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2017 general election results

Kettering

Shows the general election results for Kettering, which is a constituency in Northamptonshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,440 and a turnout of 69.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Philip Hollobone
Majority
10,562
Electorate
71,440
Turnout
69.2%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 57.9%
Lab 36.5%
LD 3.3%
Green 2.3%

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 (%)
Philip Hollobone  Con 28,616 57.9 6.1
Mick Scrimshaw  Lab 18,054 36.5 11.4
Suzanna Austin * LD 1,618 3.3 0.1
Rob Reeves * Green 1,116 2.3 -1.2
* 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 LD Green UKIP Eng Dem BNP Church of the Militant Elvis Party
2005 43.0% 42.6% 12.2% 0.0% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 49.1% 29.9% 15.8% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 2.9% 0.2%
2015 51.8% 25.2% 3.2% 3.5% 16.1% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 57.9% 36.5% 3.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
352 Kettering 21.4%
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%
272 Kettering 57.9%
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%
319 Kettering 69.2%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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