Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Stephen Hepburn
Majority
17,263
Electorate
64,778
Turnout
66.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 65.1% |
Con | 25.0% |
UKIP | 5.4% |
LD | 2.7% |
Green | 1.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Hepburn | Lab | 28,020 | 65.1 | 9.5 |
Robin Gwynn | Con | 10,757 | 25.0 | 7.9 |
James Askwith | UKIP | 2,338 | 5.4 | -14.2 |
Peter Maughan * | LD | 1,163 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
David Herbert * | Green | 745 | 1.7 | -1.7 |
* 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 | TUSC | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 58.8% | 12.8% | 4.7% | 22.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
2010 | 53.9% | 20.6% | 0.0% | 18.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 55.7% | 17.1% | 19.7% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 65.1% | 25.0% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
105 | Jarrow | 40.1% |
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% |
82 | Jarrow | 65.1% |
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% |
452 | Jarrow | 66.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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