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Broadland

Shows the general election results for Broadland, which is a constituency in Norfolk. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 77,334 and a turnout of 72.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Keith Simpson
Majority
15,816
Electorate
77,334
Turnout
72.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 57.9%
Lab 29.6%
LD 7.9%
UKIP 2.8%
Green 1.7%

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 (%)
Keith Simpson  Con 32,406 57.9 7.4
Iain Simpson  Lab 16,590 29.6 10.9
Steve Riley  LD 4,449 7.9 -1.8
David Moreland * UKIP 1,594 2.8 -13.9
Andrew Boswell * Green 932 1.7 -2.6
* 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 BNP
2005 43.4% 23.6% 29.5% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 46.2% 13.8% 32.4% 4.5% 1.4% 1.7%
2015 50.5% 18.8% 9.8% 16.7% 4.2% 0.0%
2017 57.9% 29.6% 7.9% 2.8% 1.7% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
265 Broadland 28.3%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
275 Broadland 57.9%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
161 Broadland 72.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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