Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Andrew Stephenson
Majority
1,279
Electorate
64,962
Turnout
69%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 49.0% |
Lab | 46.2% |
LD | 2.1% |
BNP | 1.6% |
Green | 1.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Stephenson | Con | 21,986 | 49.0 | 1.8 |
Wayne Blackburn | Lab | 20,707 | 46.2 | 11.2 |
Gordon Lishman * | LD | 941 | 2.1 | -1.2 |
Brian Parker * | BNP | 718 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Ian Barnett * | Green | 502 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
* 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 | LD | BNP | Green | UKIP | CHP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 31.8% | 37.1% | 23.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 6.2% |
2010 | 38.9% | 30.9% | 20.2% | 6.4% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 47.2% | 34.9% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 12.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 49.0% | 46.2% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
587 | Pendle | 2.9% |
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% |
499 | Pendle | 49.0% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
325 | Pendle | 69.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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