Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
George Eustice
Majority
1,577
Electorate
68,419
Turnout
70.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 47.5% |
Lab | 44.2% |
LD | 6.1% |
Green | 2.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Eustice | Con | 23,001 | 47.5 | 7.2 |
Graham Winter | Lab | 21,424 | 44.2 | 19.3 |
Geoff Williams | LD | 2,979 | 6.1 | -6.3 |
Geoff Garbett * | Green | 1,052 | 2.2 | -3.5 |
* 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 | Green | UKIP | MK | SL | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 25.6% | 28.8% | 35.9% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
2010 | 37.6% | 16.3% | 37.4% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 40.2% | 25.0% | 12.4% | 5.7% | 14.8% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 47.5% | 44.2% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
579 | Camborne and Redruth | 3.3% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
534 | Camborne and Redruth | 47.5% |
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% |
242 | Camborne and Redruth | 70.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
View full list