Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Afzal Khan
Majority
31,730
Electorate
75,362
Turnout
61%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 76.3% |
Con | 7.3% |
Ind | 5.7% |
LD | 5.7% |
Green | 2.3% |
UKIP | 2.1% |
CPA | 0.5% |
Ind | 0.1% |
Comm Leagu | 0.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afzal Khan | Lab | 35,085 | 76.3 | 9.3 |
Shaden Jaradat | Con | 3,355 | 7.3 | -2.4 |
George Galloway | Ind | 2,615 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Jackie Pearcey | LD | 2,597 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
Jess Mayo * | Green | 1,038 | 2.3 | -7.5 |
Phil Eckersley * | UKIP | 952 | 2.1 | -6.1 |
Kemi Abidogun * | CPA | 233 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
David Hopkins * | Ind | 51 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Peter Clifford * | Comm Leagu | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | Ind | LD | Green | UKIP | CPA | Ind | Comm Leagu | TUSC | Pirate | Respect | Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 53.1% | 9.9% | 0.0% | 33.5% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
2010 | 50.1% | 11.0% | 0.0% | 32.6% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
2015 | 67.1% | 9.7% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 9.8% | 8.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 76.3% | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
9 | Manchester, Gorton | 69.0% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
20 | Manchester, Gorton | 76.3% |
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% |
600 | Manchester, Gorton | 61.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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