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High Peak

Shows the general election results for High Peak, which is a constituency in Derbyshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 73,248 and a turnout of 73.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Gain
Ruth George
Majority
2,322
Electorate
73,248
Turnout
73.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 49.7%
Con 45.4%
LD 5.0%

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 (%)
Ruth George  Lab 26,753 49.7 14.4
Andrew Bingham  Con 24,431 45.4 0.4
Charles Lawley * LD 2,669 5.0 0.3
* 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 UKIP Green Ind
2005 41.1% 37.3% 19.4% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 31.6% 40.9% 21.8% 3.4% 1.8% 0.3%
2015 35.3% 45.0% 4.7% 11.4% 3.6% 0.0%
2017 49.7% 45.4% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
567 High Peak 4.3%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
482 High Peak 49.7%
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%
101 High Peak 73.5%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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