Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Kevan Jones
Majority
12,939
Electorate
66,970
Turnout
64.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 59.9% |
Con | 30.0% |
UKIP | 5.6% |
LD | 4.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kevan Jones | Lab | 25,917 | 59.9 | 5.0 |
Laetitia Glossop | Con | 12,978 | 30.0 | 9.1 |
Kenneth Rollings | UKIP | 2,408 | 5.6 | -10.4 |
Craig Martin * | LD | 1,981 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
* 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 | LD | Green | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 53.9% | 16.4% | 0.0% | 19.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.8% |
2010 | 50.5% | 21.0% | 3.3% | 21.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 54.9% | 20.9% | 16.0% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 59.9% | 30.0% | 5.6% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
233 | North Durham | 29.9% |
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% |
211 | North Durham | 59.9% |
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% |
517 | North Durham | 64.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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