Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Jeremy Corbyn
Majority
33,215
Electorate
74,831
Turnout
73.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 73.0% |
Con | 12.5% |
LD | 9.0% |
Green | 4.1% |
UKIP | 0.8% |
Ind | 0.4% |
MRLP | 0.2% |
Ind | 0.1% |
The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 0.0% |
Comm Leagu | 0.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeremy Corbyn | Lab | 40,086 | 73.0 | 12.7 |
James Clark | Con | 6,871 | 12.5 | -4.7 |
Keith Angus | LD | 4,946 | 9.0 | 0.9 |
Caroline Russell * | Green | 2,229 | 4.1 | -6.2 |
Keith Fraser * | UKIP | 413 | 0.8 | -3.3 |
Michael Foster * | Ind | 208 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Knigel Knapp * | MRLP | 106 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Susanne Cameron-Blackie * | Ind | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Bill Martin * | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 21 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Andres Mendoza * | Comm Leagu | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* 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 | UKIP | Ind | MRLP | Ind | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | Comm Leagu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.2% | 11.9% | 29.9% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 54.5% | 14.2% | 26.7% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 60.2% | 17.2% | 8.1% | 10.2% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2017 | 73.0% | 12.5% | 9.0% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
20 | Islington North | 60.5% |
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% |
26 | Islington North | 73.0% |
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% |
110 | Islington North | 73.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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