Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Ivan Lewis
Majority
5,965
Electorate
73,715
Turnout
69.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 53.3% |
Con | 41.6% |
UKIP | 2.6% |
LD | 2.1% |
Ind | 0.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ivan Lewis | Lab | 27,165 | 53.3 | 8.2 |
Robert Largan | Con | 21,200 | 41.6 | 6.9 |
Ian Henderson * | UKIP | 1,316 | 2.6 | -10.8 |
Andrew Page * | LD | 1,065 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
Peter Wright * | Ind | 244 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Ind | Green | Eng Dem | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.9% | 28.1% | 2.6% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
2010 | 40.4% | 33.6% | 2.1% | 18.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 45.1% | 34.6% | 13.3% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 53.3% | 41.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
458 | Bury South | 11.7% |
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% |
400 | Bury South | 53.3% |
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% |
317 | Bury South | 69.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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