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Hemel Hempstead

Shows the general election results for Hemel Hempstead, which is a constituency in Hertfordshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 74,415 and a turnout of 70.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Mike Penning
Majority
9,445
Electorate
74,415
Turnout
70.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 55.0%
Lab 36.9%
LD 6.2%
Green 2.0%

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 (%)
Mike Penning  Con 28,735 55.0 2.1
Mandi Tattershall  Lab 19,290 36.9 13.1
Sally Symington  LD 3,233 6.2 1.3
Sherief Hassan * Green 1,024 2.0 -1.4
* 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 LD Green UKIP Ind BNP
2005 40.1% 39.8% 16.9% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 50.0% 20.8% 22.9% 0.0% 2.5% 0.5% 3.3%
2015 52.9% 23.8% 4.8% 3.3% 14.6% 0.5% 0.0%
2017 55.0% 36.9% 6.2% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
396 Hemel Hempstead 18.1%
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%
353 Hemel Hempstead 55.0%
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%
262 Hemel Hempstead 70.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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