Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Andrew Murrison
Majority
18,326
Electorate
76,898
Turnout
71.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 60.0% |
Lab | 26.5% |
LD | 9.8% |
Green | 2.6% |
Ind | 1.1% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Murrison | Con | 32,841 | 60.0 | 7.3 |
Laura Pictor | Lab | 14,515 | 26.5 | 13.1 |
Trevor Carbin | LD | 5,360 | 9.8 | -0.8 |
Christopher Walford * | Green | 1,445 | 2.6 | -3.1 |
Liam Silcocks * | Ind | 590 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
* 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 | Ind | UKIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 49.1% | 17.2% | 30.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
2010 | 51.7% | 11.5% | 30.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 5.5% |
2015 | 52.7% | 13.5% | 10.6% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 17.5% |
2017 | 60.0% | 26.5% | 9.8% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
179 | South West Wiltshire | 33.5% |
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% | |
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1 | Liverpool, Walton | 85.7% |
208 | South West Wiltshire | 60.0% |
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% |
221 | South West Wiltshire | 71.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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