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Isle of Wight

Shows the general election results for Isle of Wight, which is a constituency in Isle of Wight. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 110,683 and a turnout of 67.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Bob Seely
Majority
21,069
Electorate
110,683
Turnout
67.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 51.3%
Lab 23.0%
Green 17.3%
LD 3.7%
UKIP 2.6%
Ind 2.1%

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 (%)
Bob Seely  Con 38,190 51.3 10.6
Julian Critchley  Lab 17,121 23.0 10.2
Vix Lowthion  Green 12,915 17.3 4.0
Nick Belfitt * LD 2,740 3.7 -3.8
Daryll Pitcher * UKIP 1,921 2.6 -18.6
Julie Jones-Evans * Ind 1,592 2.1 -2.4
* 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 Green LD UKIP Ind BNP Eng Dem MEP Oth
2005 48.9% 17.2% 0.0% 29.5% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
2010 46.7% 11.6% 1.3% 31.7% 3.5% 0.2% 2.1% 1.8% 0.9% 0.0%
2015 40.7% 12.8% 13.4% 7.4% 21.2% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 51.3% 23.0% 17.3% 3.7% 2.6% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
264 Isle of Wight 28.3%
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%
448 Isle of Wight 51.3%
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%
409 Isle of Wight 67.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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