Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Yasmin Qureshi
Majority
13,126
Electorate
68,886
Turnout
61.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 60.7% |
Con | 29.7% |
UKIP | 6.6% |
LD | 1.8% |
Green | 1.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yasmin Qureshi | Lab | 25,676 | 60.7 | 10.2 |
Sarah Pochin | Con | 12,550 | 29.7 | 9.3 |
Jeff Armstrong | UKIP | 2,779 | 6.6 | -17.1 |
Frank Harasiwka * | LD | 781 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
Alan Johnson * | Green | 537 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP | CPA | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 55.7% | 22.7% | 2.5% | 18.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
2010 | 47.4% | 25.6% | 3.9% | 15.9% | 1.6% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.5% | 20.3% | 23.6% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.7% | 29.7% | 6.6% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
216 | Bolton South East | 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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
185 | Bolton South East | 60.7% |
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% |
592 | Bolton South East | 61.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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