Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
James Gray
Majority
22,877
Electorate
71,408
Turnout
75.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.3% |
LD | 17.7% |
Lab | 17.5% |
Green | 2.1% |
UKIP | 1.6% |
Ind | 0.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Gray | Con | 32,398 | 60.3 | 3.1 |
Brian Mathew | LD | 9,521 | 17.7 | 2.1 |
Peter Baldrey | Lab | 9,399 | 17.5 | 7.7 |
Phil Chamberlain * | Green | 1,141 | 2.1 | -2.5 |
Paddy Singh * | UKIP | 871 | 1.6 | -9.9 |
Lisa Tweedie * | Ind | 376 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Con | LD | Lab | Green | UKIP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.7% | 34.4% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
2010 | 51.6% | 36.2% | 6.7% | 1.2% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 57.2% | 15.6% | 9.8% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.3% | 17.7% | 17.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
82 | North Wiltshire | 42.6% |
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% |
195 | North Wiltshire | 60.3% |
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% |
52 | North Wiltshire | 75.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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