Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Gavin Williamson
Majority
22,733
Electorate
73,441
Turnout
69.6%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 69.8% |
Lab | 25.3% |
LD | 2.6% |
Green | 2.3% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gavin Williamson | Con | 35,656 | 69.8 | 10.3 |
Adam Freeman | Lab | 12,923 | 25.3 | 6.9 |
Hilary Myers * | LD | 1,348 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
Claire McIlvenna * | Green | 1,182 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
* 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 | Ind | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 50.6% | 20.0% | 13.4% | 1.6% | 10.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% |
2010 | 53.2% | 20.3% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2015 | 59.4% | 18.4% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 69.8% | 25.3% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
66 | South Staffordshire | 44.5% |
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% |
40 | South Staffordshire | 69.8% |
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% |
295 | South Staffordshire | 69.6% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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