Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Henry Smith
Majority
2,457
Electorate
73,425
Turnout
68.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 50.6% |
Lab | 45.7% |
LD | 3.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Smith | Con | 25,426 | 50.6 | 3.6 |
Tim Lunnon | Lab | 22,969 | 45.7 | 12.1 |
Marko Scepanovic * | LD | 1,878 | 3.7 | 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | BNP | JP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 39.0% | 39.1% | 15.5% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% |
2010 | 44.8% | 32.3% | 14.4% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 47.0% | 33.6% | 2.8% | 14.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 50.6% | 45.7% | 3.7% | 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% |
555 | Crawley | 4.9% |
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% |
467 | Crawley | 50.6% |
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% |
353 | Crawley | 68.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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