Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Mel Stride
Majority
15,680
Electorate
74,370
Turnout
77.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 54.1% |
Lab | 27.0% |
LD | 11.7% |
Green | 2.6% |
UKIP | 2.3% |
National Health Action Party | 1.5% |
Lib | 0.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Stride | Con | 31,278 | 54.1 | 1.8 |
Lisa Robillard Webb | Lab | 15,598 | 27.0 | 14.1 |
Alex White | LD | 6,770 | 11.7 | -0.5 |
Andy Williamson * | Green | 1,531 | 2.6 | -6.3 |
Tim Matthews * | UKIP | 1,326 | 2.3 | -10.9 |
John Dean * | National Health Action Party | 871 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Lloyd Knight * | Lib | 470 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
* 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 | National Health Action Party | Lib | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 43.8% | 11.6% | 38.8% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 51.5% | 6.9% | 34.4% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.2% | 12.8% | 12.2% | 8.9% | 13.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
2017 | 54.1% | 27.0% | 11.7% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
281 | Central Devon | 27.1% |
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% |
382 | Central Devon | 54.1% |
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% |
12 | Central Devon | 77.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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