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Maidstone and The Weald

Shows the general election results for Maidstone and The Weald, which is a constituency in Kent. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 75,334 and a turnout of 68.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Helen Grant
Majority
17,723
Electorate
75,334
Turnout
68.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 56.4%
Lab 22.1%
LD 16.3%
UKIP 3.1%
Green 1.7%
Ind 0.3%

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 (%)
Helen Grant  Con 29,156 56.4 10.9
Allen Simpson  Lab 11,433 22.1 11.6
Emily Fermor  LD 8,455 16.3 -7.7
Pamela Watts * UKIP 1,613 3.1 -12.7
Stuart Jeffery * Green 888 1.7 -1.1
Yolande Kenward * Ind 172 0.3 0.2
* 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 UKIP Green Ind National Health Action Party NF Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
2005 51.8% 22.4% 22.8% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 48.0% 9.7% 36.0% 3.3% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 0.3%
2015 45.5% 10.5% 24.1% 15.9% 2.8% 0.1% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 56.4% 22.1% 16.3% 3.1% 1.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
171 Maidstone and The Weald 34.3%
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%
317 Maidstone and The Weald 56.4%
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%
342 Maidstone and The Weald 68.7%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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