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2017 general election results

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Shows the general election results for Penistone and Stocksbridge, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 71,293 and a turnout of 69.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Angela Smith
Majority
1,322
Electorate
71,293
Turnout
69.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 45.8%
Con 43.2%
UKIP 6.9%
LD 4.1%

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 (%)
Angela Smith  Lab 22,807 45.8 3.8
Nicola Wilson  Con 21,485 43.2 15.5
John Booker  UKIP 3,453 6.9 -16.0
Penny Baker * LD 2,042 4.1 -2.2
* 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 ED BNP Oth
2005 45.2% 23.7% 1.7% 24.7% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8%
2010 37.8% 31.2% 4.2% 21.1% 1.1% 4.7% 0.0%
2015 42.0% 27.7% 22.9% 6.3% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 45.8% 43.2% 6.9% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
594 Penistone and Stocksbridge 2.7%
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%
566 Penistone and Stocksbridge 45.8%
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%
284 Penistone and Stocksbridge 69.8%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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