Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
David Jones
Majority
3,437
Electorate
58,263
Turnout
69.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 48.1% |
Lab | 39.6% |
PC | 9.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Jones | Con | 19,541 | 48.1 | 4.8 |
Gareth Thomas | Lab | 16,104 | 39.6 | 14.0 |
Dilwyn Roberts | PC | 3,918 | 9.6 | -2.6 |
Victor Babu * | LD | 1,091 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
* 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 | PC | LD | UKIP | SLP | The Above and Beyond Party | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 36.1% | 36.0% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
2010 | 41.5% | 24.7% | 15.4% | 15.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.3% | 25.6% | 12.2% | 3.6% | 13.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 48.1% | 39.6% | 9.6% | 2.7% | 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% |
502 | Clwyd West | 8.5% |
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% |
520 | Clwyd West | 48.1% |
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% |
288 | Clwyd West | 69.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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