Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Wendy Morton
Majority
14,307
Electorate
60,363
Turnout
66.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 65.4% |
Lab | 29.8% |
LD | 3.3% |
MRLP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wendy Morton | Con | 26,317 | 65.4 | 13.4 |
John Fisher | Lab | 12,010 | 29.8 | 7.5 |
Ian Garrett * | LD | 1,343 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
Mark Beech * | MRLP | 565 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | Lab | LD | MRLP | UKIP | Green | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.2% | 32.7% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
2010 | 59.3% | 19.8% | 17.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.0% | 22.4% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 19.6% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 65.4% | 29.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
151 | Aldridge-Brownhills | 35.6% |
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% |
73 | Aldridge-Brownhills | 65.4% |
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% |
440 | Aldridge-Brownhills | 66.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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