Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Barry Gardiner
Majority
17,061
Electorate
82,567
Turnout
68.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 62.9% |
Con | 32.7% |
LD | 2.9% |
Green | 1.2% |
Ind | 0.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barry Gardiner | Lab | 35,496 | 62.9 | 8.6 |
Ameet Jogia | Con | 18,435 | 32.7 | -0.9 |
Paul Lorber * | LD | 1,614 | 2.9 | -2.1 |
Michaela Lichten * | Green | 660 | 1.2 | -1.8 |
Elcena Jeffers * | Ind | 239 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
* 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 | Green | Ind | UKIP | Eng Dem | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.4% | 29.3% | 19.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
2010 | 46.9% | 31.5% | 17.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 54.3% | 33.5% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 62.9% | 32.7% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
226 | Brent North | 30.2% |
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% |
125 | Brent North | 62.9% |
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% |
357 | Brent North | 68.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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