Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Alok Sharma
Majority
2,876
Electorate
74,523
Turnout
69.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 48.9% |
Lab | 43.3% |
LD | 5.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alok Sharma | Con | 25,311 | 48.9 | 1.2 |
Olivia Bailey | Lab | 22,435 | 43.3 | 9.4 |
Meri O'Connell | LD | 3,041 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
Jamie Whitham * | Green | 979 | 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 | LD | Green | UKIP | Ind | TUSC | The Roman Party. Ave | CSP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 33.6% | 45.0% | 15.8% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
2010 | 43.2% | 30.5% | 20.1% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
2015 | 47.7% | 33.9% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 10.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 48.9% | 43.3% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 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% |
547 | Reading West | 5.6% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
501 | Reading West | 48.9% |
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% |
305 | Reading West | 69.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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