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2017 general election results

Harlow

Shows the general election results for Harlow, which is a constituency in Essex. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 67,699 and a turnout of 66.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Robert Halfon
Majority
7,031
Electorate
67,699
Turnout
66.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 54.0%
Lab 38.4%
UKIP 4.0%
LD 2.2%
Green 1.5%

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 (%)
Robert Halfon  Con 24,230 54.0 5.2
Phil Waite  Lab 17,199 38.4 8.4
Mark Gough * UKIP 1,787 4.0 -12.3
Geoffrey Seef * LD 970 2.2 0.1
Hannah Clare * Green 660 1.5 -0.7
* 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 UKIP LD Green TUSC Eng Dem BNP Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Oth
2005 40.8% 41.4% 2.5% 13.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4%
2010 44.9% 33.7% 3.6% 13.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0% 0.2% 0.0%
2015 48.9% 30.0% 16.3% 2.0% 2.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 54.0% 38.4% 4.0% 2.2% 1.5% 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%
420 Harlow 15.7%
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%
383 Harlow 54.0%
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%
457 Harlow 66.2%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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