Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Christina Rees
Majority
12,631
Electorate
55,862
Turnout
68.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 56.7% |
Con | 23.7% |
PC | 13.9% |
UKIP | 3.7% |
LD | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christina Rees | Lab | 21,713 | 56.7 | 12.9 |
Orla Lowe | Con | 9,082 | 23.7 | 8.4 |
Daniel Williams | PC | 5,339 | 13.9 | -4.2 |
Richard Pritchard * | UKIP | 1,419 | 3.7 | -12.7 |
Frank Little * | LD | 732 | 1.9 | -1.2 |
* 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 | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 52.6% | 11.5% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
2010 | 46.3% | 13.1% | 19.9% | 2.2% | 14.9% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.8% | 15.3% | 18.1% | 16.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 56.7% | 23.7% | 13.9% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
185 | Neath | 33.0% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
306 | Neath | 56.7% |
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% |
347 | Neath | 68.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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