Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Richard Burden
Majority
4,667
Electorate
72,322
Turnout
61.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 53.2% |
Con | 42.7% |
LD | 2.2% |
Green | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Burden | Lab | 23,596 | 53.2 | 11.6 |
Meg Powell-Chandler | Con | 18,929 | 42.7 | 7.0 |
Roger Harmer * | LD | 959 | 2.2 | -1.0 |
Eleanor Masters * | Green | 864 | 1.9 | -0.8 |
* 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 | BNP | CG | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.3% | 30.4% | 12.3% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.7% |
2010 | 40.3% | 33.6% | 15.7% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
2015 | 41.6% | 35.7% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 53.2% | 42.7% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
476 | Birmingham, Northfield | 10.5% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
402 | Birmingham, Northfield | 53.2% |
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% |
594 | Birmingham, Northfield | 61.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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