Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Karin Smyth
Majority
15,987
Electorate
83,012
Turnout
65.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 60.1% |
Con | 30.7% |
LD | 3.3% |
UKIP | 3.1% |
Green | 2.6% |
Ind | 0.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Karin Smyth | Lab | 32,666 | 60.1 | 21.7 |
Mark Weston | Con | 16,679 | 30.7 | 6.3 |
Benjamin Nutland * | LD | 1,821 | 3.3 | -5.3 |
Ian Kealey * | UKIP | 1,672 | 3.1 | -13.4 |
Tony Dyer * | Green | 1,428 | 2.6 | -8.9 |
John Langley * | Ind | 116 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | Ind | TUSC | BNP | Eng Dem |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.6% | 19.6% | 23.7% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 38.4% | 22.9% | 28.7% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% |
2015 | 38.4% | 24.3% | 8.7% | 16.5% | 11.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.1% | 30.7% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
246 | Bristol South | 29.4% |
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% |
204 | Bristol South | 60.1% |
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% |
480 | Bristol South | 65.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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