Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Chris Green
Majority
936
Electorate
72,797
Turnout
70.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 47.9% |
Lab | 46.1% |
UKIP | 3.1% |
LD | 2.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Green | Con | 24,459 | 47.9 | 7.3 |
Julie Hilling | Lab | 23,523 | 46.1 | 7.1 |
Martin Tighe * | UKIP | 1,587 | 3.1 | -12.2 |
Rebecca Forrest * | LD | 1,485 | 2.9 | -1.1 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Ind | TUSC | Green | You | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 33.4% | 45.4% | 1.4% | 18.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
2010 | 38.3% | 38.5% | 4.0% | 17.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 40.6% | 39.0% | 15.3% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 47.9% | 46.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
603 | Bolton West | 1.8% |
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% |
523 | Bolton West | 47.9% |
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% |
270 | Bolton West | 70.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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