Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Henry Bellingham
Majority
13,788
Electorate
72,062
Turnout
67.7%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.2% |
Lab | 32.0% |
UKIP | 3.2% |
LD | 2.9% |
Green | 1.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Bellingham | Con | 29,408 | 60.2 | 8.1 |
Jo Rust | Lab | 15,620 | 32.0 | 9.2 |
Michael Stone * | UKIP | 1,539 | 3.2 | -14.6 |
Rupert Moss-Eccardt * | LD | 1,393 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
Andrew de Whalley * | Green | 851 | 1.7 | -2.0 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.9% | 31.6% | 3.7% | 14.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 54.2% | 13.3% | 3.9% | 23.2% | 1.6% | 3.8% |
2015 | 52.2% | 22.8% | 17.8% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.2% | 32.0% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
266 | North West Norfolk | 28.2% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
197 | North West Norfolk | 60.2% |
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% |
385 | North West Norfolk | 67.7% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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