Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
DUP
Democratic Unionist Party Gain
Paul Girvan
Majority
3,208
Electorate
68,244
Turnout
63.3%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
DUP | 38.2% |
UUP | 30.8% |
SF | 18.1% |
Alliance | 7.4% |
SDLP | 5.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Girvan | DUP | 16,508 | 38.2 | 8.1 |
Danny Kinahan | UUP | 13,300 | 30.8 | -1.9 |
Declan Kearney | SF | 7,797 | 18.1 | 5.2 |
Neil Kelly | Alliance | 3,203 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
Roisin Lynch | SDLP | 2,362 | 5.5 | -2.7 |
Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017
The percentage share of the party vote by election year.
Year | DUP | UUP | SF | Alliance | SDLP | TUV | Con | UCU | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 38.2% | 29.1% | 11.6% | 0.0% | 12.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.6% |
2010 | 33.9% | 0.0% | 13.9% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 5.4% | 0.0% | 30.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 30.1% | 32.7% | 12.9% | 9.8% | 8.2% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 38.2% | 30.8% | 18.1% | 7.4% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
515 | South Antrim | 7.4% |
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% |
630 | South Antrim | 38.2% |
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% |
555 | South Antrim | 63.3% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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