CON GAIN from LAB: Brighton, Kemptown — 2015 General Election Result | WIN326 — VPNews Elections
Conservative gained Brighton, Kemptown constituency from Labour on 7 May 2015. The Conservative majority was 690 votes (1.5%). Turnout was 66.8%. The swing was 9.1% from LAB to CON.
Who won the Brighton, Kemptown constituency election in 2015?
Conservative gained Brighton, Kemptown constituency at the 7 May 2015 General Election, taking the seat from Labour. Conservative won with a majority of 690 votes (1.5%). Turnout was 66.8%.
What was the swing in Brighton, Kemptown at the 2015 election?
The swing in Brighton, Kemptown was 9.1% from LAB to CON — a significant shift towards CON. Swing is calculated using the Butler two-party formula: the average of the change in winner's vote share and the fall in the runner-up's vote share compared to the previous election here.
What does swing mean in UK elections?
Swing measures how much support has shifted between two parties compared to a previous election. The Butler swing formula — used in British election reporting since the 1950s — takes the average of the gain in the winner's vote share and the loss in the runner-up's. A 5% swing is considered large at ward level; anything above 10% is exceptional. The swing figure for Brighton, Kemptown in 2015 is shown in the statistics above.
