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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South Shields

Parliamentary constituency

LAB HOLD

Results

  1. Labour
    Emma Lewell-Buck
    • Votes: 17,273
    • Vote share %: 45.6
    • Vote share change: -15.9
  2. Conservative
    Oni Oviri
    • Votes: 7,688
    • Vote share %: 20.3
    • Vote share change: -5.6
  3. The Brexit Party
    Glenn Thompson
    • Votes: 6,446
    • Vote share %: 17.0
    • Vote share change: +17.0
  4. Independent
    Geoff Thompson
    • Votes: 3,658
    • Vote share %: 9.7
    • Vote share change: +9.7
  5. Liberal Democrat
    William Shepherd
    • Votes: 1,514
    • Vote share %: 4.0
    • Vote share change: +2.3
  6. Green
    Sarah McKeown
    • Votes: 1,303
    • Vote share %: 3.4
    • Vote share change: -0.1

Change compared with 2017

Turnout

  • LAB majority: 9,585
  • Registered voters: 62,793
  • % share:
    60.3%
  • Change since 2017: -3.9

Vote share

Party % share
Labour 45.6%
Conservative 20.3%
The Brexit Party 17.0%
Independent 9.7%
Liberal Democrat 4.0%
Green 3.4%

Vote share change since 2017

  • The Brexit Party +17.0 Gained
  • Independent +9.7 Gained
  • Liberal Democrat +2.3 Gained
  • Green -0.1 Lost
  • Conservative -5.6 Lost
  • Labour -15.9 Lost

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Results

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

LAB

Labour

 Emma Lewell-Buck Votes 25,078 header_vote_share 61.5 Net percentage change in seats +10.2
Party

CON

Conservative

 Felicity Buchan Votes 10,570 header_vote_share 25.9 Net percentage change in seats +9.3
Party

UKIP

UKIP

 Richard Elvin Votes 3,006 header_vote_share 7.4 Net percentage change in seats -14.6
Party

GRN

Green Party

 Shirley Ford Votes 1,437 header_vote_share 3.5 Net percentage change in seats -0.9
Party

LD

Liberal Democrat

 Gita Gordon Votes 681 header_vote_share 1.7 Net percentage change in seats -0.1

Change compared with 2015
LAB HOLD

Results

Labour
, with candidate Emma Lewell-Buck
, have the following results:
  • 18,589 total votes taken.
  • 51.3% share of the total vote
  • -0.8% change in share of the votes
UKIP
, with candidate Norman Dennis
, have the following results:
  • 7,975 total votes taken.
  • 22.0% share of the total vote
  • +22.0% change in share of the votes
Conservative
, with candidate Robert Oliver
, have the following results:
  • 6,021 total votes taken.
  • 16.6% share of the total vote
  • -5.0% change in share of the votes
Green Party
, with candidate Shirley Ford
, have the following results:
  • 1,614 total votes taken.
  • 4.5% share of the total vote
  • +2.4% change in share of the votes
Independent
, with candidate Lisa Nightingale
, have the following results:
  • 1,427 total votes taken.
  • 3.9% share of the total vote
  • +3.9% change in share of the votes
Liberal Democrat
, with candidate Gita Gordon
, have the following results:
  • 639 total votes taken.
  • 1.8% share of the total vote
  • -12.4% change in share of the votes

Change compared with 2010