Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Gain
Gerard Killen
Majority
265
Electorate
80,098
Turnout
63.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 37.5% |
SNP | 37.0% |
Con | 19.5% |
LD | 4.2% |
UKIP | 0.9% |
Ind | 0.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gerard Killen | Lab | 19,101 | 37.5 | 2.3 |
Margaret Ferrier | SNP | 18,836 | 37.0 | -15.5 |
Ann Le Blond | Con | 9,941 | 19.5 | 12.0 |
Robert Brown * | LD | 2,158 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
Caroline Santos * | UKIP | 465 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
Andy Dixon * | Ind | 371 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
* Candidate lost their deposit
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | Lab | SNP | Con | LD | UKIP | Ind | CISTAP | SSP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 55.6% | 13.9% | 8.4% | 18.4% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
2010 | 60.8% | 16.1% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 35.2% | 52.6% | 7.6% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
2017 | 37.5% | 37.0% | 19.5% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
632 | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | 0.5% |
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% |
633 | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | 37.5% |
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% |
551 | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | 63.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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