Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Gain
Simon Clarke
Majority
1,020
Electorate
72,336
Turnout
65.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 49.6% |
Lab | 47.5% |
LD | 2.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Clarke | Con | 23,643 | 49.6 | 12.6 |
Tracy Harvey | Lab | 22,623 | 47.5 | 5.5 |
Chris Foote-Wood * | LD | 1,354 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
* 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 | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 31.8% | 50.3% | 13.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
2010 | 35.6% | 39.2% | 15.9% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 37.1% | 42.0% | 3.4% | 15.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 49.6% | 47.5% | 2.8% | 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% |
597 | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 2.1% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
484 | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 49.6% |
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% |
471 | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 65.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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