Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Yvette Cooper
Majority
14,499
Electorate
81,641
Turnout
60.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 59.5% |
Con | 30.0% |
UKIP | 6.2% |
Yrks | 2.9% |
LD | 1.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yvette Cooper | Lab | 29,268 | 59.5 | 4.6 |
Andrew Lee | Con | 14,769 | 30.0 | 9.2 |
Lewis Thompson | UKIP | 3,030 | 6.2 | -15.2 |
Daniel Gascoigne * | Yrks | 1,431 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Clarke Roberts * | LD | 693 | 1.4 | -1.5 |
* 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 | UKIP | Yrks | LD | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 65.3% | 16.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% |
2010 | 48.2% | 24.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.4% | 8.4% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
2015 | 54.9% | 20.8% | 21.3% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 59.5% | 30.0% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
243 | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 29.5% |
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% |
222 | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 59.5% |
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% |
612 | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 60.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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