Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Huw Merriman
Majority
22,165
Electorate
81,331
Turnout
73.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 62.0% |
Lab | 24.7% |
LD | 7.5% |
UKIP | 3.4% |
Green | 2.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Huw Merriman | Con | 36,854 | 62.0 | 7.2 |
Christine Bayliss | Lab | 14,689 | 24.7 | 10.6 |
Joel Kemp | LD | 4,485 | 7.5 | -0.1 |
Geoffrey Bastin * | UKIP | 2,006 | 3.4 | -15.0 |
Jonathan Kent * | Green | 1,438 | 2.4 | -2.7 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | Trust | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 54.2% | 17.9% | 22.7% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 51.6% | 12.0% | 28.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 3.6% |
2015 | 54.8% | 14.1% | 7.6% | 18.4% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 62.0% | 24.7% | 7.5% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
136 | Bexhill and Battle | 37.3% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
150 | Bexhill and Battle | 62.0% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
129 | Bexhill and Battle | 73.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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