Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Iain Duncan Smith
Majority
2,438
Electorate
65,958
Turnout
71.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 49.1% |
Lab | 43.9% |
LD | 4.4% |
Green | 2.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Iain Duncan Smith | Con | 23,076 | 49.1 | 1.2 |
Bilal Mahmood | Lab | 20,638 | 43.9 | 15.2 |
Deborah Unger * | LD | 2,043 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
Sinead King * | Green | 1,204 | 2.6 | -1.7 |
* 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 | TUSC | Class War | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 53.2% | 25.7% | 17.7% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
2010 | 52.8% | 22.7% | 16.8% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 47.9% | 28.8% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 12.9% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 49.1% | 43.9% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
551 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 5.2% |
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% |
495 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 49.1% |
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% |
222 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 71.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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