Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Michael Fallon
Majority
21,917
Electorate
71,565
Turnout
71.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 63.7% |
Lab | 20.9% |
LD | 8.4% |
UKIP | 3.7% |
Green | 3.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Fallon | Con | 32,644 | 63.7 | 6.8 |
Christopher Clark | Lab | 10,727 | 20.9 | 8.1 |
Alan Bullion | LD | 4,280 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
Graham Cushway * | UKIP | 1,894 | 3.7 | -14.2 |
Philip Dodd * | Green | 1,673 | 3.3 | -1.2 |
* 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 | LD | UKIP | Green | BNP | Eng Dem | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 14.4% | 60.3% | 16.9% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
2010 | 56.8% | 13.2% | 21.4% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 56.9% | 12.9% | 7.9% | 17.9% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 63.7% | 20.9% | 8.4% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
77 | Sevenoaks | 42.8% |
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% |
106 | Sevenoaks | 63.7% |
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% |
209 | Sevenoaks | 71.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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