Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
John Whittingdale
Majority
23,430
Electorate
71,470
Turnout
70.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 67.9% |
Lab | 21.3% |
LD | 4.3% |
UKIP | 3.8% |
Green | 2.1% |
BNP | 0.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Whittingdale | Con | 34,111 | 67.9 | 7.4 |
Peter Edwards | Lab | 10,681 | 21.3 | 9.4 |
Zoe O'Connell * | LD | 2,181 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
Jesse Pryke * | UKIP | 1,899 | 3.8 | -10.9 |
Steven Betteridge * | Green | 1,073 | 2.1 | -1.0 |
Richard Perry * | BNP | 257 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
* 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 | BNP | Ind | The Sustainable Population Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 56.3% | 24.2% | 15.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 59.8% | 12.7% | 19.3% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 60.6% | 11.8% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.2% |
2017 | 67.9% | 21.3% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
55 | Maldon | 46.7% |
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.
View full listHighest winning vote share % | Average: 55.9% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
50 | Maldon | 67.9% |
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% |
264 | Maldon | 70.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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