Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Catherine McKinnell
Majority
10,349
Electorate
66,073
Turnout
73.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 55.4% |
Con | 33.9% |
LD | 5.2% |
UKIP | 3.7% |
Green | 1.1% |
North of England Community Alliance | 0.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Catherine McKinnell | Lab | 26,729 | 55.4 | 9.3 |
Duncan Crute | Con | 16,380 | 33.9 | 10.5 |
Anita Lower | LD | 2,533 | 5.2 | -4.5 |
Timothy Marron * | UKIP | 1,780 | 3.7 | -12.9 |
Alison Whalley * | Green | 513 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
Brian Moore * | North of England Community Alliance | 353 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
* 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 | North of England Community Alliance | NEP | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.8% | 14.7% | 33.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
2010 | 40.8% | 18.1% | 33.1% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 46.1% | 23.5% | 9.7% | 16.6% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 55.4% | 33.9% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
351 | Newcastle upon Tyne North | 21.4% |
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% |
341 | Newcastle upon Tyne North | 55.4% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
131 | Newcastle upon Tyne North | 73.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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