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2017 general election results

Birmingham, Selly Oak

Shows the general election results for Birmingham, Selly Oak, which is a constituency in West Midlands. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 74,370 and a turnout of 65.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Steve McCabe
Majority
15,207
Electorate
74,370
Turnout
65.9%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 62.9%
Con 31.9%
LD 3.4%
Green 1.8%

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 (%)
Steve McCabe  Lab 30,836 62.9 15.3
Sophie Shrubsole  Con 15,629 31.9 2.9
David Radcliffe * LD 1,644 3.4 -2.2
Julien Pritchard  * Green 876 1.8 -3.3
* 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 Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
2005 46.8% 29.7% 17.3% 3.6% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 38.5% 31.1% 22.3% 1.4% 2.4% 3.9% 0.3%
2015 47.7% 29.0% 5.6% 5.1% 12.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 62.9% 31.9% 3.4% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
215 Birmingham, Selly Oak 31.0%
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%
121 Birmingham, Selly Oak 62.9%
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%
469 Birmingham, Selly Oak 65.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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