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Bethnal Green and Bow

Shows the general election results for Bethnal Green and Bow, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 86,075 and a turnout of 69.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Rushanara Ali
Majority
35,393
Electorate
86,075
Turnout
69.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 71.8%
Con 12.7%
Ind 6.5%
LD 5.0%
Green 2.5%
UKIP 1.5%

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 (%)
Rushanara Ali  Lab 42,969 71.8 10.6
Charlotte Chirico  Con 7,576 12.7 -2.6
Ajmal Masroor  Ind 3,888 6.5 6.5
William Dyer * LD 2,982 5.0 0.5
Alistair Polson * Green 1,516 2.5 -6.7
Ian de Wulverton * UKIP 894 1.5 -4.6
* 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 Ind LD Green UKIP Left Unity Communities United Party CISTAP The Whig Party The 30-50 Coalition Red Flag - Anti-Corruption Respect BNP Pirate UV Oth
2005 34.4% 11.9% 0.0% 12.3% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 36.8%
2010 42.9% 13.9% 0.5% 20.1% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.8% 2.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
2015 61.2% 15.2% 0.0% 4.5% 9.3% 6.1% 1.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 71.8% 12.7% 6.5% 5.0% 2.5% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 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%
22 Bethnal Green and Bow 59.2%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
28 Bethnal Green and Bow 71.8%
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%
303 Bethnal Green and Bow 69.5%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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