Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Robert Jenrick
Majority
18,149
Electorate
75,510
Turnout
72.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 62.7% |
Lab | 29.7% |
LD | 5.1% |
UKIP | 2.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Jenrick | Con | 34,493 | 62.7 | 5.6 |
Chantal Lee | Lab | 16,344 | 29.7 | 8.0 |
David Watts | LD | 2,786 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
Xandra Arundel * | UKIP | 1,419 | 2.6 | -9.5 |
* 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 | Cnsn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.5% | 28.3% | 18.4% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 53.9% | 22.3% | 20.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 57.0% | 21.7% | 4.6% | 12.0% | 3.4% | 1.2% |
2017 | 62.7% | 29.7% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
187 | Newark | 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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
132 | Newark | 62.7% |
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% |
141 | Newark | 72.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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