Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Peter Kyle
Majority
18,757
Electorate
74,236
Turnout
77.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 64.1% |
Con | 31.6% |
LD | 2.3% |
Green | 1.7% |
Ind | 0.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Kyle | Lab | 36,942 | 64.1 | 21.8 |
Kristy Adams | Con | 18,185 | 31.6 | -8.4 |
Carrie Hynds * | LD | 1,311 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
Phelim Mac Cafferty * | Green | 971 | 1.7 | -5.1 |
Charley Sabel * | Ind | 187 | 0.3 | -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 | Green | Ind | UKIP | TUSC | MRLP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 37.4% | 36.4% | 18.0% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
2010 | 33.0% | 36.7% | 22.6% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 42.3% | 39.9% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 0.6% | 6.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2017 | 64.1% | 31.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
195 | Hove | 32.6% |
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% |
96 | Hove | 64.1% |
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% |
14 | Hove | 77.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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