Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Mark Prisk
Majority
19,035
Electorate
82,339
Turnout
72.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.3% |
Lab | 28.6% |
LD | 8.1% |
Green | 3.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Prisk | Con | 36,184 | 60.3 | 4.2 |
Katherine Chibah | Lab | 17,149 | 28.6 | 10.7 |
Mark Argent | LD | 4,845 | 8.1 | 0.3 |
David Woolcombe * | Green | 1,814 | 3.0 | -1.7 |
* 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 | LD | Green | UKIP | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.2% | 24.2% | 18.4% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
2010 | 53.8% | 13.8% | 26.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 56.1% | 17.9% | 7.8% | 4.8% | 13.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.3% | 28.6% | 8.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
208 | Hertford and Stortford | 31.7% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
196 | Hertford and Stortford | 60.3% |
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% |
143 | Hertford and Stortford | 72.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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