Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
David Davies
Majority
8,206
Electorate
64,909
Turnout
76.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 53.1% |
Lab | 36.6% |
LD | 4.2% |
PC | 2.7% |
Green | 1.9% |
UKIP | 1.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Davies | Con | 26,411 | 53.1 | 3.2 |
Ruth Jones | Lab | 18,205 | 36.6 | 9.8 |
Veronica German * | LD | 2,064 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
Carole Damon * | PC | 1,338 | 2.7 | -1.3 |
Ian Chandler * | Green | 954 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
Roy Neale * | UKIP | 762 | 1.5 | -8.9 |
* 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 | PC | Green | UKIP | Eng Dem |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.9% | 37.0% | 12.8% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
2010 | 48.3% | 25.9% | 19.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 49.9% | 26.8% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 10.4% | 0.2% |
2017 | 53.1% | 36.6% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
408 | Monmouth | 16.5% |
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% |
404 | Monmouth | 53.1% |
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% |
28 | Monmouth | 76.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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