Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Lucy Powell
Majority
21,639
Electorate
86,078
Turnout
52.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2015 |
---|---|
Lab | 61.3% |
Con | 13.5% |
UKIP | 11.1% |
Green | 8.5% |
LD | 4.1% |
Pirate | 0.8% |
TUSC | 0.6% |
Comm Leagu | 0.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lucy Powell | Lab | 27,772 | 61.3 | 8.5 |
Xingang Wang | Con | 6,133 | 13.5 | 1.7 |
Myles Power | UKIP | 5,033 | 11.1 | 9.6 |
Kieran Turner-Dave | Green | 3,838 | 8.5 | 6.2 |
John Reid * | LD | 1,867 | 4.1 | -22.5 |
Loz Kaye * | Pirate | 346 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Alex Davidson * | TUSC | 270 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
John Davies * | Comm Leagu | 72 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | UKIP | Green | LD | Pirate | TUSC | Comm Leagu | BNP | SLP | Ind | WRP | SEP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 59.3% | 10.4% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 21.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
2010 | 52.7% | 11.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 26.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 61.3% | 13.5% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2015
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 72.3% |
26 | Manchester Central | 47.7% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 81.3% |
34 | Manchester Central | 61.3% |
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% |
647 | Manchester Central | 52.7% |
650 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | 51.3% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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