Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Danielle Rowley
Majority
885
Electorate
68,328
Turnout
66.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 36.4% |
SNP | 34.4% |
Con | 25.4% |
LD | 3.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Danielle Rowley | Lab | 16,458 | 36.4 | 6.2 |
Owen Thompson | SNP | 15,573 | 34.4 | -16.2 |
Chris Donnelly | Con | 11,521 | 25.4 | 13.5 |
Ross Laird * | LD | 1,721 | 3.8 | 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 | Lab | SNP | Con | LD | Green | UKIP | Ind | TUSC | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 45.5% | 17.0% | 9.4% | 26.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
2010 | 47.0% | 20.6% | 11.9% | 17.1% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 30.2% | 50.6% | 11.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 36.4% | 34.4% | 25.4% | 3.8% | 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% |
602 | Midlothian | 2.0% |
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% |
638 | Midlothian | 36.4% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
456 | Midlothian | 66.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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