Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Charlie Elphicke
Majority
6,437
Electorate
74,564
Turnout
69.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 52.4% |
Lab | 40.0% |
UKIP | 3.3% |
LD | 2.6% |
Green | 1.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Elphicke | Con | 27,211 | 52.4 | 9.1 |
Stacey Blair | Lab | 20,774 | 40.0 | 9.2 |
Piers Wauchope * | UKIP | 1,722 | 3.3 | -16.9 |
Simon Dodd * | LD | 1,336 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
Beccy Sawbridge * | Green | 923 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP | Eng Dem | CPA | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 35.0% | 45.3% | 2.6% | 15.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
2010 | 44.0% | 33.5% | 3.5% | 15.8% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.3% | 30.7% | 20.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 52.4% | 40.0% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 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% |
450 | Dover | 12.4% |
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% |
421 | Dover | 52.4% |
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% |
293 | Dover | 69.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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