Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Kelly Tolhurst
Majority
9,850
Electorate
82,702
Turnout
65%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 54.4% |
Lab | 36.0% |
UKIP | 5.4% |
LD | 2.2% |
Green | 1.5% |
CPA | 0.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kelly Tolhurst | Con | 29,232 | 54.4 | 10.3 |
Teresa Murray | Lab | 19,382 | 36.0 | 16.3 |
David Allen | UKIP | 2,893 | 5.4 | -25.1 |
Bart Ricketts * | LD | 1,189 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
Sonia Hyner * | Green | 781 | 1.5 | -1.4 |
Steve Benson * | CPA | 163 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Primerose Chiguri * | Ind | 129 | 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 | Con | Lab | UKIP | LD | Green | CPA | Ind | TUSC | Eng Dem |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 42.6% | 41.5% | 3.5% | 12.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 49.2% | 28.5% | 0.0% | 16.3% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
2015 | 44.1% | 19.8% | 30.5% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2017 | 54.4% | 36.0% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
392 | Rochester and Strood | 18.3% |
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% |
371 | Rochester and Strood | 54.4% |
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% |
505 | Rochester and Strood | 65.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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