Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Harriet Harman
Majority
37,316
Electorate
85,613
Turnout
67.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 77.8% |
Con | 12.8% |
LD | 5.9% |
Green | 2.8% |
CPA | 0.4% |
WRP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harriet Harman | Lab | 44,665 | 77.8 | 14.5 |
Ben Spencer | Con | 7,349 | 12.8 | -0.4 |
Michael Bukola | LD | 3,413 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
Eleanor Margolies * | Green | 1,627 | 2.8 | -7.2 |
Ray Towey * | CPA | 227 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Aminata Sellu * | WRP | 131 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
* 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 | Green | CPA | WRP | UKIP | APPL | NHAP | LU | CSA | Whig | ED | SL | Ind | AWL | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 63.3% | 9.9% | 20.4% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
2010 | 59.2% | 13.0% | 22.4% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2015 | 63.3% | 13.2% | 5.0% | 10.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 77.8% | 12.8% | 5.9% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
14 | Camberwell and Peckham | 65.0% |
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% |
13 | Camberwell and Peckham | 77.8% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
422 | Camberwell and Peckham | 67.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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