UK results: Conservatives win majority

After 650 of 650 seats declared
UK results
Party Conservative Labour Scottish National Party Liberal Democrat Democratic Unionist Party Others
Seats 365 203 48 11 8 15
Change +47 -59 +13 -1 -2 +2

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Houghton & Sunderland South

Parliamentary constituency

LAB HOLD

Results

  1. Labour
    Bridget Phillipson
    • Votes: 16,210
    • Vote share %: 40.7
    • Vote share change: -18.7
  2. Conservative
    Christopher Howarth
    • Votes: 13,095
    • Vote share %: 32.9
    • Vote share change: +3.2
  3. The Brexit Party
    Kevin Yuill
    • Votes: 6,165
    • Vote share %: 15.5
    • Vote share change: +15.5
  4. Liberal Democrat
    Paul Edgeworth
    • Votes: 2,319
    • Vote share %: 5.8
    • Vote share change: +3.6
  5. Green
    Richard Bradley
    • Votes: 1,125
    • Vote share %: 2.8
    • Vote share change: +1.1
  6. UKIP
    Richard Elvin
    • Votes: 897
    • Vote share %: 2.3
    • Vote share change: -3.5

Change compared with 2017

Turnout

  • LAB majority: 3,115
  • Registered voters: 68,828
  • % share:
    57.8%
  • Change since 2017: -3.0

Vote share

Party % share
Labour 40.7%
Conservative 32.9%
The Brexit Party 15.5%
Liberal Democrat 5.8%
Green 2.8%
UKIP 2.3%

Vote share change since 2017

  • The Brexit Party +15.5 Gained
  • Liberal Democrat +3.6 Gained
  • Conservative +3.2 Gained
  • Green +1.1 Gained
  • UKIP -3.5 Lost
  • Labour -18.7 Lost

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Results

General Election 2017 results
Party Votes % Net percentage change in seats
Party

LAB

Labour

 Bridget Phillipson Votes 24,665 header_vote_share 59.5 Net percentage change in seats +4.3
Party

CON

Conservative

 Paul Howell Votes 12,324 header_vote_share 29.7 Net percentage change in seats +11.3
Party

UKIP

UKIP

 Michael Joyce Votes 2,379 header_vote_share 5.7 Net percentage change in seats -15.8
Party

LD

Liberal Democrat

 Paul Edgeworth Votes 908 header_vote_share 2.2 Net percentage change in seats +0.1
Party

GRN

Green Party

 Richard Bradley Votes 725 header_vote_share 1.7 Net percentage change in seats -1.1
Party

IND

Independent

 Mick Watson Votes 479 header_vote_share 1.2 Net percentage change in seats +1.2

Change compared with 2015
LAB HOLD

Results

Labour
, with candidate Bridget Phillipson
, have the following results:
  • 21,218 total votes taken.
  • 55.1% share of the total vote
  • +4.8% change in share of the votes
UKIP
, with candidate Richard Elvin
, have the following results:
  • 8,280 total votes taken.
  • 21.5% share of the total vote
  • +18.8% change in share of the votes
Conservative
, with candidate Stewart Hay
, have the following results:
  • 7,105 total votes taken.
  • 18.5% share of the total vote
  • -3.0% change in share of the votes
Green Party
, with candidate Alan Robinson
, have the following results:
  • 1,095 total votes taken.
  • 2.8% share of the total vote
  • +2.8% change in share of the votes
Liberal Democrat
, with candidate Jim Murray
, have the following results:
  • 791 total votes taken.
  • 2.1% share of the total vote
  • -11.9% change in share of the votes

Change compared with 2010