Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Edward Miliband
Majority
14,024
Electorate
72,377
Turnout
58.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 60.8% |
Con | 27.6% |
UKIP | 6.5% |
The Yorkshire Party | 1.8% |
LD | 1.7% |
Ind | 0.9% |
Eng Dem | 0.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Miliband | Lab | 25,711 | 60.8 | 8.3 |
Shade Adoh | Con | 11,687 | 27.6 | 9.3 |
Kim Parkinson | UKIP | 2,738 | 6.5 | -16.1 |
Charlie Bridges * | The Yorkshire Party | 741 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Robert Adamson * | LD | 706 | 1.7 | -0.9 |
Frank Calladine * | Ind | 366 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
David Allen * | Eng Dem | 363 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
* 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 | The Yorkshire Party | LD | Ind | Eng Dem | Green | TUSC | MRLP | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.1% | 19.3% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 15.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.7% |
2010 | 47.3% | 21.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 14.9% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.4% | 18.3% | 22.6% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.8% | 27.6% | 6.5% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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% |
183 | Doncaster North | 33.1% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
182 | Doncaster North | 60.8% |
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% |
630 | Doncaster North | 58.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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