Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Stuart Andrew
Majority
331
Electorate
72,622
Turnout
74.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 47.4% |
Lab | 46.7% |
LD | 3.3% |
Yrks | 2.1% |
Ind | 0.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stuart Andrew | Con | 25,550 | 47.4 | 0.9 |
Ian McCargo | Lab | 25,219 | 46.7 | 9.2 |
Allen Nixon * | LD | 1,761 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
Bob Buxton * | Yrks | 1,138 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Michael Wharton * | Ind | 291 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
* 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 | Yrks | Ind | UKIP | Green | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 33.7% | 45.4% | 18.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 38.5% | 35.1% | 20.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
2015 | 46.4% | 37.6% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 47.4% | 46.7% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
628 | Pudsey | 0.6% |
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% |
537 | Pudsey | 47.4% |
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% |
70 | Pudsey | 74.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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