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2017 general election results

Poplar and Limehouse

Shows the general election results for Poplar and Limehouse, which is a constituency in Greater London. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 87,331 and a turnout of 67.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Jim Fitzpatrick
Majority
27,712
Electorate
87,331
Turnout
67.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 67.3%
Con 20.1%
LD 6.7%
Ind 2.5%
Green 1.7%
UKIP 1.4%
Ind 0.2%

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 Fitzpatrick  Lab 39,558 67.3 8.7
Christopher Wilford  Con 11,846 20.1 -5.3
Elaine Bagshaw  LD 3,959 6.7 2.5
Oliur Rahman * Ind 1,477 2.5 2.5
Bethan Lant * Green 989 1.7 -3.1
Nicholas McQueen * UKIP 849 1.4 -4.7
David Barker * Ind 136 0.2 0.2
* 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 LD Ind Green UKIP Ind TUSC Red Flag - Anti-Corruption Respect Eng Dem Oth
2005 35.3% 24.5% 13.9% 0.0% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 23.6%
2010 40.0% 27.1% 11.2% 0.6% 1.0% 1.2% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 17.5% 1.0% 0.0%
2015 58.5% 25.4% 4.2% 0.0% 4.8% 6.1% 0.0% 0.7% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 67.3% 20.1% 6.7% 2.5% 1.7% 1.4% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
53 Poplar and Limehouse 47.1%
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%
56 Poplar and Limehouse 67.3%
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%
405 Poplar and Limehouse 67.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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