Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Christian Matheson
Majority
9,176
Electorate
72,859
Turnout
77.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 56.8% |
Con | 40.5% |
LD | 2.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Matheson | Lab | 32,023 | 56.8 | 13.5 |
Will Gallagher | Con | 22,847 | 40.5 | -2.6 |
Lizzie Jewkes * | LD | 1,551 | 2.7 | -2.9 |
* 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 | UKIP | Eng Dem | Green | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 39.0% | 36.8% | 21.8% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
2010 | 35.1% | 40.6% | 19.1% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.2% | 43.1% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 56.8% | 40.5% | 2.7% | 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% |
413 | City of Chester | 16.3% |
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% |
304 | City of Chester | 56.8% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
15 | City of Chester | 77.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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