Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
PC
Plaid Cymru Hold
Hywel Williams
Majority
92
Electorate
41,367
Turnout
68.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
PC | 40.8% |
Lab | 40.5% |
Con | 16.4% |
LD | 2.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hywel Williams | PC | 11,519 | 40.8 | -3.1 |
Mary Griffiths Clarke | Lab | 11,427 | 40.5 | 10.2 |
Phillippa Parry | Con | 4,614 | 16.4 | 3.2 |
Calum Davies * | LD | 648 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | PC | Lab | Con | LD | UKIP | SLP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 32.1% | 33.9% | 16.4% | 15.7% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
2010 | 36.0% | 30.4% | 16.9% | 14.1% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.9% | 30.3% | 13.1% | 2.7% | 8.5% | 1.5% |
2017 | 40.8% | 40.5% | 16.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
638 | Arfon | 0.3% |
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% |
607 | Arfon | 40.8% |
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% |
365 | Arfon | 68.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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