Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Caroline Flint
Majority
5,169
Electorate
73,990
Turnout
62.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 53.0% |
Con | 41.7% |
The Yorkshire Party | 3.5% |
LD | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Caroline Flint | Lab | 24,351 | 53.0 | 6.8 |
Aaron Bell | Con | 19,182 | 41.7 | 16.4 |
Stevie Manion * | The Yorkshire Party | 1,599 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Anthony Smith * | LD | 856 | 1.9 | -1.6 |
* 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 | The Yorkshire Party | LD | UKIP | TUSC | Eng Dem | BNP | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 56.5% | 27.0% | 0.0% | 16.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 37.9% | 29.7% | 0.0% | 17.1% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 2.0% |
2015 | 46.2% | 25.3% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 23.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 53.0% | 41.7% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 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% |
465 | Don Valley | 11.2% |
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% |
408 | Don Valley | 53.0% |
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% |
575 | Don Valley | 62.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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