Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Julian Lewis
Majority
21,995
Electorate
72,602
Turnout
70.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 62.6% |
Lab | 19.8% |
LD | 15.2% |
Green | 2.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Julian Lewis | Con | 32,162 | 62.6 | 6.4 |
Julie Renyard | Lab | 10,167 | 19.8 | 7.6 |
David Harrison | LD | 7,786 | 15.2 | 5.8 |
Henry Mellor * | Green | 1,251 | 2.4 | -2.3 |
* 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 | Green | UKIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.4% | 12.3% | 33.2% | 0.0% | 5.1% |
2010 | 52.8% | 9.8% | 30.3% | 2.0% | 5.0% |
2015 | 56.3% | 12.2% | 9.4% | 4.7% | 17.5% |
2017 | 62.6% | 19.8% | 15.2% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
75 | New Forest East | 42.8% |
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% |
134 | New Forest East | 62.6% |
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% |
244 | New Forest East | 70.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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