Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Vernon Coaker
Majority
4,694
Electorate
71,223
Turnout
72.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 51.9% |
Con | 42.8% |
UKIP | 2.2% |
LD | 2.0% |
Green | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vernon Coaker | Lab | 26,833 | 51.9 | 9.6 |
Carolyn Abbott | Con | 22,139 | 42.8 | 6.8 |
Lee Waters * | UKIP | 1,143 | 2.2 | -12.2 |
Robert Swift * | LD | 1,052 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
Rebecca Connick * | Green | 515 | 1.0 | -2.2 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.6% | 37.0% | 1.7% | 13.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
2010 | 41.1% | 37.3% | 3.0% | 15.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 42.3% | 36.1% | 14.4% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 51.9% | 42.8% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
494 | Gedling | 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% |
434 | Gedling | 51.9% |
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% |
151 | Gedling | 72.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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