Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
David Rutley
Majority
8,608
Electorate
75,228
Turnout
72.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 52.7% |
Lab | 36.8% |
LD | 6.2% |
Green | 2.2% |
Ind | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Rutley | Con | 28,595 | 52.7 | 0.1 |
Neil Puttick | Lab | 19,987 | 36.8 | 14.1 |
Richard Flowers | LD | 3,350 | 6.2 | -1.6 |
James Booth * | Green | 1,213 | 2.2 | -2.6 |
Mark Johnson * | Ind | 1,162 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
* 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 | Ind | UKIP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.6% | 29.0% | 19.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
2010 | 47.0% | 20.3% | 23.1% | 1.7% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 52.5% | 22.7% | 7.7% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 12.2% | 0.0% |
2017 | 52.7% | 36.8% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
418 | Macclesfield | 15.9% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
416 | Macclesfield | 52.7% |
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% |
173 | Macclesfield | 72.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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