Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Kerry McCarthy
Majority
13,394
Electorate
72,415
Turnout
70.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 60.7% |
Con | 34.4% |
LD | 2.7% |
Green | 2.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kerry McCarthy | Lab | 30,847 | 60.7 | 21.5 |
Theo Clarke | Con | 17,453 | 34.4 | 3.7 |
Chris Lucas * | LD | 1,389 | 2.7 | -3.1 |
Lorraine Francis * | Green | 1,110 | 2.2 | -6.1 |
* 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 | UKIP | TUSC | BNP | Eng Dem | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 45.5% | 28.2% | 19.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
2010 | 36.6% | 28.3% | 24.4% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 39.3% | 30.7% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 15.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.7% | 34.4% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 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% |
293 | Bristol East | 26.4% |
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% |
184 | Bristol 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% |
269 | Bristol East | 70.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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