Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Justin Tomlinson
Majority
8,335
Electorate
80,168
Turnout
68.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 53.6% |
Lab | 38.4% |
LD | 3.6% |
UKIP | 2.8% |
Green | 1.6% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Tomlinson | Con | 29,431 | 53.6 | 3.3 |
Mark Dempsey | Lab | 21,096 | 38.4 | 10.6 |
Liz Webster * | LD | 1,962 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
Steve Halden * | UKIP | 1,564 | 2.8 | -12.5 |
Andy Bentley * | Green | 858 | 1.6 | -1.7 |
* 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 | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 38.9% | 45.1% | 12.9% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
2010 | 44.6% | 30.5% | 17.2% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.3% | 27.8% | 3.3% | 15.3% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 53.6% | 38.4% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
427 | North Swindon | 15.2% |
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% |
391 | North Swindon | 53.6% |
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% |
350 | North Swindon | 68.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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