Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
John Baron
Majority
13,400
Electorate
69,149
Turnout
65%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 61.0% |
Lab | 31.1% |
UKIP | 4.5% |
LD | 3.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Baron | Con | 27,381 | 61.0 | 8.3 |
Kayte Block | Lab | 13,981 | 31.1 | 7.5 |
Tina Hughes * | UKIP | 2,008 | 4.5 | -15.4 |
Antonia Harrison * | LD | 1,548 | 3.4 | -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 | Con | Lab | UKIP | LD | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.0% | 34.8% | 2.4% | 13.2% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
2010 | 52.7% | 23.1% | 3.8% | 15.7% | 4.7% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.7% | 23.7% | 19.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 61.0% | 31.1% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
234 | Basildon and Billericay | 29.8% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
175 | Basildon and Billericay | 61.0% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
508 | Basildon and Billericay | 65.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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