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Bassetlaw

Shows the general election results for Bassetlaw, which is a constituency in Nottinghamshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 78,540 and a turnout of 66.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
John Mann
Majority
4,852
Electorate
78,540
Turnout
66.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 52.6%
Con 43.3%
LD 2.2%
Ind 1.9%

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 Mann  Lab 27,467 52.6 3.9
Annette Simpson  Con 22,615 43.3 12.6
Leon Duveen * LD 1,154 2.2 -0.5
Nigel Turner * Ind 1,014 1.9 1.9
* 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 Ind UKIP Green
2005 53.0% 35.1% 12.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 50.5% 33.9% 11.2% 0.8% 3.6% 0.0%
2015 48.6% 30.7% 2.7% 0.0% 16.0% 2.0%
2017 52.6% 43.3% 2.2% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
489 Bassetlaw 9.3%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
418 Bassetlaw 52.6%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
446 Bassetlaw 66.5%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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