Key Constituencies in the South West:
a voting analysis.
This table provides detailed evidence for the way in which the Conservatives profited from the collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote in the 2015 General Election. For the politics of the matter, see Election Mythology.
| Votes | Percent | Votes Gained / Lost | |
| Bath | Con gain from LD with a 8.1% majority, 77% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 17,833 | 37.8 | -3,612 |
| Liberal Democrat | 14,000 | 29.7 | -10,717 |
| Labour Party | 6,216 | 13.2 | 1,296 |
| Green Party | 5,634 | 11.9 | 5,293 |
| UKIP | 2,922 | 6.2 | 1,492 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | Con gain from LD with a 12.2% majority, 70% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 16,603 | 41.10% | 2487 |
| Liberal Democrat | 11,689 | 28.90% | -5117 |
| Labour Party | 6,042 | 14.90% | 981 |
| UKIP | 4,513 | 11.20% | 4,513 |
| Green Party | 1,488 | 3.70% | 1488 |
| Brecon & Radnorshire | Con gain from LD with a 12.7% majority, 74% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 16,453 | 41.1 | 2,271 |
| Liberal Democrat | 11,351 | 28.3 | -6,578 |
| Labour Party | 5,904 | 14.7 | 1,808 |
| UKIP | 3,338 | 8.3 | 2,462 |
| Cheadle | Con gain from LD with a 12.2% majority, 73% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 22,889 | 43.1 | 1,444 |
| Liberal Democrat | 16,436 | 31.0 | -8,281 |
| Labour Party | 8,673 | 16.3 | 3,753 |
| UKIP | 4,423 | 8.3 | 2,993 |
| Cheltenham | Con gain from LD with a 12.1% majority, 70% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 24,790 | 46.1 | 3,051 |
| Liberal Democrat | 18,274 | 34.0 | -8,385 |
| Labour Party | 3,902 | 7.3 | 1,199 |
| UKIP | 3,808 | 7.1 | 2,616 |
| Green Party | 2,689 | 5.0 | 2,243 |
| Chippenham | Con gain from LD with a 18.2% majority, 75% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 26,354 | 47.6 | 4,854 |
| Liberal Democrat | 16,278 | 29.4 | -7,692 |
| UKIP | 5,884 | 10.6 | 4,101 |
| Labour Party | 4,561 | 8.2 | 941 |
| Green Party | 2,330 | 4.2 | 1,884 |
| Colchester | Con gain from LD with a 11.5% majority, 65% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 18,919 | 38.9 | 3,750 |
| Liberal Democrat | 13,344 | 27.5 | -8,807 |
| Labour Party | 7,852 | 16.2 | 2,172 |
| UKIP | 5,870 | 12.1 | 4,520 |
| Green Party | 2,499 | 5.1 | 1,805 |
| Cornwall North | Con gain from LD with a 13.7% majority, 72% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 21,689 | 45.0 | 2,158 |
| Liberal Democrat | 15,068 | 31.2 | -7,444 |
| UKIP | 6,121 | 12.7 | 3,821 |
| Labour Party | 2,621 | 5.4 | 650 |
| Green Party | 2,063 | 4.3 | 1,366 |
| Devon North | Con gain from LD with a 13.3% majority, 70% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 22,341 | 42.7 | 3,857 |
| Liberal Democrat | 15,405 | 29.4 | -8,900 |
| UKIP | 7,719 | 14.8 | 3,999 |
| Labour Party | 3,699 | 7.1 | 1,028 |
| Green Party | 3,018 | 5.8 | 2,321 |
| Dorset Mid & Poole North | Con gain from LD with a 22.6% majority, 67% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 23,639 | 50.8 | 2,808 |
| Liberal Democrat | 13,109 | 28.2 | -7,991 |
| UKIP | 5,663 | 12.2 | 3,554 |
| Labour Party | 2,767 | 6.0 | 19 |
| Green Party | 1,321 | 2.8 | 766 |
| Eastbourne | Con gain from LD with a 1.4% majority, 68% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 20,934 | 39.6 | -289 |
| Liberal Democrat | 20,201 | 38.2 | -4,457 |
| UKIP | 6,139 | 11.6 | 4,834 |
| Labour Party | 4,143 | 7.8 | 1,646 |
| Green Party | 1,351 | 2.5 | 796 |
| Eastleigh | Con gain from LD with a 16.5% majority, 70% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 23,464 | 42.3 | 2,362 |
| Liberal Democrat | 14,317 | 25.8 | -10,649 |
| UKIP | 8,783 | 15.8 | 6,850 |
| Labour Party | 7,181 | 12.9 | 2,028 |
| Green Party | 1,513 | 2.7 | 1,513 |
| Hazel Grove | Con gain from LD with a 15.2% majority, 69% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 17,882 | 41.4 | 3,768 |
| Liberal Democrat | 11,330 | 26.2 | -9,155 |
| Labour Party | 7,584 | 17.6 | 2,350 |
| UKIP | 5,283 | 12.2 | 3,135 |
| Green Party | 1,140 | 2.6 | 585 |
| Kingston & Surbiton | Con gain from LD with a 4.8% majority, 73% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 23,249 | 39.2 | 2,381 |
| Liberal Democrat | 20,415 | 34.5 | -8,013 |
| Labour Party | 8,574 | 14.5 | 3,237 |
| UKIP | 4,321 | 7.3 | 2,871 |
| Green Party | 2,322 | 3.9 | 1,767 |
| Lewes | Con gain from LD with a 2.1% majority, 73% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 19,206 | 38.0 | 805 |
| Liberal Democrat | 18,123 | 35.9 | -7,925 |
| UKIP | 5,427 | 10.7 | 3,699 |
| Labour Party | 5,000 | 9.9 | 2,492 |
| Green Party | 2,784 | 5.5 | 2,055 |
| Portsmouth South | Con gain from LD with a 12.5% majority, 58% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 14,585 | 34.8 | 864 |
| Liberal Democrat | 9,344 | 22.3 | -9,577 |
| Labour Party | 8,184 | 19.5 | 2,544 |
| UKIP | 5,595 | 13.3 | 4,719 |
| Green Party | 3,145 | 7.5 | 2,429 |
| Solihull | Con gain from LD with a 23.6% majority, 71% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 26,956 | 49.2 | 3,496 |
| Liberal Democrat | 14,054 | 25.7 | -9,581 |
| UKIP | 6,361 | 11.6 | 5,161 |
| Labour Party | 5,693 | 10.4 | 802 |
| Green Party | 1,632 | 3.0 | 324 |
| Somerton & Frome | Con gain from LD with a 33.6% majority, 72% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 31,960 | 53.0 | 4,984 |
| Liberal Democrat | 11,692 | 19.4 | -17,101 |
| UKIP | 6,439 | 10.7 | 4,507 |
| Green Party | 5,434 | 9.0 | 5,434 |
| Labour Party | 4,419 | 7.3 | 1,744 |
| St Austell & Newquay | Con gain from LD with a 16.2% majority, 66% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 20,250 | 40.2 | 1,373 |
| Liberal Democrat | 12,077 | 24.0 | -8,112 |
| UKIP | 8,503 | 16.9 | 6,746 |
| Labour Party | 5,150 | 10.2 | 1,764 |
| Green Party | 2,318 | 4.6 | 2,318 |
| St Ives | Con gain from LD with a 5.1% majority, 74% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 18,491 | 38.3 | 591 |
| Liberal Democrat | 16,022 | 33.2 | -3,597 |
| UKIP | 5,720 | 11.8 | 3,160 |
| Labour Party | 4,510 | 9.3 | 759 |
| Green Party | 3,051 | 6.3 | 1,743 |
| Sutton & Cheam | Con gain from LD with a 7.9% majority, 72% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 20,732 | 41.5 | 184 |
| Liberal Democrat | 16,811 | 33.7 | -5,345 |
| Labour Party | 5,546 | 11.1 | 2,170 |
| UKIP | 5,341 | 10.7 | 4,391 |
| Green Party | 1,051 | 2.1 | 805 |
| Taunton Deane | Con gain from LD with a 26.8% majority, 71% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 27,849 | 48.1 | 3,311 |
| Liberal Democrat | 12,358 | 21.4 | -16,173 |
| UKIP | 6,921 | 12.0 | 4,807 |
| Labour Party | 5,347 | 9.2 | 2,380 |
| Green Party | 2,630 | 4.5 | 2,162 |
| Thornbury & Yate | Con gain from LD with a 3.1% majority, 74% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 19,924 | 41.0 | 2,008 |
| Liberal Democrat | 18,429 | 37.9 | -6,603 |
| UKIP | 5,126 | 10.6 | 3,417 |
| Labour Party | 3,775 | 7.8 | 390 |
| Green Party | 1,316 | 2.7 | 848 |
| Torbay | Con gain from LD with a 6.8% majority, 63% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 19,551 | 40.7 | 503 |
| Liberal Democrat | 16,265 | 33.8 | -6,861 |
| UKIP | 6,540 | 13.6 | 3,912 |
| Labour Party | 4,166 | 8.7 | 935 |
| Green Party | 1,557 | 3.2 | 1,557 |
| Twickenham | Con gain from LD with a 3.3% majority, 77% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 25,580 | 41.3 | 5,237 |
| Liberal Democrat | 23,563 | 38.0 | -8,920 |
| Labour Party | 7,129 | 11.5 | 2,546 |
| UKIP | 3,069 | 5.0 | 2,201 |
| Green Party | 2,463 | 4.0 | 1,789 |
| Wells | Con gain from LD with a 13.3% majority, 72% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 26,247 | 46.1 | 2,487 |
| Liberal Democrat | 18,662 | 32.8 | -5,898 |
| UKIP | 5,644 | 9.9 | 3,933 |
| Labour Party | 3,780 | 6.6 | -418 |
| Green Party | 2,331 | 4.1 | 1,700 |
| Yeovil | Con gain from LD with a 9.3% majority, 69% turnout | ||
| Conservatives | 24,178 | 42.5 | 5,371 |
| Liberal Democrat | 18,865 | 33.1 | -12,978 |
| UKIP | 7,646 | 13.4 | 5,289 |
| Labour Party | 4,053 | 7.1 | 1,062 |
| Green Party | 2,191 | 3.9 | 2,191 |
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