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Epping Forest

Shows the general election results for Epping Forest, which is a constituency in Essex. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 74,737 and a turnout of 67.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Eleanor Laing
Majority
18,243
Electorate
74,737
Turnout
67.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 62.0%
Lab 26.0%
LD 5.7%
UKIP 3.7%
Green 2.4%
Young People's Party 0.2%

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 (%)
Eleanor Laing  Con 31,462 62.0 7.2
Liam Preston  Lab 13,219 26.0 9.9
Jon Whitehouse  LD 2,884 5.7 -1.3
Patrick O'Flynn * UKIP 1,871 3.7 -14.7
Simon Heap * Green 1,233 2.4 -1.2
Thomas Hall * Young People's Party 110 0.2 0.1
* 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 Young People's Party BNP Eng Dem Oth
2005 52.7% 21.4% 18.1% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.5%
2010 54.0% 14.3% 21.5% 4.0% 1.4% 0.0% 4.3% 0.6% 0.0%
2015 54.8% 16.1% 7.0% 18.3% 3.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 62.0% 26.0% 5.7% 3.7% 2.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
145 Epping Forest 35.9%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
151 Epping Forest 62.0%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
374 Epping Forest 67.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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