Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Ellie Reeves
Majority
23,162
Electorate
72,899
Turnout
73%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 66.6% |
Con | 23.0% |
LD | 6.2% |
Green | 2.2% |
UKIP | 1.3% |
CPA | 0.6% |
Populist Party | 0.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ellie Reeves | Lab | 35,411 | 66.6 | 16.0 |
Shaun Bailey | Con | 12,249 | 23.0 | -1.1 |
John Russell | LD | 3,317 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
Karen Wheller * | Green | 1,144 | 2.2 | -6.3 |
Hoong-Wai Cheah * | UKIP | 700 | 1.3 | -6.5 |
Katherine Hortense * | CPA | 325 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Russell White * | Populist Party | 50 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
* 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 | CPA | Populist Party | TUSC | Ind | Liberty GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.3% | 21.6% | 27.1% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 41.1% | 25.5% | 28.1% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.6% | 24.2% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
2017 | 66.6% | 23.0% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
70 | Lewisham West and Penge | 43.5% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
64 | Lewisham West and Penge | 66.6% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
137 | Lewisham West and Penge | 73.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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