Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Julie Cooper
Majority
6,353
Electorate
64,709
Turnout
62.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 46.7% |
Con | 31.0% |
LD | 15.0% |
UKIP | 6.1% |
Green | 1.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Julie Cooper | Lab | 18,832 | 46.7 | 9.1 |
Paul White | Con | 12,479 | 31.0 | 17.5 |
Gordon Birtwistle | LD | 6,046 | 15.0 | -14.4 |
Tom Commis | UKIP | 2,472 | 6.1 | -11.1 |
Laura Fisk * | Green | 461 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 38.5% | 10.8% | 23.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 26.1% |
2010 | 31.3% | 16.6% | 35.7% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 9.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 37.6% | 13.5% | 29.5% | 17.3% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 46.7% | 31.0% | 15.0% | 6.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
419 | Burnley | 15.8% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
550 | Burnley | 46.7% |
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% |
574 | Burnley | 62.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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