Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Caroline Spelman
Majority
19,198
Electorate
81,443
Turnout
67.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 62.0% |
Lab | 26.9% |
LD | 4.9% |
UKIP | 3.7% |
Green | 2.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Caroline Spelman | Con | 33,873 | 62.0 | 7.3 |
Tom McNeil | Lab | 14,675 | 26.9 | 7.9 |
Rogers Antony * | LD | 2,663 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
Leslie Kaye * | UKIP | 2,016 | 3.7 | -13.2 |
Alison Gavin * | Green | 1,416 | 2.6 | -1.5 |
* 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 | Independence from Europe | BNP | SMRA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 47.6% | 32.3% | 16.7% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 51.7% | 20.5% | 17.8% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 1.3% |
2015 | 54.7% | 19.0% | 5.0% | 16.9% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 62.0% | 26.9% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
157 | Meriden | 35.1% |
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% |
147 | Meriden | 62.0% |
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% |
419 | Meriden | 67.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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