Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
David Morris
Majority
1,399
Electorate
66,818
Turnout
68.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 47.7% |
Lab | 44.6% |
LD | 3.7% |
UKIP | 2.9% |
Green | 1.0% |
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 Morris | Con | 21,773 | 47.7 | 2.2 |
Vikki Singleton | Lab | 20,374 | 44.6 | 9.7 |
Matthew Severn * | LD | 1,699 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
Robert Gillespie * | UKIP | 1,333 | 2.9 | -9.5 |
Cait Sinclair * | Green | 478 | 1.0 | -2.2 |
* 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 | Ind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 37.3% | 49.1% | 13.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 41.5% | 39.5% | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 45.5% | 34.9% | 3.7% | 12.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% |
2017 | 47.7% | 44.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
584 | Morecambe and Lunesdale | 3.1% |
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% |
529 | Morecambe and Lunesdale | 47.7% |
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% |
359 | Morecambe and Lunesdale | 68.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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