Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Andrew Bridgen
Majority
13,286
Electorate
75,362
Turnout
71%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 58.2% |
Lab | 33.4% |
LD | 6.4% |
Green | 2.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Bridgen | Con | 31,153 | 58.2 | 8.7 |
Sean Sheahan | Lab | 17,867 | 33.4 | 6.0 |
Michael Wyatt | LD | 3,420 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
Mia Woolley * | Green | 1,101 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
* 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 | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 36.0% | 45.5% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
2010 | 44.6% | 30.1% | 16.6% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 6.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 49.5% | 27.4% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 16.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 58.2% | 33.4% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
308 | North West Leicestershire | 24.8% |
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% |
260 | North West Leicestershire | 58.2% |
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% |
229 | North West Leicestershire | 71.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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