Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Alberto Costa
Majority
18,631
Electorate
78,985
Turnout
71.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 61.4% |
Lab | 28.5% |
LD | 4.2% |
UKIP | 3.9% |
Green | 1.9% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alberto Costa | Con | 34,795 | 61.4 | 8.2 |
Shabbir Aslam | Lab | 16,164 | 28.5 | 6.5 |
Gregory Webb * | LD | 2,403 | 4.2 | -3.2 |
Roger Helmer * | UKIP | 2,235 | 3.9 | -13.4 |
Mary Morgan * | Green | 1,092 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | BNP | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 45.4% | 29.6% | 19.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
2010 | 49.5% | 20.9% | 21.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 53.2% | 22.0% | 7.4% | 17.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 61.4% | 28.5% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
188 | South Leicestershire | 32.9% |
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% |
162 | South Leicestershire | 61.4% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
193 | South Leicestershire | 71.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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