Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Gareth Johnson
Majority
13,186
Electorate
78,506
Turnout
69.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 57.6% |
Lab | 33.2% |
UKIP | 4.7% |
LD | 2.6% |
Green | 1.5% |
Ind | 0.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gareth Johnson | Con | 31,210 | 57.6 | 8.6 |
Bachchu Kaini | Lab | 18,024 | 33.2 | 7.8 |
Ben Fryer * | UKIP | 2,544 | 4.7 | -15.2 |
Simon Beard * | LD | 1,428 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
Andrew Blatchford * | Green | 807 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
Ola Adewunmi * | Ind | 211 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | Ind | Eng Dem | FDP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 41.1% | 43.0% | 3.0% | 10.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
2010 | 48.8% | 27.6% | 3.7% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 49.0% | 25.4% | 19.9% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 57.6% | 33.2% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
317 | Dartford | 24.3% |
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% |
279 | Dartford | 57.6% |
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% |
324 | Dartford | 69.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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