Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Laura Smith
Majority
48
Electorate
78,895
Turnout
69.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 47.1% |
Con | 47.0% |
UKIP | 3.4% |
LD | 2.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Laura Smith | Lab | 25,928 | 47.1 | 9.4 |
Edward Timpson | Con | 25,880 | 47.0 | 2.0 |
Michael Stanley * | UKIP | 1,885 | 3.4 | -11.1 |
David Crowther * | LD | 1,334 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | BNP | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.4% | 32.9% | 0.0% | 18.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 34.0% | 45.8% | 2.8% | 15.0% | 2.0% | 0.3% |
2015 | 37.7% | 45.0% | 14.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 47.1% | 47.0% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
643 | Crewe and Nantwich | 0.1% |
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% |
541 | Crewe and Nantwich | 47.1% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
289 | Crewe and Nantwich | 69.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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