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Rotherham

Shows the general election results for Rotherham, which is a constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 63,237 and a turnout of 60%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Sarah Champion
Majority
11,387
Electorate
63,237
Turnout
60%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 56.4%
Con 26.4%
UKIP 8.7%
LD 4.6%
The Yorkshire Party 3.8%

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 (%)
Sarah Champion  Lab 21,404 56.4 3.9
James Bellis  Con 10,017 26.4 14.1
Allen Cowles  UKIP 3,316 8.7 -21.4
Adam Carter * LD 1,754 4.6 1.7
Mick Bower * The Yorkshire Party 1,432 3.8 3.8
* 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 The Yorkshire Party TUSC BNP Eng Dem Ind Oth Green
2005 57.7% 13.3% 3.9% 16.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.9% 2.7%
2010 44.6% 16.7% 5.9% 16.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.4% 0.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 52.5% 12.3% 30.2% 2.9% 0.0% 1.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 56.4% 26.4% 8.7% 4.6% 3.8% 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%
229 Rotherham 30.0%
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.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
315 Rotherham 56.4%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
619 Rotherham 60.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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