Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Will Quince
Majority
5,677
Electorate
79,996
Turnout
66.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 45.9% |
Lab | 35.3% |
LD | 17.0% |
Green | 1.5% |
CPA | 0.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Will Quince | Con | 24,565 | 45.9 | 6.9 |
Tim Young | Lab | 18,888 | 35.3 | 19.1 |
Bob Russell | LD | 9,087 | 17.0 | -10.5 |
Mark Goacher * | Green | 828 | 1.5 | -3.6 |
Robin Rennie * | CPA | 177 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
* 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 | CPA | UKIP | BNP | Eng Dem | Essex | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 32.1% | 20.3% | 47.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 32.9% | 12.3% | 48.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 38.9% | 16.2% | 27.5% | 5.1% | 0.2% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 45.9% | 35.3% | 17.0% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 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% |
475 | Colchester | 10.6% |
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% |
564 | Colchester | 45.9% |
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% |
428 | Colchester | 66.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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