Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Edward Argar
Majority
16,341
Electorate
78,071
Turnout
70.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.4% |
Lab | 30.8% |
LD | 3.7% |
UKIP | 2.7% |
Green | 1.9% |
BNP | 0.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Argar | Con | 33,318 | 60.4 | 6.1 |
Sean Kelly-Walsh | Lab | 16,977 | 30.8 | 8.9 |
Simon Sansome * | LD | 2,052 | 3.7 | -3.2 |
Victoria Connor * | UKIP | 1,471 | 2.7 | -13.3 |
Nicholas Cox * | Green | 1,036 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Stephen Denham * | BNP | 322 | 0.6 | -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 | Con | Lab | LD | UKIP | Green | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.3% | 29.6% | 19.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 49.6% | 19.7% | 21.5% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 5.8% |
2015 | 54.3% | 21.9% | 6.9% | 15.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
2017 | 60.4% | 30.8% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.6% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
239 | Charnwood | 29.6% |
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% |
193 | Charnwood | 60.4% |
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% |
245 | Charnwood | 70.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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