Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Simon Hart
Majority
3,110
Electorate
58,565
Turnout
72.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 46.8% |
Lab | 39.5% |
PC | 9.3% |
LD | 2.3% |
UKIP | 2.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Hart | Con | 19,771 | 46.8 | 3.1 |
Marc Tierney | Lab | 16,661 | 39.5 | 10.8 |
Abi Thomas | PC | 3,933 | 9.3 | -1.1 |
Alistair Cameron * | LD | 956 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
Phil Edwards * | UKIP | 905 | 2.1 | -9.5 |
* 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 | PC | LD | UKIP | Green | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 31.3% | 36.7% | 15.5% | 14.1% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
2010 | 41.1% | 32.7% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.7% | 28.7% | 10.4% | 2.4% | 11.6% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 46.8% | 39.5% | 9.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
517 | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 7.4% |
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% |
548 | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 46.8% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
180 | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | 72.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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