Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Rosie Winterton
Majority
10,131
Electorate
71,718
Turnout
60%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 57.9% |
Con | 34.4% |
The Yorkshire Party | 3.1% |
Ind | 2.3% |
LD | 2.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rosie Winterton | Lab | 24,915 | 57.9 | 8.8 |
Tom Hunt | Con | 14,784 | 34.4 | 13.6 |
Chris Whitwood * | The Yorkshire Party | 1,346 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Eddie Todd * | Ind | 1,006 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Alison Brelsford * | LD | 973 | 2.3 | -2.0 |
* 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 | Ind | LD | UKIP | TUSC | Eng Dem | BNP | CURE | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.0% | 18.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.7% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
2010 | 39.7% | 24.8% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 21.1% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2015 | 49.1% | 20.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 24.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 57.9% | 34.4% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 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% |
324 | Doncaster Central | 23.5% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
274 | Doncaster Central | 57.9% |
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% |
618 | Doncaster Central | 60.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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