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Ludlow

Shows the general election results for Ludlow, which is a constituency in Shropshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 68,034 and a turnout of 73.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Philip Dunne
Majority
19,286
Electorate
68,034
Turnout
73.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 62.9%
Lab 24.3%
LD 10.7%
Green 2.1%

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 (%)
Philip Dunne  Con 31,433 62.9 8.6
Julia Buckley  Lab 12,147 24.3 12.0
Heather Kidd  LD 5,336 10.7 -2.8
Hilary Wendt * Green 1,054 2.1 -3.0
* 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 BNP MRLP
2005 45.1% 10.7% 40.7% 1.8% 1.7% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 52.8% 6.7% 32.8% 0.9% 4.4% 2.1% 0.4%
2015 54.3% 12.3% 13.5% 5.1% 14.9% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 62.9% 24.3% 10.7% 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
119 Ludlow 38.6%
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%
124 Ludlow 62.9%
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%
105 Ludlow 73.4%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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