Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Bob Stewart
Majority
15,087
Electorate
67,925
Turnout
76%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 59.3% |
Lab | 30.1% |
LD | 7.9% |
Green | 2.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Stewart | Con | 30,632 | 59.3 | 2.0 |
Marina Ahmad | Lab | 15,545 | 30.1 | 10.7 |
Julie Ireland | LD | 4,073 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
Ruth Fabricant * | Green | 1,380 | 2.7 | -1.2 |
* 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 | LD | Green | UKIP | BNP | Eng Dem | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 59.7% | 19.3% | 16.1% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
2010 | 57.9% | 14.5% | 20.6% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 57.3% | 19.4% | 6.9% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 59.3% | 30.1% | 7.9% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
249 | Beckenham | 29.2% |
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% |
226 | Beckenham | 59.3% |
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% |
37 | Beckenham | 76.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
View full list