Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Simon Hoare
Majority
25,777
Electorate
76,324
Turnout
73%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 64.9% |
Lab | 18.6% |
LD | 13.6% |
Green | 2.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Hoare | Con | 36,169 | 64.9 | 8.3 |
Pat Osborne | Lab | 10,392 | 18.6 | 9.7 |
Thomas Panton | LD | 7,556 | 13.6 | 1.9 |
John Tutton * | Green | 1,607 | 2.9 | -2.8 |
* 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 | MRLP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 46.4% | 9.6% | 37.8% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
2010 | 51.1% | 5.4% | 37.0% | 1.0% | 5.2% | 0.4% |
2015 | 56.6% | 9.0% | 11.7% | 5.7% | 17.1% | 0.0% |
2017 | 64.9% | 18.6% | 13.6% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
58 | North Dorset | 46.3% |
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% |
85 | North Dorset | 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% |
135 | North Dorset | 73.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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