Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Helen Whately
Majority
17,413
Electorate
66,425
Turnout
74.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 61.1% |
Lab | 26.1% |
LD | 6.5% |
UKIP | 3.4% |
Green | 2.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Helen Whately | Con | 30,390 | 61.1 | 6.7 |
Michael Desmond | Lab | 12,977 | 26.1 | 9.9 |
David Naghi | LD | 3,249 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
Mark McGiffin * | UKIP | 1,702 | 3.4 | -14.6 |
Alastair Gould * | Green | 1,431 | 2.9 | -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 | UKIP | Green | MRLP | Eng Dem | NF | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.1% | 29.1% | 16.7% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
2010 | 56.2% | 16.6% | 19.6% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
2015 | 54.4% | 16.2% | 6.6% | 18.0% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 61.1% | 26.1% | 6.5% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
158 | Faversham and Mid Kent | 35.0% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
170 | Faversham and Mid Kent | 61.1% |
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% |
55 | Faversham and Mid Kent | 74.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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