Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Maggie Throup
Majority
4,534
Electorate
72,995
Turnout
68.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 52.1% |
Lab | 43.0% |
LD | 2.5% |
Green | 1.4% |
Ind | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maggie Throup | Con | 25,939 | 52.1 | 9.4 |
Catherine Atkinson | Lab | 21,405 | 43.0 | 7.7 |
Martin Garnett * | LD | 1,243 | 2.5 | -0.9 |
Ralph Hierons * | Green | 675 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
Roy Dunn * | Ind | 519 | 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 | Ind | UKIP | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 29.1% | 44.7% | 13.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 10.8% |
2010 | 39.5% | 34.2% | 17.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 0.0% |
2015 | 42.7% | 35.3% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 16.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 52.1% | 43.0% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
493 | Erewash | 9.1% |
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% |
428 | Erewash | 52.1% |
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% |
363 | Erewash | 68.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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