Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Stephen Metcalfe
Majority
11,490
Electorate
73,537
Turnout
64.1%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 56.9% |
Lab | 32.5% |
UKIP | 6.8% |
LD | 1.6% |
Green | 1.4% |
BNP | 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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Metcalfe | Con | 26,811 | 56.9 | 13.5 |
Byron Taylor | Lab | 15,321 | 32.5 | 7.3 |
Peter Whittle | UKIP | 3,193 | 6.8 | -19.8 |
Reetendra Banerji * | LD | 732 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
Sim Harman * | Green | 680 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Paul Borg * | BNP | 383 | 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 | Con | Lab | UKIP | LD | Green | BNP | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 38.5% | 40.7% | 2.6% | 10.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% |
2010 | 43.9% | 31.0% | 5.9% | 13.4% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
2015 | 43.4% | 25.2% | 26.5% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
2017 | 56.9% | 32.5% | 6.8% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
316 | South Basildon and East Thurrock | 24.4% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
301 | South Basildon and East Thurrock | 56.9% |
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% |
536 | South Basildon and East Thurrock | 64.1% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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