Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
CON
Conservative Hold
Kwasi Kwarteng
Majority
13,425
Electorate
72,641
Turnout
69%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Con | 57.3% |
Lab | 30.5% |
LD | 5.5% |
UKIP | 4.6% |
Green | 2.2% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kwasi Kwarteng | Con | 28,692 | 57.3 | 7.6 |
Rebecca Geach | Lab | 15,267 | 30.5 | 11.9 |
Rosamund Shimell | LD | 2,755 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
Redvers Cunningham * | UKIP | 2,296 | 4.6 | -16.3 |
Paul Jacobs * | Green | 1,105 | 2.2 | -1.3 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | Ind | TUSC | Best | CIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 27.3% | 12.5% | 51.8% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 47.1% | 16.5% | 25.9% | 8.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
2015 | 49.7% | 18.6% | 6.4% | 20.9% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2017 | 57.3% | 30.5% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
285 | Spelthorne | 26.8% |
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% |
288 | Spelthorne | 57.3% |
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% |
328 | Spelthorne | 69.0% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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