A request that this article title be changed toList of marginal seats before the 2017 United Kingdom general electionisunder discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed.
|
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was called by Prime Minister Theresa May on 18 April that year, and held 51 days later on 8 June.[1] 'Election Polling' marked the following as each of the parties' key target seats, ones that were held by a low margin and could feasibly be won by a different party than in the 2015 election
SNP target seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required |
Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Conservative | 0.77% | Conservative | ||
2 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrats | 1.80% | Liberal Democrats | ||
3 | Edinburgh South | Labour | 2.68% | Labour |
Green Party target seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required |
Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Bristol West | Labour | 4.4% | Labour |
Plaid Cymru target seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required |
Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Ynys Môn | Labour | 0.35% | Labour |
Sinn Féin target seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required |
Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | 0.52% | Sinn Féin |
Sinn Féin target seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required |
Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Belfast South | SDLP | 1.16% | DUP |
| |
---|---|
| |
| |
Parties elected to the House of Commons |
|
Parties only represented in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, London, or the European Parliament |
|
Other |
|
Results by area |
|
|