Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Tim Loughton
Majority
5,106
Electorate
75,525
Turnout
70.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 48.9% |
Lab | 39.3% |
LD | 4.7% |
UKIP | 2.7% |
Green | 2.4% |
National Health Action Party | 1.1% |
Ind | 0.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Loughton | Con | 25,988 | 48.9 | -0.5 |
Sophie Cook | Lab | 20,882 | 39.3 | 19.8 |
Oli Henman * | LD | 2,523 | 4.7 | -2.0 |
Mike Glennon * | UKIP | 1,444 | 2.7 | -13.8 |
Leslie Groves Williams * | Green | 1,273 | 2.4 | -2.8 |
Carl Walker * | National Health Action Party | 575 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
Andy Lutwyche * | Ind | 432 | 0.8 | 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | National Health Action Party | Ind | Eng Dem | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 43.9% | 25.5% | 24.3% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
2010 | 48.5% | 16.7% | 25.5% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 49.5% | 19.5% | 6.7% | 16.6% | 5.2% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 48.9% | 39.3% | 4.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
485 | East Worthing and Shoreham | 9.6% |
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% |
500 | East Worthing and Shoreham | 48.9% |
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% |
260 | East Worthing and Shoreham | 70.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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