Hexham
Rank #187 of 650
Voter power in Hexham
0.311
Constituency marginality
Fairly safe
In Hexham, one person does not really have one vote, they have the equivalent of 0.311 votes.
The power of voters in this constituency is based on the probability of the seat changing hands and its size.
While you might think that every vote counts equally, where you live in the UK has a huge effect on your power to influence the election.
How does Hexham compare?
Voters in Hexham have 1.23x more voting power than the UK average.
Average UK voter power
0.253
The average UK voter only has the power of 0.253 votes. This is because most of us live in safe seats, where the outcome is pretty much certain regardless of how we vote.
Hexham ranks #187 out of 650 constituencies in the Voter Power Index.
UK constituency marginality
We can be almost certain that 60% of seats will NOT change hands in the general election (very safe or ultra safe seats).
Further information
Marginality
The more times a seat changes hands, the more marginal it is deemed to be.
- 1992 Con
- 1997 Con
- 2001 Con
- 2005 Con
Constituency size
-12.30%
This constituency is smaller than average, which means a voter here is more likely to affect the national result.
Number of voters: 60,019
Average constituency: 68,433
2005 election data
58% of votes discarded
57.61% of those who voted in Hexham in 2005 did not vote for the winning candidate. These votes count for nothing in the First Past the Post system.
2005 General Election result
Winner takes all
Note: there have been boundary changes for this constituency since the last election. These are notional results.
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