Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Dan Poulter
Majority
17,185
Electorate
78,116
Turnout
72.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.1% |
Lab | 29.7% |
LD | 4.3% |
Green | 2.9% |
UKIP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Poulter | Con | 33,992 | 60.1 | 4.1 |
Elizabeth Hughes | Lab | 16,807 | 29.7 | 10.9 |
Aidan Van de Weyer * | LD | 2,431 | 4.3 | -1.8 |
Regan Scott * | Green | 1,659 | 2.9 | -2.0 |
Stephen Searle * | UKIP | 1,635 | 2.9 | -10.9 |
* 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 | ED | Ind | NP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 44.5% | 28.5% | 20.2% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 50.8% | 16.2% | 25.0% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
2015 | 56.1% | 18.8% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 13.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.1% | 29.7% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
221 | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 30.4% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
202 | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 60.1% |
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% |
165 | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 72.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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