Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Liz McInnes
Majority
7,617
Electorate
79,901
Turnout
62.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 53.3% |
Con | 38.0% |
UKIP | 6.5% |
LD | 2.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liz McInnes | Lab | 26,578 | 53.3 | 10.2 |
Chris Clarkson | Con | 18,961 | 38.0 | 18.9 |
Lee Seville | UKIP | 3,239 | 6.5 | -25.7 |
Bill Winlow * | LD | 1,087 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.3% | 21.7% | 1.9% | 20.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.8% |
2010 | 40.1% | 27.2% | 2.6% | 22.7% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.1% | 19.1% | 32.2% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 53.3% | 38.0% | 6.5% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
426 | Heywood and Middleton | 15.3% |
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% |
398 | Heywood and Middleton | 53.3% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
572 | Heywood and Middleton | 62.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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