Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Andrew Jones
Majority
18,168
Electorate
77,280
Turnout
73.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 55.5% |
LD | 23.5% |
Lab | 20.1% |
Ind | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Jones | Con | 31,477 | 55.5 | 2.7 |
Helen Flynn | LD | 13,309 | 23.5 | 1.4 |
Mark Sewards | Lab | 11,395 | 20.1 | 9.9 |
Donald Fraser * | Ind | 559 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | LD | Lab | Ind | UKIP | Green | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 35.9% | 52.1% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
2010 | 45.7% | 43.8% | 6.4% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.7% | 22.1% | 10.1% | 0.0% | 10.6% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 55.5% | 23.5% | 20.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
204 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | 32.0% |
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% |
333 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | 55.5% |
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% |
109 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | 73.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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