Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Mark Hendrick
Majority
15,723
Electorate
57,791
Turnout
61.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 68.0% |
Con | 23.8% |
UKIP | 3.8% |
LD | 3.4% |
Green | 1.0% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Hendrick | Lab | 24,210 | 68.0 | 12.0 |
Kevin Beaty | Con | 8,487 | 23.8 | 3.9 |
Simon Platt * | UKIP | 1,348 | 3.8 | -11.6 |
Neil Darby * | LD | 1,204 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
Anne Power * | Green | 348 | 1.0 | -3.9 |
* 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 | Green | CHP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 48.7% | 21.0% | 2.8% | 19.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
2010 | 48.2% | 21.7% | 4.5% | 24.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 56.0% | 20.0% | 15.4% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 68.0% | 23.8% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
68 | Preston | 44.2% |
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% |
48 | Preston | 68.0% |
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% |
589 | Preston | 61.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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