Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
John Stevenson
Majority
2,599
Electorate
62,294
Turnout
69.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 49.9% |
Lab | 43.8% |
UKIP | 3.4% |
LD | 2.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Stevenson | Con | 21,472 | 49.9 | 5.6 |
Ruth Alcroft | Lab | 18,873 | 43.8 | 6.0 |
Fiona Mills * | UKIP | 1,455 | 3.4 | -9.0 |
Peter Thornton * | LD | 1,256 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | Ind | BNP | TUSC | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 33.4% | 46.8% | 2.3% | 16.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
2010 | 39.3% | 37.3% | 2.3% | 15.6% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
2015 | 44.3% | 37.8% | 12.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 49.9% | 43.8% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 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% |
540 | Carlisle | 6.0% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
480 | Carlisle | 49.9% |
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% |
321 | Carlisle | 69.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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