Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Dan Jarvis
Majority
15,546
Electorate
64,204
Turnout
60.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 63.9% |
Con | 24.1% |
UKIP | 8.5% |
Green | 1.5% |
LD | 1.4% |
Eng Dem | 0.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Jarvis | Lab | 24,982 | 63.9 | 8.2 |
Amanda Ford | Con | 9,436 | 24.1 | 9.1 |
Gavin Felton | UKIP | 3,339 | 8.5 | -13.2 |
Richard Trotman * | Green | 570 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
David Ridgway * | LD | 549 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
Stephen Morris * | Eng Dem | 211 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | LD | Eng Dem | TUSC | BNP | Ind | SLP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 57.6% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 19.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% |
2010 | 47.3% | 17.3% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 17.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.9% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 55.7% | 15.0% | 21.7% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 63.9% | 24.1% | 8.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
109 | Barnsley Central | 39.8% |
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% |
101 | Barnsley Central | 63.9% |
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% |
604 | Barnsley Central | 60.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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