Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Clive Lewis
Majority
15,596
Electorate
74,182
Turnout
69.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 61.0% |
Con | 30.6% |
LD | 5.5% |
Green | 2.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Clive Lewis | Lab | 31,311 | 61.0 | 21.7 |
Lana Hempsall | Con | 15,715 | 30.6 | 7.1 |
James Wright | LD | 2,841 | 5.5 | -8.1 |
Richard Bearman * | Green | 1,492 | 2.9 | -11.0 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | Con | LD | Green | UKIP | Class War | Ind | BNP | WRP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 37.4% | 21.8% | 30.0% | 7.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
2010 | 28.7% | 22.9% | 29.4% | 14.9% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
2015 | 39.3% | 23.5% | 13.6% | 13.9% | 9.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 61.0% | 30.6% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
223 | Norwich South | 30.4% |
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% |
173 | Norwich South | 61.0% |
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% |
314 | Norwich South | 69.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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