Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Joanne Platt
Majority
9,554
Electorate
76,202
Turnout
61.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 56.2% |
Con | 35.8% |
UKIP | 5.9% |
LD | 2.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joanne Platt | Lab | 26,347 | 56.2 | 2.3 |
James Grundy | Con | 16,793 | 35.8 | 13.2 |
Mark Bradley | UKIP | 2,783 | 5.9 | -13.8 |
Richard Kilpatrick * | LD | 951 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
* 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 | Left Unity - Trade Unionists and Socialists | BNP | Ind | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 57.8% | 16.4% | 0.0% | 19.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
2010 | 48.0% | 20.9% | 3.5% | 18.2% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.9% | 22.6% | 19.7% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 56.2% | 35.8% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
363 | Leigh | 20.4% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
319 | Leigh | 56.2% |
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% |
590 | Leigh | 61.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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