Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
PC
Plaid Cymru Hold
Liz Saville Roberts
Majority
4,850
Electorate
44,699
Turnout
67.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
PC | 45.1% |
Con | 29.1% |
Lab | 20.7% |
LD | 3.1% |
UKIP | 2.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liz Saville Roberts | PC | 13,687 | 45.1 | 4.3 |
Neil Fairlamb | Con | 8,837 | 29.1 | 6.5 |
Mathew Norman | Lab | 6,273 | 20.7 | 7.2 |
Stephen Churchman * | LD | 937 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
Frank Wykes * | UKIP | 614 | 2.0 | -8.8 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | PC | Con | Lab | LD | UKIP | Ind | Green |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.8% | 14.2% | 21.7% | 10.9% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 44.3% | 22.3% | 13.9% | 12.2% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 40.9% | 22.7% | 13.5% | 4.0% | 10.8% | 4.8% | 3.4% |
2017 | 45.1% | 29.1% | 20.7% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
416 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | 16.0% |
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% |
572 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | 45.1% |
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% |
378 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | 67.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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