Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Greg Hands
Majority
8,188
Electorate
63,728
Turnout
66.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 52.6% |
Lab | 33.2% |
LD | 11.0% |
Green | 1.9% |
UKIP | 1.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Hands | Con | 22,179 | 52.6 | -10.3 |
Alan De'Ath | Lab | 13,991 | 33.2 | 10.1 |
Louise Rowntree | LD | 4,627 | 11.0 | 5.8 |
Bill Cashmore * | Green | 807 | 1.9 | -1.7 |
Alasdair Seton-Marsden * | UKIP | 524 | 1.2 | -3.8 |
* 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 | BNP | Ind | Eng Dem | BEP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 55.2% | 25.4% | 14.0% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 60.5% | 18.5% | 16.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 62.9% | 23.1% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 52.6% | 33.2% | 11.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
379 | Chelsea and Fulham | 19.4% |
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% |
417 | Chelsea and Fulham | 52.6% |
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% |
462 | Chelsea and Fulham | 66.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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