Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Tan Dhesi
Majority
16,998
Electorate
83,272
Turnout
65.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 62.9% |
Con | 31.6% |
LD | 2.4% |
UKIP | 2.3% |
Ind | 0.8% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tan Dhesi | Lab | 34,170 | 62.9 | 14.4 |
Mark Vivis | Con | 17,172 | 31.6 | -1.7 |
Tom McCann * | LD | 1,308 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
Karen Perez * | UKIP | 1,228 | 2.3 | -10.7 |
Paul Janik * | Ind | 417 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
* 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 | LD | UKIP | Ind | Green | CHP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 24.5% | 57.0% | 12.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
2010 | 45.8% | 34.3% | 14.5% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 48.5% | 33.3% | 2.6% | 13.0% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 62.9% | 31.6% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
213 | Slough | 31.3% |
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% |
123 | Slough | 62.9% |
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% |
495 | Slough | 65.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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