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2017 general election results

Saffron Walden

Shows the general election results for Saffron Walden, which is a constituency in Essex. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 83,072 and a turnout of 73.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Kemi Badenoch
Majority
24,966
Electorate
83,072
Turnout
73.3%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 61.8%
Lab 20.8%
LD 14.0%
UKIP 3.4%

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 (%)
Kemi Badenoch  Con 37,629 61.8 4.6
Jane Berney  Lab 12,663 20.8 9.0
Mike Hibbs  LD 8,528 14.0 3.4
Lorna Howe * UKIP 2,091 3.4 -10.4
* 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 UKIP Green Residents for Uttlesford BNP Oth
2005 50.8% 14.2% 29.6% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7%
2010 55.5% 9.7% 27.4% 4.1% 1.4% 0.0% 1.9% 0.0%
2015 57.2% 11.8% 10.6% 13.8% 3.8% 2.9% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 61.8% 20.8% 14.0% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
98 Saffron Walden 41.0%
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%
156 Saffron Walden 61.8%
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%
116 Saffron Walden 73.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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