Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Damian Hinds
Majority
25,852
Electorate
74,151
Turnout
74.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 63.6% |
Lab | 17.0% |
LD | 15.2% |
Green | 3.2% |
JACP | 1.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Damian Hinds | Con | 35,263 | 63.6 | 3.0 |
Rohit Dasgupta | Lab | 9,411 | 17.0 | 6.9 |
Richard Robinson | LD | 8,403 | 15.2 | 4.1 |
Richard Knight * | Green | 1,760 | 3.2 | -3.0 |
Susan Jerrard * | JACP | 571 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
* 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 | LD | Green | JACP | UKIP | Eng Dem |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 47.0% | 16.4% | 33.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
2010 | 56.8% | 7.9% | 30.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 1.4% |
2015 | 60.7% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | 12.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 63.6% | 17.0% | 15.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
56 | East Hampshire | 46.7% |
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% |
110 | East Hampshire | 63.6% |
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% |
60 | East Hampshire | 74.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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