Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Jon Cruddas
Majority
4,652
Electorate
70,616
Turnout
64.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 50.1% |
Con | 39.9% |
UKIP | 7.1% |
Green | 1.2% |
LD | 1.0% |
BNP | 0.5% |
Concordia | 0.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jon Cruddas | Lab | 22,958 | 50.1 | 8.7 |
Julie Marson | Con | 18,306 | 39.9 | 15.6 |
Peter Harris | UKIP | 3,246 | 7.1 | -22.8 |
Denis Breading * | Green | 544 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
Jonathan Fryer * | LD | 465 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
Paul Sturdy * | BNP | 239 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Terence London * | Concordia | 85 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
* 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 | Green | LD | BNP | Concordia | Ind | Eng Dem | Christian | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.2% | 33.5% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
2010 | 40.3% | 34.3% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
2015 | 41.4% | 24.4% | 29.8% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 50.1% | 39.9% | 7.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
481 | Dagenham and Rainham | 10.1% |
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% |
475 | Dagenham and Rainham | 50.1% |
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% |
509 | Dagenham and Rainham | 64.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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