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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required | Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Bristol West | Labour | 4.4% | Labour |
Plaid Cymru target seats | ||||||
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Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required | Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Ynys Môn | Labour | 0.35% | Labour |
Sinn Féin target seats | ||||||
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Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required | Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ulster Unionist | 0.52% | Sinn Féin |
Sinn Féin target seats | ||||||
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Rank | Constituency | Winning party 2015 | Swing required | Winning party 2017 | ||
1 | Belfast South | SDLP | 1.16% | DUP |
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