Central DevonCon Mel Stride15,68027.177.8%Con hold
CheltenhamCon Alex Chalk2,5694.572.3%Con hold
ChippenhamCon Michelle Donelan16,63029.174.8%Con hold
ChristchurchCon Christopher Chope25,17149.772.0%Con hold
DevizesCon Claire Perry21,13641.870.1%Con hold
East DevonCon Hugo Swire8,03613.373.3%Con hold
ExeterLab Ben Bradshaw16,11729.171.7%Lab hold
Filton and Bradley StokeCon Jack Lopresti4,1908.370.0%Con hold
Forest of DeanCon Mark Harper9,50218.473.0%Con hold
GloucesterCon Richard Graham5,52010.265.2%Con hold
KingswoodCon Chris Skidmore7,50015.470.3%Con hold
Mid Dorset and North PooleCon Michael Tomlinson15,33931.874.2%Con hold
Newton AbbotCon Anne Marie Morris17,16033.272.0%Con hold
North CornwallCon Scott Mann7,20014.174.0%Con hold
North DevonCon Peter Heaton-Jones4,3327.873.5%Con hold
North DorsetCon Simon Hoare25,77746.373.0%Con hold
North East SomersetCon Jacob Rees-Mogg10,23518.975.7%Con hold
North SomersetCon Liam Fox17,10327.677.0%Con hold
North SwindonCon Justin Tomlinson8,33515.268.5%Con hold
North WiltshireCon James Gray22,87742.675.2%Con hold
Plymouth, Moor ViewCon Johnny Mercer5,01911.165.5%Con hold
Plymouth, Sutton and DevonportLab Luke Pollard6,80713.366.9%Lab gain from Con
PooleCon Robert Syms14,20928.567.6%Con hold
SalisburyCon John Glen17,33332.573.1%Con hold
Somerton and FromeCon David Warburton22,90635.975.7%Con hold
South DorsetCon Richard Drax11,69522.568.7%Con hold
South East CornwallCon Sheryll Murray17,44332.874.0%Con hold
South SwindonCon Robert Buckland2,4644.870.8%Con hold
South West DevonCon Gary Streeter15,81629.974.2%Con hold
South West WiltshireCon Andrew Murrison18,32633.571.2%Con hold
St Austell and NewquayCon Steve Double11,14220.669.0%Con hold
St IvesCon Derek Thomas3120.676.3%Con hold
StroudLab David Drew6871.177.0%Lab gain from Con
Taunton DeaneCon Rebecca Pow15,88725.273.8%Con hold
TewkesburyCon Laurence Robertson22,57438.272.5%Con hold
The CotswoldsCon Geoffrey Clifton-Brown25,49942.774.2%Con hold
Thornbury and YateCon Luke Hall12,07123.874.7%Con hold
Tiverton and HonitonCon Neil Parish19,80134.371.6%Con hold
TorbayCon Kevin Foster14,28327.967.4%Con hold
Torridge and West DevonCon Geoffrey Cox20,68634.873.9%Con hold
TotnesCon Sarah Wollaston13,47726.872.9%Con hold
Truro and FalmouthCon Sarah Newton3,7926.775.8%Con hold
WellsCon James Heappey7,58212.573.8%Con hold
West DorsetCon Oliver Letwin19,09132.075.4%Con hold
Weston-Super-MareCon John Penrose11,54420.568.7%Con hold
YeovilCon Marcus Fysh14,72324.871.6%Con hold

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Questions and answers

Who won in South West at the 2017 general election?

The Conservatives won 47 of the 55 seats in South West, with 51.4% of the vote.

How many seats were there in South West in 2017?

55 constituencies.

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