Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Julie Cooper
Majority
3,244
Electorate
64,477
Turnout
61.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2015 |
---|---|
Lab | 37.6% |
LD | 29.5% |
UKIP | 17.3% |
Con | 13.5% |
Green | 2.1% |
Party results and changes 2010 - 2015
Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.
Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote (%) | Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Julie Cooper | Lab | 14,951 | 37.6 | 6.3 |
Gordon Birtwistle | LD | 11,707 | 29.5 | -6.2 |
Tom Commis | UKIP | 6,864 | 17.3 | 15.0 |
Sarah Cockburn-Price | Con | 5,374 | 13.5 | -3.1 |
Mike Hargreaves * | Green | 850 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | LD | UKIP | Con | Green | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 38.5% | 23.7% | 1.0% | 10.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 26.1% |
2010 | 31.3% | 35.7% | 2.2% | 16.6% | 0.0% | 9.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 37.6% | 29.5% | 17.3% | 13.5% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2015
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 72.3% |
554 | Burnley | 8.2% |
650 | Gower | 0.1% |
Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 50.0% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 81.3% |
629 | Burnley | 37.6% |
650 | Belfast South | 24.5% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 66.2% | |
---|---|---|
1 | East Dunbartonshire | 81.9% |
520 | Burnley | 61.6% |
650 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | 51.3% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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