Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Mark Spencer
Majority
5,198
Electorate
76,196
Turnout
70%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 51.5% |
Lab | 41.8% |
UKIP | 3.4% |
LD | 2.1% |
Green | 1.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Spencer | Con | 27,492 | 51.5 | 6.5 |
Mike Pringle | Lab | 22,294 | 41.8 | 5.9 |
Stuart Bestwick * | UKIP | 1,801 | 3.4 | -11.2 |
Becky Thomas * | LD | 1,113 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
Mo Findley * | Green | 664 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
* 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 | UKIP | LD | Green | Class War | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.0% | 18.3% | 4.6% | 26.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
2010 | 39.2% | 38.8% | 3.0% | 14.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 45.0% | 35.9% | 14.6% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 51.5% | 41.8% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
483 | Sherwood | 9.7% |
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% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
445 | Sherwood | 51.5% |
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% |
274 | Sherwood | 70.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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