Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
John Woodcock
Majority
209
Electorate
69,474
Turnout
68.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 47.5% |
Con | 47.0% |
LD | 2.7% |
UKIP | 2.0% |
Green | 0.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Woodcock | Lab | 22,592 | 47.5 | 5.1 |
Simon Fell | Con | 22,383 | 47.0 | 6.5 |
Loraine Birchall * | LD | 1,278 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
Alan Piper * | UKIP | 962 | 2.0 | -9.7 |
Rob O'Hara * | Green | 375 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
* 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | Ind | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 45.2% | 32.6% | 17.8% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
2010 | 48.1% | 36.3% | 10.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
2015 | 42.3% | 40.5% | 2.7% | 11.7% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 47.5% | 47.0% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
635 | Barrow and Furness | 0.4% |
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% |
532 | Barrow and Furness | 47.5% |
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% |
349 | Barrow and Furness | 68.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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