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Lichfield

Shows the general election results for Lichfield, which is a constituency in Staffordshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 74,430 and a turnout of 71.9%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Michael Fabricant
Majority
18,581
Electorate
74,430
Turnout
71.9%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 63.6%
Lab 28.8%
LD 5.0%
Green 2.6%

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 (%)
Michael Fabricant  Con 34,018 63.6 8.4
Chris Worsey  Lab 15,437 28.8 9.0
Paul Ray * LD 2,653 5.0 -0.3
Robert Pass * Green 1,416 2.6 -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 Class War
2005 48.7% 32.2% 15.9% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0%
2010 54.4% 19.8% 20.1% 0.0% 5.7% 0.0%
2015 55.2% 19.8% 5.2% 3.8% 15.7% 0.2%
2017 63.6% 28.8% 5.0% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
167 Lichfield 34.7%
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%
112 Lichfield 63.6%
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%
186 Lichfield 71.9%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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