Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Roger Godsiff
Majority
33,944
Electorate
78,271
Turnout
69.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 77.6% |
Con | 15.1% |
LD | 5.8% |
Green | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Godsiff | Lab | 42,143 | 77.6 | 17.8 |
Reena Ranger | Con | 8,199 | 15.1 | -2.6 |
Jerry Evans | LD | 3,137 | 5.8 | -5.8 |
Patrick Cox * | Green | 831 | 1.5 | -3.1 |
* 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 | Res | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 42.4% | 14.9% | 26.5% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.4% |
2010 | 32.9% | 15.0% | 24.6% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 25.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 59.8% | 17.7% | 11.6% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 77.6% | 15.1% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
17 | Birmingham, Hall Green | 62.5% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
15 | Birmingham, Hall Green | 77.6% |
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% |
308 | Birmingham, Hall Green | 69.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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