Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Gill Furniss
Majority
19,143
Electorate
70,344
Turnout
59.5%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 67.3% |
Con | 21.6% |
UKIP | 6.3% |
LD | 2.5% |
Green | 1.8% |
WRP | 0.3% |
SDP | 0.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gill Furniss | Lab | 28,193 | 67.3 | 10.8 |
Michael Naughton | Con | 9,050 | 21.6 | 10.6 |
Shane Harper | UKIP | 2,645 | 6.3 | -15.8 |
Simon Clement-Jones * | LD | 1,061 | 2.5 | -2.0 |
Christine Gilligan Kubo * | Green | 737 | 1.8 | -2.5 |
Mike Driver * | WRP | 137 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Muzafar Rahman * | SDP | 47 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
* 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 | Green | WRP | SDP | TUSC | ED | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.4% | 33.5% | 3.7% | 13.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 55.0% | 11.5% | 4.1% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 7.8% |
2015 | 56.6% | 11.0% | 22.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2017 | 67.3% | 21.6% | 6.3% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
60 | Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough | 45.7% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
54 | Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough | 67.3% |
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% |
621 | Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough | 59.5% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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