Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Ann Clwyd
Majority
13,238
Electorate
51,334
Turnout
62%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 61.0% |
Con | 19.4% |
PC | 13.8% |
UKIP | 4.0% |
LD | 1.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ann Clwyd | Lab | 19,404 | 61.0 | 13.3 |
Keith Dewhurst | Con | 6,166 | 19.4 | 7.3 |
Liz Walters | PC | 4,376 | 13.8 | -3.1 |
Ian McLean * | UKIP | 1,271 | 4.0 | -12.3 |
Nicola Knight * | LD | 585 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
* 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 | PC | UKIP | LD | Green | SLP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 63.0% | 8.6% | 13.5% | 2.6% | 12.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 52.5% | 10.1% | 20.3% | 3.4% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 47.7% | 12.1% | 16.8% | 16.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1.7% |
2017 | 61.0% | 19.4% | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
91 | Cynon Valley | 41.6% |
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% |
172 | Cynon Valley | 61.0% |
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% |
581 | Cynon Valley | 62.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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