Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Darren Jones
Majority
4,761
Electorate
75,434
Turnout
71.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 50.7% |
Con | 41.8% |
LD | 5.2% |
Green | 2.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Darren Jones | Lab | 27,400 | 50.7 | 16.2 |
Charlotte Leslie | Con | 22,639 | 41.8 | -2.1 |
Celia Downie | LD | 2,814 | 5.2 | -1.0 |
Sharmila Bousa * | Green | 1,243 | 2.3 | -3.4 |
* 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 | Eng Dem | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 38.2% | 32.5% | 24.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
2010 | 25.9% | 38.0% | 31.5% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 34.4% | 43.9% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 50.7% | 41.8% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
497 | Bristol North West | 8.8% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
464 | Bristol North West | 50.7% |
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% |
197 | Bristol North West | 71.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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