Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Gareth Thomas
Majority
13,314
Electorate
69,797
Turnout
72.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 60.8% |
Con | 34.4% |
LD | 2.5% |
Green | 1.3% |
UKIP | 0.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gareth Thomas | Lab | 30,640 | 60.8 | 13.9 |
Hannah David | Con | 17,326 | 34.4 | -7.8 |
Christopher Noyce * | LD | 1,267 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
Rowan Langley * | Green | 652 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
Rathy Alagaratnam * | UKIP | 470 | 0.9 | -3.5 |
* 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 | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.6% | 30.4% | 18.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
2010 | 43.6% | 36.8% | 16.2% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 47.0% | 42.2% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.8% | 34.4% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
292 | Harrow West | 26.4% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
179 | Harrow West | 60.8% |
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% |
177 | Harrow West | 72.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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