Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Sheryll Murray
Majority
17,443
Electorate
71,880
Turnout
74%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 55.4% |
Lab | 22.6% |
LD | 19.4% |
Green | 2.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sheryll Murray | Con | 29,493 | 55.4 | 4.9 |
Gareth Derrick | Lab | 12,050 | 22.6 | 13.3 |
Phil Hutty | LD | 10,346 | 19.4 | 2.6 |
Martin Corney * | Green | 1,335 | 2.5 | -2.9 |
* 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 | LD | Green | UKIP | Mebyon Ker | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 35.0% | 10.5% | 46.8% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
2010 | 45.1% | 7.1% | 38.6% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 50.5% | 9.3% | 16.9% | 5.4% | 15.2% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
2017 | 55.4% | 22.6% | 19.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
189 | South East Cornwall | 32.8% |
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% |
337 | South East Cornwall | 55.4% |
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% |
84 | South East Cornwall | 74.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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