Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Nick Gibb
Majority
17,494
Electorate
75,827
Turnout
67.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 59.0% |
Lab | 24.9% |
LD | 6.5% |
Ind | 4.1% |
UKIP | 3.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Gibb | Con | 30,276 | 59.0 | 7.6 |
Alan Butcher | Lab | 12,782 | 24.9 | 11.1 |
Francis Oppler | LD | 3,352 | 6.5 | -2.5 |
Paul Sanderson * | Ind | 2,088 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Patrick Lowe * | UKIP | 1,861 | 3.6 | -18.1 |
Andrew Bishop * | Green | 993 | 1.9 | -2.2 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | Lab | LD | Ind | UKIP | Green | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 45.2% | 25.0% | 21.9% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 51.4% | 14.0% | 23.5% | 0.5% | 6.5% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
2015 | 51.3% | 13.8% | 9.0% | 0.0% | 21.7% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
2017 | 59.0% | 24.9% | 6.5% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
174 | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | 34.1% |
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% |
235 | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | 59.0% |
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% |
386 | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | 67.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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