Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Gerald Jones
Majority
16,334
Electorate
55,463
Turnout
60.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 66.8% |
Con | 18.1% |
PC | 8.2% |
UKIP | 4.4% |
LD | 2.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gerald Jones | Lab | 22,407 | 66.8 | 12.9 |
Pauline Jorgensen | Con | 6,073 | 18.1 | 8.0 |
Amy Kitcher | PC | 2,740 | 8.2 | -1.3 |
David Rowlands * | UKIP | 1,484 | 4.4 | -14.2 |
Bob Griffin * | LD | 841 | 2.5 | -1.6 |
* 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 | PC | UKIP | LD | Green | Ind | Comm | BNP | SLP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 60.5% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 2.3% | 14.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
2010 | 43.7% | 7.5% | 5.1% | 2.7% | 31.0% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.9% | 10.1% | 9.5% | 18.7% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 66.8% | 18.1% | 8.2% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 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% |
45 | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | 48.7% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
60 | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | 66.8% |
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% |
610 | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | 60.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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