Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Jenny Chapman
Majority
3,280
Electorate
66,341
Turnout
67.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 50.6% |
Con | 43.3% |
UKIP | 2.6% |
LD | 2.3% |
Green | 1.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jenny Chapman | Lab | 22,681 | 50.6 | 7.7 |
Peter Cuthbertson | Con | 19,401 | 43.3 | 8.1 |
Kevin Brack * | UKIP | 1,180 | 2.6 | -10.5 |
Anne-Marie Curry * | LD | 1,031 | 2.3 | -2.5 |
Matthew Snedker * | Green | 524 | 1.2 | -2.3 |
* 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 | Green | TUSC | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 52.3% | 26.1% | 1.9% | 18.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
2010 | 39.4% | 31.5% | 2.8% | 23.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
2015 | 42.9% | 35.2% | 13.1% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 50.6% | 43.3% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
518 | Darlington | 7.3% |
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% |
466 | Darlington | 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% |
391 | Darlington | 67.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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