Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Claire Perry
Majority
21,136
Electorate
72,184
Turnout
70.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 62.7% |
Lab | 21.0% |
LD | 9.3% |
UKIP | 3.4% |
Green | 3.2% |
WR | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Claire Perry | Con | 31,744 | 62.7 | 5.0 |
Imtiyaz Shaikh | Lab | 10,608 | 21.0 | 8.0 |
Christopher Coleman | LD | 4,706 | 9.3 | 1.2 |
Timothy Page * | UKIP | 1,706 | 3.4 | -12.0 |
Emma Dawnay * | Green | 1,606 | 3.2 | -2.6 |
Jim Gunter * | WR | 223 | 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | WR | Ind | LPUK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.0% | 22.4% | 22.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 55.1% | 10.2% | 27.0% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
2015 | 57.7% | 13.0% | 8.1% | 15.4% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 62.7% | 21.0% | 9.3% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
88 | Devizes | 41.8% |
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% |
131 | Devizes | 62.7% |
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% |
272 | Devizes | 70.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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