Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Gillian Keegan
Majority
22,621
Electorate
84,991
Turnout
70.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.1% |
Lab | 22.4% |
LD | 11.3% |
Green | 3.3% |
UKIP | 2.8% |
Patria | 0.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gillian Keegan | Con | 36,032 | 60.1 | 2.5 |
Mark Farwell | Lab | 13,411 | 22.4 | 10.2 |
Jonathan Brown | LD | 6,749 | 11.3 | 2.7 |
Heather Barrie * | Green | 1,992 | 3.3 | -3.2 |
Andrew Moncreiff * | UKIP | 1,650 | 2.8 | -12.2 |
Andrew Emerson * | Patria | 84 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
* 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 | Patria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.0% | 18.6% | 27.7% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 0.0% |
2010 | 55.3% | 10.5% | 27.4% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 57.7% | 12.1% | 8.5% | 6.5% | 14.9% | 0.2% |
2017 | 60.1% | 22.4% | 11.3% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.1% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
131 | Chichester | 37.8% |
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% |
203 | Chichester | 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% |
253 | Chichester | 70.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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