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Birkenhead

Shows the general election results for Birkenhead, which is a constituency in North West. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 64,484 and a turnout of 67.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Frank Field
Majority
25,514
Electorate
64,484
Turnout
67.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 76.9%
Con 18.4%
LD 2.6%
Green 2.2%

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 (%)
Frank Field  Lab 33,558 76.9 9.2
Stewart Gardiner  Con 8,044 18.4 3.6
Allan Brame * LD 1,118 2.6 -1.0
Jayne Clough * Green 943 2.2 -2.0
* 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 Green UKIP
2005 64.8% 16.6% 18.6% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 62.5% 18.9% 18.6% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 67.6% 14.9% 3.6% 4.2% 9.8%
2017 76.9% 18.4% 2.6% 2.2% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
23 Birkenhead 58.4%
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%
18 Birkenhead 76.9%
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%
387 Birkenhead 67.7%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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