Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Alan Whitehead
Majority
11,503
Electorate
70,199
Turnout
66.8%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 58.7% |
Con | 34.1% |
LD | 4.0% |
ShI | 1.7% |
Ind | 1.4% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Whitehead | Lab | 27,509 | 58.7 | 17.4 |
Paul Holmes | Con | 16,006 | 34.1 | 1.6 |
Thomas Gravatt * | LD | 1,892 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
Andrew Pope * | ShI | 816 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Keith Morrell * | Ind | 680 | 1.4 | -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 | Lab | Con | LD | ShI | Ind | UKIP | Green | TUSC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 13.8% | 34.8% | 47.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 38.5% | 33.0% | 22.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
2015 | 41.3% | 32.5% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 12.8% | 5.9% | 0.9% |
2017 | 58.7% | 34.1% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
314 | Southampton, Test | 24.5% |
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% |
243 | Southampton, Test | 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% |
434 | Southampton, Test | 66.8% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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