Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Chi Onwurah
Majority
14,937
Electorate
55,368
Turnout
67%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 64.9% |
Con | 24.6% |
LD | 4.9% |
UKIP | 4.0% |
Green | 1.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chi Onwurah | Lab | 24,071 | 64.9 | 9.9 |
Steve Kyte | Con | 9,134 | 24.6 | 5.7 |
Nick Cott * | LD | 1,812 | 4.9 | -1.4 |
David Muat * | UKIP | 1,482 | 4.0 | -10.9 |
Peter Thomson * | Green | 595 | 1.6 | -3.3 |
* 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.6% | 16.6% | 27.5% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
2010 | 45.9% | 19.4% | 24.1% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
2015 | 55.0% | 18.9% | 6.3% | 14.9% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 64.9% | 24.6% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
102 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | 40.3% |
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% |
86 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | 64.9% |
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% |
426 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | 67.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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