Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Royston Smith
Majority
31
Electorate
71,722
Turnout
65.2%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 46.5% |
Lab | 46.5% |
LD | 3.0% |
UKIP | 2.4% |
Green | 1.5% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Royston Smith | Con | 21,773 | 46.5 | 4.8 |
Simon Letts | Lab | 21,742 | 46.5 | 9.9 |
Eleanor Bell * | LD | 1,421 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
Kim Rose * | UKIP | 1,122 | 2.4 | -11.0 |
Rosie Pearce * | Green | 725 | 1.5 | -2.6 |
* 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 | TUSC | Oth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 37.3% | 34.3% | 25.4% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
2010 | 36.3% | 36.8% | 20.8% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
2015 | 41.7% | 36.5% | 3.6% | 13.4% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
2017 | 46.5% | 46.5% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
646 | Southampton, Itchen | 0.1% |
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% |
556 | Southampton, Itchen | 46.5% |
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% |
492 | Southampton, Itchen | 65.2% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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