Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Melanie Onn
Majority
2,565
Electorate
61,743
Turnout
57.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 49.4% |
Con | 42.2% |
UKIP | 4.6% |
LD | 2.7% |
Ind | 1.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Melanie Onn | Lab | 17,545 | 49.4 | 9.6 |
Jo Gideon | Con | 14,980 | 42.2 | 15.9 |
Mike Hookem * | UKIP | 1,648 | 4.6 | -20.3 |
Steve Beasant * | LD | 954 | 2.7 | -2.3 |
Christina McGilligan-Fell * | Ind | 394 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
* 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 | Ind | Green | TUSC | BNP | PNDP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 47.1% | 23.8% | 3.8% | 19.3% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% |
2010 | 32.7% | 30.5% | 6.2% | 22.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 39.8% | 26.3% | 25.0% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 49.4% | 42.2% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
519 | Great Grimsby | 7.2% |
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% |
490 | Great Grimsby | 49.4% |
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% |
636 | Great Grimsby | 57.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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