Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Nia Griffith
Majority
12,024
Electorate
59,434
Turnout
67.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 53.5% |
Con | 23.7% |
PC | 18.2% |
UKIP | 3.3% |
LD | 1.4% |
Party results and changes 2015 - 2017
Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.
Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote (%) | Change (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nia Griffith | Lab | 21,568 | 53.5 | 12.1 |
Stephen Davies | Con | 9,544 | 23.7 | 9.3 |
Mari Arthur | PC | 7,351 | 18.2 | -4.7 |
Ken Rees * | UKIP | 1,331 | 3.3 | -13.0 |
Rory Daniels * | LD | 548 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | PC | UKIP | LD | Green | PFGG | TUSC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.9% | 13.7% | 26.5% | 0.0% | 12.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 42.5% | 14.4% | 29.9% | 2.8% | 10.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 41.3% | 14.3% | 23.0% | 16.3% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
2017 | 53.5% | 23.7% | 18.2% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
235 | Llanelli | 29.8% |
650 | North East Fife | 0.0% |
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: 55.9% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
394 | Llanelli | 53.5% |
650 | Ceredigion | 29.2% |
Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.
View full listHighest % turnout | Average: 68.8% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
379 | Llanelli | 67.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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