Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Jeff Smith
Majority
29,875
Electorate
74,654
Turnout
71.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 71.7% |
LD | 15.9% |
Con | 10.3% |
Green | 1.6% |
WEP | 0.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Smith | Lab | 38,424 | 71.7 | 18.0 |
John Leech | LD | 8,549 | 15.9 | -8.0 |
Sarah Heald | Con | 5,530 | 10.3 | 0.6 |
Laura Bannister * | Green | 865 | 1.6 | -6.5 |
Sally Carr * | WEP | 234 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | LD | Con | Green | WEP | UKIP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 40.9% | 42.3% | 10.4% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
2010 | 40.5% | 44.7% | 11.1% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.7% | 24.0% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
2017 | 71.7% | 15.9% | 10.3% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
25 | Manchester, Withington | 55.7% |
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% |
29 | Manchester, Withington | 71.7% |
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% |
189 | Manchester, Withington | 71.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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