Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
PC
Plaid Cymru Hold
Jonathan Edwards
Majority
3,908
Electorate
55,976
Turnout
73.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
PC | 39.3% |
Lab | 29.8% |
Con | 26.3% |
UKIP | 2.4% |
LD | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Edwards | PC | 16,127 | 39.3 | 0.9 |
David Darkin | Lab | 12,219 | 29.8 | 5.6 |
Havard Hughes | Con | 10,778 | 26.3 | 5.1 |
Neil Hamilton * | UKIP | 985 | 2.4 | -8.7 |
Lesley Prosser * | LD | 920 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | PC | Lab | Con | UKIP | LD | Green | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 45.9% | 28.3% | 13.7% | 1.7% | 9.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
2010 | 35.6% | 26.5% | 22.4% | 3.4% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 38.4% | 24.2% | 21.2% | 11.1% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
2017 | 39.3% | 29.8% | 26.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
486 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | 9.5% |
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% |
621 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | 39.3% |
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% |
120 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | 73.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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