Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Chris Williamson
Majority
2,015
Electorate
69,919
Turnout
69.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 48.5% |
Con | 44.4% |
LD | 4.6% |
UKIP | 2.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Williamson | Lab | 23,622 | 48.5 | 12.0 |
Amanda Solloway | Con | 21,607 | 44.4 | 7.7 |
Lucy Care * | LD | 2,262 | 4.6 | -3.9 |
Bill Piper * | UKIP | 1,181 | 2.4 | -12.2 |
* 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | BNP | Ind | Pirate | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 42.1% | 25.9% | 27.5% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
2010 | 33.0% | 31.7% | 28.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 36.6% | 36.7% | 8.6% | 14.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 48.5% | 44.4% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
568 | Derby North | 4.1% |
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% |
508 | Derby North | 48.5% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
294 | Derby North | 69.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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