Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Alistair Burt
Majority
20,862
Electorate
87,505
Turnout
73.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.9% |
Lab | 28.5% |
LD | 5.8% |
UKIP | 3.0% |
Green | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alistair Burt | Con | 39,139 | 60.9 | 1.5 |
Julian Vaughan | Lab | 18,277 | 28.5 | 12.7 |
Stephen Rutherford | LD | 3,693 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
Duncan Strachan * | UKIP | 1,896 | 3.0 | -11.7 |
Philippa Fleming * | Green | 1,215 | 1.9 | -2.4 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.9% | 25.3% | 20.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 55.8% | 16.1% | 21.7% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
2015 | 59.5% | 15.8% | 5.8% | 14.6% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.9% | 28.5% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
197 | North East Bedfordshire | 32.5% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
177 | North East Bedfordshire | 60.9% |
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% |
111 | North East Bedfordshire | 73.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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