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2017 general election results

Pendle

Shows the general election results for Pendle, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 64,962 and a turnout of 69%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Andrew Stephenson
Majority
1,279
Electorate
64,962
Turnout
69%
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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 Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 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.

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Highest 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.

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Highest % 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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