Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
PC
Plaid Cymru Gain
Ben Lake
Majority
104
Electorate
54,262
Turnout
73.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
PC | 29.2% |
LD | 29.0% |
Lab | 20.2% |
Con | 18.4% |
UKIP | 1.5% |
Green | 1.4% |
MRLP | 0.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Lake | PC | 11,623 | 29.2 | 1.6 |
Mark Williams | LD | 11,519 | 29.0 | -6.9 |
Dinah Mulholland | Lab | 8,017 | 20.2 | 10.5 |
Ruth Davis | Con | 7,307 | 18.4 | 7.4 |
Tom Harrison * | UKIP | 602 | 1.5 | -8.7 |
Grenville Ham * | Green | 542 | 1.4 | -4.2 |
Sir Dudley the Crazed * | MRLP | 157 | 0.4 | 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 | PC | LD | Lab | Con | UKIP | Green | MRLP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 35.9% | 36.5% | 12.1% | 12.4% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
2010 | 28.3% | 50.0% | 5.8% | 11.6% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 27.7% | 35.9% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 29.2% | 29.0% | 20.2% | 18.4% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
640 | Ceredigion | 0.3% |
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% |
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% |
121 | Ceredigion | 73.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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