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Halton

Shows the general election results for Halton, which is a constituency in Cheshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 73,457 and a turnout of 67.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Derek Twigg
Majority
25,405
Electorate
73,457
Turnout
67.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 72.9%
Con 21.6%
UKIP 3.0%
LD 1.8%
Ind 0.6%

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 (%)
Derek Twigg  Lab 36,115 72.9 10.1
Matthew Lloyd  Con 10,710 21.6 3.8
Glyn Redican * UKIP 1,488 3.0 -11.1
Ryan Bate * LD 896 1.8 -0.6
Vic Turton * Ind 309 0.6 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 BNP
2005 63.1% 19.9% 0.0% 17.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 57.7% 20.2% 3.0% 13.8% 0.0% 1.6% 3.8%
2015 62.8% 17.8% 14.1% 2.4% 0.6% 2.3% 0.0%
2017 72.9% 21.6% 3.0% 1.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
33 Halton 51.3%
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%
27 Halton 72.9%
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%
399 Halton 67.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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