Summary
Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.
LAB
Labour Hold
Marie Rimmer
Majority
24,343
Electorate
79,036
Turnout
66.9%
Share of the vote
Distribution of party votes by percentages.
Party Name | Share of the vote: 2017 |
---|---|
Lab | 67.8% |
Con | 21.8% |
LD | 4.0% |
UKIP | 3.7% |
Green | 2.7% |
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 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marie Rimmer | Lab | 35,879 | 67.8 | 8.0 |
Ed McRandal | Con | 11,536 | 21.8 | 5.9 |
Brian Spencer * | LD | 2,101 | 4.0 | -1.7 |
Mark Hitchen * | UKIP | 1,953 | 3.7 | -10.3 |
Jess Northey * | Green | 1,417 | 2.7 | -1.9 |
* 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 | UKIP | Green | BNP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 52.0% | 26.8% | 17.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
2010 | 52.9% | 17.8% | 22.2% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
2015 | 59.8% | 15.9% | 5.7% | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.0% |
2017 | 67.8% | 21.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
Highest and lowest 2017
Safest seats by majority (%) | Average: 24.3% | |
---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool, Walton | 77.1% |
59 | St Helens South and Whiston | 46.0% |
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% |
51 | St Helens South and Whiston | 67.8% |
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% | |
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1 | Twickenham | 79.5% |
429 | St Helens South and Whiston | 66.9% |
650 | Glasgow North East | 53.0% |
Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.
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