Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Jim McMahon
Majority
17,198
Electorate
72,401
Turnout
63.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 65.2% |
Con | 27.6% |
UKIP | 4.1% |
LD | 2.1% |
Green | 1.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim McMahon | Lab | 29,846 | 65.2 | 10.4 |
Christopher Glenny | Con | 12,648 | 27.6 | 8.6 |
Ruth Keating * | UKIP | 1,899 | 4.1 | -16.5 |
Garth Harkness * | LD | 956 | 2.1 | -1.6 |
Adam King * | Green | 439 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP | Respect | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.4% | 21.1% | 2.5% | 21.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.8% |
2010 | 45.5% | 23.7% | 3.2% | 19.1% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 54.8% | 19.0% | 20.6% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 65.2% | 27.6% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
132 | Oldham West and Royton | 37.6% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
78 | Oldham West and Royton | 65.2% |
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% |
556 | Oldham West and Royton | 63.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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