Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Lindsay Hoyle
Majority
7,512
Electorate
76,404
Turnout
72.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 55.3% |
Con | 41.8% |
LD | 2.0% |
Green | 1.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lindsay Hoyle | Lab | 30,745 | 55.3 | 10.2 |
Caroline Moon | Con | 23,233 | 41.8 | 5.4 |
Stephen Fenn * | LD | 1,126 | 2.0 | -0.6 |
Peter Lageard * | Green | 530 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | LD | Green | UKIP | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.8% | 34.4% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 43.2% | 38.0% | 14.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.7% |
2015 | 45.1% | 36.3% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 13.5% | 0.3% |
2017 | 55.3% | 41.8% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
440 | Chorley | 13.5% |
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% |
343 | Chorley | 55.3% |
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% |
144 | Chorley | 72.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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