Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Andrew Gwynne
Majority
14,077
Electorate
67,674
Turnout
58.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 63.5% |
Con | 28.0% |
UKIP | 4.5% |
LD | 2.2% |
Green | 1.2% |
MRLP | 0.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Gwynne | Lab | 25,161 | 63.5 | 12.7 |
Rozila Kana | Con | 11,084 | 28.0 | 4.3 |
Josh Seddon * | UKIP | 1,798 | 4.5 | -14.1 |
Louise Ankers * | LD | 853 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
Gareth Hayes * | Green | 486 | 1.2 | -2.6 |
Farmin Lord Dave * | MRLP | 217 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
* 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 | MRLP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 57.6% | 19.0% | 3.1% | 16.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
2010 | 51.0% | 24.9% | 5.5% | 17.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.8% | 23.7% | 18.7% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
2017 | 63.5% | 28.0% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
152 | Denton and Reddish | 35.5% |
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% |
113 | Denton and Reddish | 63.5% |
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% |
629 | Denton and Reddish | 58.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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