Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Guy Opperman
Majority
9,236
Electorate
61,053
Turnout
75.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 54.1% |
Lab | 34.1% |
LD | 7.1% |
Green | 2.7% |
UKIP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guy Opperman | Con | 24,996 | 54.1 | 1.4 |
Stephen Powers | Lab | 15,760 | 34.1 | 9.2 |
Fiona Hall | LD | 3,285 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
Wesley Foot * | Green | 1,253 | 2.7 | -2.9 |
Stuart Miles * | UKIP | 930 | 2.0 | -7.9 |
* 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 | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 42.4% | 30.4% | 25.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
2010 | 43.2% | 19.0% | 29.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.7% | 24.9% | 6.8% | 5.6% | 9.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 54.1% | 34.1% | 7.1% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
371 | Hexham | 20.0% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
381 | Hexham | 54.1% |
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% |
46 | Hexham | 75.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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