Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Chris Elmore
Majority
13,871
Electorate
57,125
Turnout
65.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 62.4% |
Con | 25.1% |
PC | 7.5% |
UKIP | 3.3% |
LD | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Elmore | Lab | 23,225 | 62.4 | 9.5 |
Jamie Wallis | Con | 9,354 | 25.1 | 9.2 |
Huw Marshall | PC | 2,796 | 7.5 | -2.6 |
Glenda Davies * | UKIP | 1,235 | 3.3 | -12.1 |
Gerald Francis * | LD | 594 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
* 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 | PC | UKIP | LD | Green | TUSC | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 61.0% | 14.2% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 53.8% | 15.6% | 9.6% | 2.3% | 15.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
2015 | 52.9% | 15.9% | 10.1% | 15.4% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2017 | 62.4% | 25.1% | 7.5% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
135 | Ogmore | 37.3% |
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% |
137 | Ogmore | 62.4% |
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% |
501 | Ogmore | 65.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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