Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Heather Wheeler
Majority
11,970
Electorate
76,380
Turnout
68.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 58.7% |
Lab | 36.0% |
LD | 3.6% |
Green | 1.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heather Wheeler | Con | 30,907 | 58.7 | 9.3 |
Robert Pearson | Lab | 18,937 | 36.0 | 9.2 |
Lorraine Johnson * | LD | 1,870 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
Marten Kats * | Green | 917 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
* 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 | LD | Green | UKIP | BNP | SLP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 37.4% | 42.9% | 12.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% |
2010 | 45.5% | 31.4% | 15.9% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 49.4% | 26.8% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 17.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 58.7% | 36.0% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
334 | South Derbyshire | 22.7% |
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% |
241 | South Derbyshire | 58.7% |
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% |
332 | South Derbyshire | 68.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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