Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Mark Tami
Majority
5,235
Electorate
63,013
Turnout
71%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 52.1% |
Con | 40.4% |
PC | 2.6% |
UKIP | 2.5% |
LD | 2.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Tami | Lab | 23,315 | 52.1 | 12.1 |
Laura Knightly | Con | 18,080 | 40.4 | 8.5 |
Jacqui Hurst * | PC | 1,171 | 2.6 | -1.3 |
David Griffiths * | UKIP | 1,117 | 2.5 | -15.1 |
Pete Williams * | LD | 1,077 | 2.4 | -1.8 |
* 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 | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.8% | 25.2% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 17.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
2010 | 39.6% | 32.3% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 18.3% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 40.0% | 31.9% | 3.9% | 17.6% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 52.1% | 40.4% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
459 | Alyn and Deeside | 11.7% |
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% |
429 | Alyn and Deeside | 52.1% |
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% |
231 | Alyn and Deeside | 71.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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