Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Helen Goodman
Majority
502
Electorate
67,661
Turnout
64%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 48.1% |
Con | 46.9% |
LD | 2.7% |
BNP | 2.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Helen Goodman | Lab | 20,808 | 48.1 | 6.7 |
Christopher Adams | Con | 20,306 | 46.9 | 14.4 |
Ciaran Morrissey * | LD | 1,176 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
Adam Walker * | BNP | 991 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
* 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 | BNP | UKIP | Green | LLPB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.0% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 39.0% | 26.3% | 22.3% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
2015 | 41.4% | 32.5% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 17.8% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
2017 | 48.1% | 46.9% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
616 | Bishop Auckland | 1.2% |
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% |
517 | Bishop Auckland | 48.1% |
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% |
540 | Bishop Auckland | 64.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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