Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Mark Francois
Majority
23,450
Electorate
78,556
Turnout
70.4%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 66.7% |
Lab | 24.3% |
UKIP | 4.2% |
LD | 2.8% |
Green | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Francois | Con | 36,914 | 66.7 | 12.1 |
Mark Daniels | Lab | 13,464 | 24.3 | 11.7 |
Peter Smith * | UKIP | 2,326 | 4.2 | -18.1 |
Ron Tindall * | LD | 1,557 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
Paul Hill * | Green | 1,062 | 1.9 | -1.0 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | Ind | Eng Dem | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 53.9% | 26.5% | 4.2% | 15.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 57.8% | 14.5% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
2015 | 54.7% | 12.6% | 22.3% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 66.7% | 24.3% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
84 | Rayleigh and Wickford | 42.4% |
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% |
62 | Rayleigh and Wickford | 66.7% |
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% |
257 | Rayleigh and Wickford | 70.4% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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