List of target seats in the 2017 United Kingdom general election

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' targeted the following as Labour's key target seats[2] and these as the Conservative seats[3]

Labour targets[4] Swing required Conservative targets[5] Swing required Liberal Democrat targets[6] Swing required
1Gower (CON)0.03% City of Chester (LAB)0.09% Cambridge (LAB)0.58%
2Derby North (CON)0.05% Ealing Central & Acton (LAB)0.27% Eastbourne (CON)0.69%
3Croydon Central (CON)0.16% Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (SNP)0.30% Lewes (CON)1.07%
4Vale of Clwyd (CON)0.34% Brentford and Isleworth (LAB)0.41% Thornbury and Yate (CON)1.54%
5Bury North (CON)0.42% Halifax (LAB)0.49% Twickenham (CON)1.63%
6Morley and Outwood (CON)0.44% Wirral West (LAB)0.50% East Dunbartonshire (SNP)1.97%
7Thurrock (CON)0.54% Ilford North (LAB)0.60% Kingston and Surbiton (CON)2.39%
8Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (CON)0.55% Newcastle-under-Lyme (LAB)0.76% St Ives (CON)2.56%
9Brighton Kemptown (CON)0.76% Barrow and Furness (LAB)0.92% Edinburgh West (SNP)2.93%
10Bolton West (CON)0.82% Wolverhampton South West (LAB)1.00% Torbay (CON)3.42%
11Weaver Vale (CON)0.86% Hampstead and Kilburn (LAB)1.05% Sutton and Cheam (CON)3.93%
12Telford (CON)0.90% Enfield North (LAB)1.18% Bath (CON)4.06%
13Bedford (CON)1.19% Hove (LAB)1.18% Burnley (LAB)4.08%
14Plymouth Moor View (CON)1.20% Dewsbury (LAB)1.35% Bermondsey and Old Southwark (LAB)4.36%
15Lincoln (CON)1.54% Southport (LD)1.50% Yeovil (CON)4.67%
16Peterborough (CON)2.04% Lancaster and Fleetwood (LAB)1.50% North East Fife (SNP)4.80%
17Cardiff North (CON)2.09% Carshalton and Wallington (LD)1.52% Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (SNP)5.62%
18Sheffield Hallam (LD)2.12% North East Derbyshire (LAB)1.96% Colchester (CON)5.74%
19Corby (CON)2.15% Richmond Park (LD)2.25% Cheltenham (CON)6.06%
20Waveney (CON)2.31% Harrow West (LAB)2.37% Cheadle (CON)6.08%
21Warrington South (CON)2.32% Bridgend (LAB)2.44% Berwick-upon-Tweed (CON)6.08%
22Southampton Itchen (CON)2.59% Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East (LAB)2.48% Ross, Skye and Lochaber (SNP)6.13%
23Keighley (CON)3.11% Westminster North (LAB)2.50% Portsmouth South (CON)6.25%
24Warwickshire North (CON)3.14% Walsall North (LAB)2.63% Brecon and Radnorshire (CON)6.37%
25Carlisle (CON)3.26% Wrexham (LAB)2.80% Cardiff Central (LAB)6.37%
26Renfrewshire East (SNP)3.28% Birmingham Northfield (LAB)2.95% Devon North (CON)6.44%
27Leeds North West (LD)3.35% Wakefield (LAB)3.04% Wells (CON)6.66%
SNP targets Swing required
1Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (CON)0.77%
2Orkney and Shetland (LD)1.80%
3Edinburgh South (LAB)2.68%
Green Party targets Swing required Plaid Cymru targets Swing required
1Bristol West (LAB)4.4% Ynys Môn (LAB)0.35%
Sinn Féin targets Swing required DUP targets Swing required
1Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UUP)0.52% Belfast South (SDLP)1.16%

References
  1. Asthana, Anushka; Mason, Rowena; Elgot, Jessica (April 18, 2017). "Theresa May calls for UK general election on 8 June". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Labour Target Seats 2022 - Election Polling". www.electionpolling.co.uk.
  3. "Conservative Target Seats 2022 - Election Polling". www.electionpolling.co.uk.
  4. "Labour Targets". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
  5. "CONSERVATIVE TARGET SEATS". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. "LIBERAL DEMOCRAT TARGET SEATS". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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