Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Rory Stewart
Majority
15,910
Electorate
65,139
Turnout
71.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.4% |
Lab | 26.2% |
LD | 7.8% |
UKIP | 2.5% |
Green | 2.2% |
Ind | 0.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rory Stewart | Con | 28,078 | 60.4 | 0.8 |
Lola McEvoy | Lab | 12,168 | 26.2 | 11.8 |
Neil Hughes | LD | 3,641 | 7.8 | -0.7 |
Kerryanne Wilde * | UKIP | 1,142 | 2.5 | -9.7 |
Douglas Lawson * | Green | 1,029 | 2.2 | -3.1 |
Jonathan Davies * | Ind | 412 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | Ind | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 51.4% | 19.1% | 25.8% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
2010 | 53.4% | 12.9% | 28.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 59.7% | 14.4% | 8.5% | 12.2% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 60.4% | 26.2% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
173 | Penrith and The Border | 34.2% |
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% |
190 | Penrith and The Border | 60.4% |
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% |
213 | Penrith and The Border | 71.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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