Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
James Cleverly
Majority
18,422
Electorate
75,316
Turnout
69.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 62.8% |
Lab | 27.6% |
LD | 4.3% |
UKIP | 3.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Cleverly | Con | 32,873 | 62.8 | 9.0 |
Malcolm Fincken | Lab | 14,451 | 27.6 | 9.1 |
Peter Turner * | LD | 2,251 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
Richard Bingley * | UKIP | 1,835 | 3.5 | -15.3 |
Thomas Pashby * | Green | 916 | 1.8 | -1.4 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | Ind | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.9% | 30.7% | 13.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
2010 | 52.6% | 19.9% | 18.8% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.8% | 18.5% | 4.9% | 18.8% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2017 | 62.8% | 27.6% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
155 | Braintree | 35.2% |
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% |
129 | Braintree | 62.8% |
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% |
304 | Braintree | 69.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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