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2017 general election results

Hammersmith

Shows the general election results for Hammersmith, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 72,803 and a turnout of 71.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Andy Slaughter
Majority
18,651
Electorate
72,803
Turnout
71.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 63.9%
Con 28.2%
LD 5.4%
Green 1.5%
UKIP 1.0%
Ind 0.1%

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 (%)
Andy Slaughter  Lab 33,375 63.9 13.9
Charlie Dewhirst  Con 14,724 28.2 -8.2
Joyce Onstad  LD 2,802 5.4 0.7
Alex Horn * Green 800 1.5 -2.9
Jack Bovill * UKIP 507 1.0 -3.4
Jagdeosingh Hauzaree * Ind 44 0.1 -0.1
* 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 LD Green UKIP Ind BNP
2005 42.4% 34.0% 19.0% 4.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 43.9% 36.4% 15.9% 1.5% 1.2% 0.3% 0.9%
2015 50.0% 36.4% 4.6% 4.4% 4.4% 0.2% 0.0%
2017 63.9% 28.2% 5.4% 1.5% 1.0% 0.1% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
149 Hammersmith 35.7%
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%
102 Hammersmith 63.9%
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%
194 Hammersmith 71.8%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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